The Open-60 Racing Circuit

7 World-class races

21 Port locations

The innovation of Open-60 yacht design has prompted an explosion of new syndicates and new races. A record 31 Open-60s recently entered a race across the Atlantic. The Open-60 class leads the sport of offshore sailing in cutting edge technology, innovation, and discovery. They are at  the forefront of developing faster, safer, stronger platforms for a fleet of competitors who challenge themselves to perfect strategy, weather interpretation, navigation, sleep deprivation, endurance, technology and communication.

EDS  Atlantic Challenge (Race 1)

Sir Chay Blyth’s new crewed race between Europe and the U.S. for Open-60 class yachts.  From St. Malo, France to Hamburg, Germany, back to Portsmouth, England, across the Atlantic to Baltimore before heading north to Boston and back to St. Malo.

The Gold Race (Race 2)

A challenging crewed race in honor of the old clipper ships during the California gold rush travels from New York to San Francisco, around Cape Horn.

California Challenge (Race 3)

A compliment to the Gold Race, this newly developed crewed race will travel south along the California Coast to Mexico.

Around Alone 2002-2003 (Race 4)

Known as “the longest race on earth for an individual in any sport”™ Around Alone is a solo, round-the-world yacht race.  Traveling from the East Coast of the U.S., the 27,000 mile race travels to Cape Town, South Africa, Auckland, New Zealand, around Cape Horn to Punta del Este, Uruguay, and finally back to the original port of Charleston, South Carolina.

Transat Jacques Vabre (Race 5)

A double-handed race from Le Havre, France to Brazil attracting a diverse fleet of competition.  The Open-60 monohull class is accentuated by a fleet of Grand Prix 60-foot trimarans in the race.

Europe 1 New Man Star (Race 6)

The Grandfather of solo transoceanic races (formerly called the OSTAR) began in 1960 with 5 pioneering yachtsmen.  71 competition yachts entered the 2000 race, and brought a strong contingent of international professionals on Open-60 monohulls and trimarans.

Quebec-St. Malo (Race 7)

A crewed race from Canada to St. Malo, France following the solo Europe 1 New Man Star race.

*Race schedule may be adapted to meet primary sponsor’s marketing objectives. The Open-60 racing circuit is a non-stop 4 year revolving series of races.

Schedule:

Race 1 –EDS  Atlantic Challenge	July – Sept 2001
Race 2 – The Gold Race	Jan – March 2002
Race 3 – California Challenge	April-May 2002
Race 4 – Around Alone	Sept 2002 -May 2003
Race 5 – Transat Jacques Vabre	Nov – Dec 2003
Race 6 – Europe 1 New Man Star	June 2004
Race 7 – Quebec to St. Malo	August 2004

* The race schedule includes 21 port locations worldwide.