Multihull Line Honours for Rayon Vert (FRA)
Oran Nataf’s Pulsar 50 Rayon Vert (FRA) crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada on Friday 24th January 2025 to be the first multihull to finish the 2025 RORC Transatlantic Race. Rayon Vert crew: Oren Nataf, Francois Seruzier, Cristiano Sereni.
This was the second time Rayon Vert has been first to finish the race, but the first time into Grenada as the victory in the pandemic-affected edition finished in Antigua in 2021.
Runner-up for Multihull Line Honours was Jacopo Bracco’s Banuls 53 Finn (USA) which finished the race in an elapsed time of 12 Days 02 Hours 58 Mins and 56 Secs. Finn had a terrific battle with Rayon Vert, coming second by just 5 hours.
IRC Two + Class40 win for Tquila (GBR)
Class40 Tquila (GBR) finished the RORC Transatlantic Race on Friday 24th January in an elapsed time of 11 Days 17 Hrs 28 Mins 21Secs. On the course from Lanzarote to Grenada, this is the fastest elapsed time for a Class40.
Tquila was skippered by Alister Richardson, with James McHugh at the helm and David Vela adding his vast experience to the team. Tquila finished the race covering the last 300 miles in just 24 hours. Tquila had a very successful race, ranking second overall after IRC time correction, winning IRC Two and the Class40 Division.
IRC Doublehanded win for Uship-Pour Enfants du Mekong (FRA)
Patrick Isoard’s Open 50 Uship-Pour Enfants du Mekong (FRA), racing double-handed with François Moriceau, finished the race in an elapsed time of 13 Days 11 Hrs 09 Mins and 51 Secs. Uship-Pour Enfants du Mekong is the winner of the IRC doublehanded Class for the 2025 RORC Transatlantic Race.
The latest boat to arrive at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina is Thierry Roger’s Echo II catamaran Perros-Guirec (FRA), racing double-handed with Renan Le Penven. Eight boats are still at sea and expected to finish in the coming days.
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