World Ocean Races

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Time of Year: 26 Dec 2019

Start: Sydney, Australia

Finish: Hobart, Tasmania

Distance: 630 nm

Clubs: Crusing Yacht Club Australia & Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania

Established: 1945

Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac)

Time of Year: 10 July 2019 (1st Start), 12 July 2019 (2nd Start), 13 July 2019 (3rd Start)

Start: San Pedro, California

Finish: Diamond Head, Hawaii

Distance: 2,225 nm

Club/s: Transpac Yacht Club

Established: 1906

The Atlantic Ocean Racing Series

RORC Caribbean 600 - 24 February 2020 - 600 nm

Antigua - Bermuda Race - May 2020 - 935 nm

Tansatlantic Race 2019 - June 25, 2019 - 3000 nm

Rolex Fastnet Race - August 3, 2019 - 603 nm

Rolex Middle Seas Race - October 2019 - 608 nm

The Ocean Race (Volvo Ocean Race)

Time of Year: Held every 3 years - next 2020/2021

Start: Alicante, Spain

Finish: The Hague, Netherlands

Distance: 45,000 over 10 legs & 9 months.

Established: 1973

Originally - Whitbread Round the World Race (1973-2001), Volvo Ocean Race (2001-2019), Now The Ocean Race.

This race was the first to introduce Mixed teams as apart of the racing rules.

Clipper Around the World

time of Year: 2019/2020

Start: 22 August 2019, London

Finish: TBA, London

Distance: 40,000

Established: 1995

Transpac Tahiti

Time of year: 28 May 2020

Start: Los Angels, Californa

Finish: Tahiti

Distance: 3570 nm

Club/s:

Established: 1925

Note: This race is organised every 4 years and restricted to 30 yachts

Race to Alaska

Time of Year: June

Start: Port Townsend, Washington

Finish: Ketchikan, Alaska

Distance: 750 through inside Passage

Club/s: Race to Alaska Yacht Club (R2AK)

Established: 1982

Cape Town to RIO

Time of year: 2January 2020 (1st Start), 11 January 2020 (2nd Start)

Start: Cape Town

Finish: Rio de Janeiro

Distance: 3600 nm

Club/s: Royal Cape Yacht Club

Established: 1971

Melbourne to Osaka

Time of Year: Every 4 years - Next Race: 2023

Start: Portsea, Victoria

Finish: Osaka, Japan

Distance: 5,500 nm

Club/s: Sandringham Yacht Club & The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria - Melbourne

& Hokko Yacht Club, Osaka, Japan.

Established: 1987

Notes: Double handed Yacht Race

Sydney Noumea Yacht Race

Time of Year: Every 2 years - 2 June 2020

Start: Sydney, Australia

Finish: Noumea

Distance: 1,064 nm

Club/s: Crusing Yacht Club of Australia & Noumea Yacht Club

Established: (1998) 2018

Notes: Returning after 20 years

Sydney to Auckland Yacht Race

Expressions of Interest

Time of Year: 26 January 2021

Start: Sydney, Australia

finish: Auckland, New Zealand

Distance: 2,155 nm

Club/s: Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron