PHOTO GALLERY February 25, 2019

Around paradise in 3 days

The first 600-mile race of the year as seen by RORC photographers

The handicap system is ruthless. Despite the fact that the Italian trimaran Multi 70 Maserati and its American rival MOD 70 Argo were the very first to finish RORC Caribbean 600 and set a new record (just under 31 hours), the main prize of the race did not go to any of these teams.

Who was the lucky one? MOCRA has an American crew on the Gunboat 62 Chim Chim. Taking into account the «equalization» of her result 66 hours and 21 minutes, while the «bronze» result Argo - 67 hours 42 minutes and 56 seconds. The Italians from Maserati, who set the record for the race, were awarded only 4th place. In reality, they were 7 minutes ahead of Argo, but with the handicap, the team lost. «Silver» went to the American crew of Bieker 53 Fujin, who came in third among multihull vessels.

Much less dramatic were the results in the IRC echelon. The winner was the American crew of Volvo 70 Wizard. Despite the fact that the team took part in the Caribbean 600 for the first time, even without the handicap, it finished third in the entire fleet of the race and the first among monotypes. After the «equalization», when the real time of 43 hours, 38 minutes, 44 seconds turned into 71 hours, 8 minutes and 32 seconds, the team still did not give anyone their leading position. The American crew of the Carkeek 47 White Rhino 2 (photo) with the result 81 hours, 29 minutes and 50 seconds took 7th place among IRC boats.

After the roll and waves overwhelming the deck, the crew of White Rhino 2 must have doubly enjoyed the beauty and harmony of these sunset minutes.

The Canadian crew of Sws 96 Sorceress finished third among the monotypes with 81 hours, 66 minutes, 34 seconds and 8th place in the IRC Overall ranking.

British «butterfly» Ker 46 Lady Mariposa came to the finish seventh among monotypes. Taking into account the handicap, the team's result of 78 hours, 31 minutes and 59 seconds is the third in the IRC Overall ranking.

Whatever the result of the finish team, it is still much better than the annoyance of those who dropped out of the course. This was the fate of 13 out of 76 teams that started the race on February 18. There was only one of them, the American Gunboat 60 Arethusa.

The only Russian team of Mikhail Mataruev, who went in the race on Mobile 53 Anna, finished 27 among monotypes. The crew covered the 600-mile route in 72 hours, 40 minutes and 39 seconds. The British flagged international team at the First 40 Optimus Prime, in which the skipper was Russian Yuri Fadeev, crossed the finish line 83 hours, 59 minutes and 44 seconds after the start. The boat became the 46th one-hulled boat to return to Antigua. But the crew under the flag of the Cayman Islands, led by Russian Victor Malakhov, left the race early. Shipman 80 Ivanka covered 535 of «the» 600 nautical miles and left the race.

In Class 40 all 3 prize places went to the French crews. And all of them passed the distance for 61 hours, and the first place from the second is separated by four minutes, and the second from the third - and only two. «Eärendil has gold» (21 minutes, 50 seconds), Aïna Enfance Et Avenir has «silver» (photo; 25 minutes, 10 seconds) and Lamotte-Module Création has «bronze» (27 minutes, 43 seconds).

In virtual regatta RORC Caribbean 600 the first place was taken by Swiss player Buddha-BSP «». His boat passed the route in 59 hours, 28 minutes and 49 seconds. With a delay of 21 seconds, «Raketa»from Russia finished second. «MidnightFoiler», the «bronze-winning» Australian, lost 1 minute and 28 seconds to the leader.

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Battle for a place in the wind

The handicap system is ruthless. Despite the fact that the Italian trimaran Multi 70 Maserati and its American rival MOD 70 Argo were the very first to finish RORC Caribbean 600 and set a new record (just under 31 hours), the main prize of the race did not go to any of these teams.

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Towards victory.

Who was the lucky one? MOCRA has an American crew on the Gunboat 62 Chim Chim. Taking into account the «equalization» of her result 66 hours and 21 minutes, while the «bronze» result Argo - 67 hours 42 minutes and 56 seconds. The Italians from Maserati, who set the record for the race, were awarded only 4th place. In reality, they were 7 minutes ahead of Argo, but with the handicap, the team lost. «Silver» went to the American crew of Bieker 53 Fujin, who came in third among multihull vessels.

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In the blue sea, in the white foam... White rhinoceros!

Much less dramatic were the results in the IRC echelon. The winner was the American crew of Volvo 70 Wizard. Despite the fact that the team took part in the Caribbean 600 for the first time, even without the handicap, it finished third in the entire fleet of the race and the first among monotypes. After the «equalization», when the real time of 43 hours, 38 minutes, 44 seconds turned into 71 hours, 8 minutes and 32 seconds, the team still did not give anyone their leading position. The American crew of the Carkeek 47 White Rhino 2 (photo) with the result 81 hours, 29 minutes and 50 seconds took 7th place among IRC boats.

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There, in paradise far away.

After the roll and waves overwhelming the deck, the crew of White Rhino 2 must have doubly enjoyed the beauty and harmony of these sunset minutes.

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When the pleasant is combined with the useful

The Canadian crew of Sws 96 Sorceress finished third among the monotypes with 81 hours, 66 minutes, 34 seconds and 8th place in the IRC Overall ranking.

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Butterfly of Light

British «butterfly» Ker 46 Lady Mariposa came to the finish seventh among monotypes. Taking into account the handicap, the team's result of 78 hours, 31 minutes and 59 seconds is the third in the IRC Overall ranking.

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Shades of Grey

Whatever the result of the finish team, it is still much better than the annoyance of those who dropped out of the course. This was the fate of 13 out of 76 teams that started the race on February 18. There was only one of them, the American Gunboat 60 Arethusa.

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Beyond the horizon.

The only Russian team of Mikhail Mataruev, who went in the race on Mobile 53 Anna, finished 27 among monotypes. The crew covered the 600-mile route in 72 hours, 40 minutes and 39 seconds. The British flagged international team at the First 40 Optimus Prime, in which the skipper was Russian Yuri Fadeev, crossed the finish line 83 hours, 59 minutes and 44 seconds after the start. The boat became the 46th one-hulled boat to return to Antigua. But the crew under the flag of the Cayman Islands, led by Russian Victor Malakhov, left the race early. Shipman 80 Ivanka covered 535 of «the» 600 nautical miles and left the race.

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On Roerich's envy.

In Class 40 all 3 prize places went to the French crews. And all of them passed the distance for 61 hours, and the first place from the second is separated by four minutes, and the second from the third - and only two. «Eärendil has gold» (21 minutes, 50 seconds), Aïna Enfance Et Avenir has «silver» (photo; 25 minutes, 10 seconds) and Lamotte-Module Création has «bronze» (27 minutes, 43 seconds).

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A drop in the sea, a pebble at the foot of the mountain.

In virtual regatta RORC Caribbean 600 the first place was taken by Swiss player Buddha-BSP «». His boat passed the route in 59 hours, 28 minutes and 49 seconds. With a delay of 21 seconds, «Raketa»from Russia finished second. «MidnightFoiler», the «bronze-winning» Australian, lost 1 minute and 28 seconds to the leader.

Text by: Anastasiya Nosova

Image courtesy of: RORC,Tim Wright, Arthur Daniel , RORC

On the evening of 22 February, the last competitor of the RORC Caribbean 600 arrived at the finish line. It took American crew Oyster49 Porthmeor 4 days, 5 hours, 53 minutes and 29 seconds to complete the 600-mile loop between 11 Caribbean islands. See our photo gallery of the best shots taken by RORC photographers over the past week to find out which crews were fastest.