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Longitud Cero

The 21.96-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/8709" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Longitud Cero (Company)">Longitud Cero</a> Maxi 72 Mills yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/16938" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Balthasar21.95m (72'0&quot;)Longitud Cero2013">Balthasar</a> has secured victory in the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7139" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="International Maxi Association (IMA) (Company)">IMA</a> Maxi Class under IRC corrected time at the 2026 RORC Round Antigua 600. She completed the course in 3 hours 54 minutes 4 seconds, narrowly beating rivals by just 30 seconds.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/386179/image/large-a5e2ab84c386349c304cdc3b1866b067.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/386179">Although RORC Nelson’s Cup winner <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/314" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Leopard 330.0m (98'5&quot;)McConaghy Boats2007">Leopard 3</a> was first across the line, setting a new monohull course record of 3 hours 32 minutes 58 seconds, she finished second on IRC corrected time.&nbsp;“It was just amazing how close we were the whole way,” commented <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/314" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Leopard 330.0m (98'5&quot;)McConaghy Boats2007">Leopard 3</a> tactician Chris Nicholson. “We were close behind <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6547" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="V30.48m (100'0&quot;)Wally2017">V</a> and then we just played a few shifts halfway up the beat from the end of the island and ran a bit of risk there, splitting away offshore. And at one stage we were going to cross ahead in a big way but it got super close at the end.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/386177/image/large-199bc87ef4c74269adf27f589927088c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/386177">Seven maxi monohulls competed in the IRC division from 17 to 20 February, five of which had raced in the Nelson’s Cup Series: <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/314" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Leopard 330.0m (98'5&quot;)McConaghy Boats2007">Leopard 3</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/16938" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Balthasar21.95m (72'0&quot;)Longitud Cero2013">Balthasar</a>, the 30.48m <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/166" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Wally (Company)">Wally</a> yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6547" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="V30.48m (100'0&quot;)Wally2017">V</a>, the Botin 85 yacht Deep Blue, the 30.48m <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/271" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Green Marine (Company)">Green Marine</a> yacht Galateia, the 30.46m <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/276" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="McConaghy Boats (Company)">McConaghy</a> yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/3324" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Black Jack 10030.46m (99'11&quot;)McConaghy Boats2005">Black Jack 100</a> and the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1450" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Volvo (Company)">Volvo</a> Ocean 65 yacht Jajo.Read:&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/65432" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="30m McConaghy maxi yacht Leopard 3 claims victory at RORC Nelson’s Cup (2026-02-20 10:30:00 +0100)">30m McConaghy maxi yacht Leopard 3 claims victory at RORC Nelson’s Cup</a>Starting and finishing off English Harbour beneath Fort Charlotte, the race forms part of Antigua’s offshore programme. The Round Antigua Race leads into one of the Caribbean’s premier offshore events, the RORC Caribbean 600, which begins today, 23 February 2026.

RORC Antigua 600 2026 results

The 24.96-metre Maxi 72 Mills yacht Balthasar has secured victory at the RORC Antigua 600.