ORC Sportboat North American Championship 2026 - Charleston Race Week
Schedule
Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Charleston, S.C. | Charleston, SC
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๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐โ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ!During the eventโs 30th anniversary edition (๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ญ๐ฒโ๐ญ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ), Race Week will debut an ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐, with updated ORC sportboat parameters, developed in consultation with the Offshore Racing Congress.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐?
โข Length overall: ๐ฒโ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
โข Maximum displacement: ๐ฎ,๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ด
This adjustment opens the door for many popular designs โ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ญ, ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ, ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฏ, and other custom and production sportboats โ to compete for a continental title.
โWeโve seen incredible growth in the Cape 31 and Melges 32 fleets,โ says Event Director ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐. โExpanding the ORC Sportboat definitions brings even more talent into what will be an outstanding North American Championship.โ
2026 will feature a four-day format, including a Wednesday Skippersโ Meeting and an enhanced ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ on Thursday, designed to showcase the fleetโs diversity and performance.
With this expansion, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป, and Thanksgiving weekend is the ideal moment to start talking schedules with your team and family.
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ญ
Secure your spot early for the best rate and get ready for a spectacular 30th anniversary Charleston Race Week at Patriotโs Point.
More info & registration at charlestonraceweek.com
https://orc.org/sailors/news-archive/expansion-of-orc-sportboat-class-at-charleston-race-week-at-patriots-point
Photo: Ty Baird Media / https://www.tybaird.media
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https://www.charlestonraceweek.com/
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