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Sunday 21 February 2016
Course: Approx. 600nm non-stop around 11 Caribbean Islands
Interviews, atmosphere and on board footage
prior to the Antigua start on Monday 22 February
With 70 yachts participating, including some of the world's best known racing teams, the 8th edition of the race is about to get underway. Interviews, preparation and training action from Antigua.
A record fleet of 70 yachts will be competing in the 8th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 starting from Antigua on Monday 22 February. This year's race will see the most spectacular line-up of high performance boats racing anywhere in the world.
The crew list reads like the 'Who's Who' of elite international sailors with hundreds of round the world, Olympic and Volvo Ocean Race professionals rubbing shoulders with passionate corinthian sailors on the same 600 nmile race course around 11 Caribbean islands.
Interviews with organisers and crews, pre-start party atmosphere and on board training footage with some of the owners and crews as they prepare for this epic race.
Three further broadcast quality videos will be available: Start (available Monday 22 Feb), early finishers and a wrap-up report.
Broadcast requests to: press@rorc.org
For more information visit the RORC Caribbean 600 mini-site: www.caribbean600.rorc.org
High resolution images will be available from the race for editorial use and requests for specific interviews/photographs/video should be made to: press@rorc.org
RACE MINISITE: Follow the race on the minisite: http://caribbean600.rorc.org
Keep up to date with all the news. There will be blogs from the boats themselves on the race course, images, video and daily race reports. Follow the action as it unfolds on the RORC Caribbean 600 website.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook. Follow the race on: https://www.facebook.com/RoyalOceanRacingClub
Twitter: #rorcrc600 - Follow @rorcracing
TRACK THE FLEET:
Every yacht is fitted with a race tracker and their progress can be followed on the race website: http://caribbean600.rorc.org/Tracking/2016-fleet-tracking.html
Join the Virtual Regatta HERE: http://click.virtualregatta.com/?li=4559
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