Class40 | Preview | RORC Caribbean 600

A record entry of 13 Class40s will be blasting off in the second start of the RORC Caribbean 600, including some of the latest designs of the pocket-rocket flying machines. The Class40 Race Record was set in 2018 by Catherine Pourre’s Eärendil (FRA): 61 hours, 0 minutes, 15 seconds. Racing under Class40 rules, the first Class40 to finish the RORC Caribbean 600 will be the winner of the Concise Rum Barrel, suitably filled. Among the 13 Class40s participating in the RORC Caribbean 600, the newest designs of these pocket-rocket flying machines will be featured, with record-breaking ambitions. Ambrogio Beccaria’s Alla Grande – Pirelli (ITA) will be aiming to improve on its second place finish in the 2022 Route du Rhum, while James McHugh’s Mach4 Tquila (SUI), formerly raced by Simon Koster, will also be in the running for the Concise Rum Barrel. Past winners BHB (FRA), now raced by Paul Brandel, and Tales 2 (FRA), now raced by JB Daramy, will also be among the contenders. We had the chance to interview Brian Thompson, who is part of the crew on the Mach4 Tquila (SUI), and Ambrogio Beccaria, the skipper of Alla Grande – Pirelli (ITA), to hear their thoughts on the upcoming RORC Caribbean 600 race. #Caribbean600 #RORCracing