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Monday 20 February 2017, Antigua
Watch action from the start: Monday 20th February - Antigua
Organised by The Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with Antigua Yacht Club
Start: Antigua, West Indies - Monday 20 February 2017
Course: 600nm non-stop around 11 Caribbean Islands
VIDEO - Start Highlights
2017 RORC Caribbean 600
START HIGHLIGHTS
Watch highlights with aerial footage from the spectacular start of the RORC Caribbean 600 as 77 boats took the start in Antigua for the 9th edition of the race. Awesome battles within the fleet took place shortly after the start and are set to continue over the 600 mile course around 11 Islands over the next few days.
Follow the fleet. All yachts are fitted with YB Trackers: http://caribbean600.rorc.org/Race-Information/Tracking/
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A record fleet of 77 yachts took the start today (Monday 20th February) for the 9th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 starting from Antigua. This year's race saw the most spectacular line-up of high performance boats and crews racing from 30 different countries.
The crew list reads like the 'Who's Who' of international sailors with hundreds of round the world, America's Cup, Olympic and Volvo Ocean Race professionals rubbing shoulders with passionate corinthian sailors on the same 600 mile race course around 11 Caribbean islands.
A preview video is also available with interviews with some of the skippers and owners and pre-start atmosphere. Two further videos will be available.
The 2017 RORC Caribbean 600 started at 1100 on Monday 20th February 2017.
To keep up to date with all the news and to follow the race. www.caribbean600.rorc.org
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THE RORC CARIBBEAN 600:
The 9th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 starts from Antigua on Monday 20th February 2017
The 600nm course circumnavigates 11 Caribbean Islands starting from Fort Charlotte, English Harbour, Antigua and heads north as far as St Martin and south to Guadeloupe taking in Barbuda, Nevis, St Kitts, Saba and St Barth's
73 yachts have entered the race to date and a record number of boats from around the world is expected to take part
Twitter: #rorcrc600 @rorcracing
Facebook: www.facebook.com/royaloceanracingclub
Instagram: instagram.com/rorcracing
PAST RESULTS: RORC CARIBBEAN 600 TROPHY - IRC OVERALL
(Best best corrected time under IRC)
2016 - George Sakellaris, Maxi 72, Proteus (USA)
2015 - Hap Fauth, JV72, Bella Mente (USA)
2014 - George Sakellaris, RP72, Shockwave (USA)
2013 - Ron O'Hanley, Privateer, Cookson 50 (USA)
2012 - Niklas Zennström's JV72, Rán (GBR)
2011 - George David, Rambler 100, JK 100 (USA)
2010 - Karl C L Kwok, Beau Geste, Farr 80 (HKG)
2009 - Adrian Lee, Lee Overlay Partners, Cookson 50 (IRL)
RACE PARTNERS:
The Royal Ocean Racing Club has partnered with Rolex SA, adding the RORC Caribbean 600 to the leading Swiss watchmaker's prestigious roster of yachting events around the world. www.rolex.com
Sevenstar Yacht Transport - Official Logistics Partner to the RORC Caribbean 600.Sevenstar Yacht Transport is the world's leading provider of yacht shipping services. A global network of destinations, ranging from the familiar to the exotic, and our own fleet of more than 100 independent carriers have propelled Sevenstar to the peak of its sector for more than 25 years. For race yachts, Sevenstar offers a unique package to the teams which includes all logistics of boat and spares. http://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com/racing-logistics.aspx
