Class40 offshore races: courses and starts

Class40s are 40-foot (12.19 m) monohulls. Rules that keep costs in check make it the largest fleet in transatlantic races, where amateurs and professionals race side by side.

Races open to the Class40 class

• Global Ocean Race

  The round-the-world race in stages on Class40s, solo or double-handed.

  Start: Palma de Mallorca · Finish: Les Sables-d'Olonne · 30,000 nm

  Class40

• Globe40

  The double-handed round-the-world race in stages on Class40s.

  Start: Lorient · Finish: Lorient · 30,000 nm · Next start: September 2028 (to be confirmed)

  Class40

• 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

• Solidaire du Chocolat

  The double-handed Class40 transatlantic race from Saint-Nazaire to Yucatán.

  Start: Saint-Nazaire · Finish: Progreso · 5,000 nm

  Class40

• 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 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

• Transat Québec-Saint-Malo

  The crewed transatlantic race that sails down the St. Lawrence before heading for Saint-Malo.

  Start: Quebec City · Finish: Saint-Malo · 2,897 nm · Next start: 2028 (to be confirmed)

  Class40 Ultim