IMOCA offshore races: courses and starts

IMOCAs are 60-foot (18.28 m) monohulls sailed solo, double-handed or with a crew. It is the Vendée Globe class; the latest boats partly fly on their foils.

Races open to the IMOCA class

• Barcelona World Race

  The double-handed, non-stop round-the-world race from and to Barcelona.

  Start: Barcelona · Finish: Barcelona

  IMOCA

• Rolex Fastnet Race

  The 695-mile classic between Cowes, the Fastnet lighthouse and Cherbourg.

  Start: Cowes · Finish: Cherbourg · 695 nm · Next start: July 2027 (to be confirmed)

  IRC IMOCA Class40 Ultim Ocean Fifty

• Route du Rhum

  The solo transatlantic race from Saint-Malo to Guadeloupe.

  Start: Saint-Malo · Finish: Pointe-à-Pitre · 3,542 nm · Next start: November 1, 2026

  Ultim IMOCA Ocean Fifty Class40

• The Ocean Race

  The fully crewed round-the-world race, sailed in legs.

  Start: Alicante · Finish: Genoa (2023) · Next start: January 17, 2027

  IMOCA VO65

• The Transat CIC

  The former OSTAR, the solo transatlantic race to New York.

  Start: Lorient · Finish: New York · 3,500 nm · Next start: 2028 (to be confirmed)

  IMOCA Class40

• Transat B to B

  The delivery back from the Route du Rhum turned into a solo race to Brittany.

  Start: Saint-Barthélemy · Finish: Port-la-Forêt · 3,400 nm

  IMOCA

• Transat Café L'Or

  The double-handed transatlantic race, formerly the Transat Jacques Vabre, starting from Le Havre.

  Start: Le Havre · Finish: Fort-de-France · Next start: October 2027 (to be confirmed)

  Ultim IMOCA Ocean Fifty Class40

• Velux 5 Oceans

  The solo round-the-world race in stages, formerly the BOC Challenge and Around Alone.

  Start: La Rochelle · Finish: La Rochelle · 30,000 nm

  IMOCA

• Vendée Globe

  The solo, non-stop, unassisted race around the world.

  Start: Les Sables-d'Olonne · Finish: Les Sables-d'Olonne · 24,300 nm · Next start: November 12, 2028

  IMOCA