Palanad 4 Edges Ino Noir in IRC Zero Showdown

Mach 50 Palanad 4 – E.Leclerc (FRA), skippered by Antoine Magre, took victory in IRC Zero, finished the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600 to take class line honours in an elapsed time of 2d 10:32:31 and posting the best IRC corrected time to secure the class win. James Neville’s Carkeek 45 Ino Noir took a bold but calculated gamble on the very last leg to finish second on IRC corrected time by a slim margin. Niklas Zennstrom’s ’s Rán completed the podium. The IRC Zero contest featured a sustained battle between Palanad 4, James Neville’s Ino Noir (GBR), Niklas Zennström’s Rán (SWE) and Frederic Puzin’s Daguet 5 (FRA). The margins remained tight throughout, with the outcome decided only on the final beat to Antigua. #Caribbean600