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title: "ORCi offshore races: courses and starts"
description: "The great offshore sailing races open to the ORCi class: course maps, distances, race records and the next start dates."
url: "https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/orci"
lang: "en"
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# ORCi offshore races: courses and starts

ORCi (ORC International) is the rule of the Offshore Racing Congress, the world body for offshore racing rating rules. A velocity prediction program (VPP) works out each boat's expected speed from its measurements for every wind strength and angle, then corrects its elapsed time. It is used alongside IRC at the Rolex Sydney Hobart and the Rolex Middle Sea Race.

## Races open to the ORCi class

- **[Rolex Middle Sea Race](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/rolex-middle-sea-race)**
  Round Sicily in 606 miles, starting and finishing in Malta.
  Start: Valletta · Finish: Valletta · 606 nm · Next start: October 2027 (to be confirmed)
  [IRC](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/irc) [ORCi](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/orci) [MOCRA](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/mocra) [Class40](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/class40)
- **[Rolex Sydney Hobart](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/sydney-hobart)**
  Australia's Boxing Day classic from Sydney to Hobart across Bass Strait.
  Start: Sydney · Finish: Hobart · 628 nm · Next start: December 26, 2026
  [IRC](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/irc) [ORCi](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/orci)

## Further reading

- [Sydney Hobart: Comanche's record since 2017](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/blog/sydney-hobart-race-record-comanche)