This morning the ninth edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race was presented at Marina Lanzarote, the competition mode cross-Atlantic regatta that unites the islands of Lanzarote and Granada organized by the prestigious Royal Ocean Racing Club, the Yacht Club de France and the International Maxi Association and that has trusted, from the first moment, in Calero Marinas for the preparation of the departure from Lanzarote.
The presentation had two parts, one with the organization and the main sponsors of the event and another with three prominent sailors who will start this coming January 8 from Arrecife, in Lanzarote.
The order of intervention was opened by Jeremy Wilton, CEO of RORC, highlighting the work of Calero Marinas as the venue for the longest regatta organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, during these nine years and thanking the support of the local authorities to bring this event to Lanzarote. “It should be mentioned that the RORC Transatlantic Race is a regatta that has an impact of approximately 1.5 million euros and that, in the last edition, the media impact was valued at 6.8 million pounds” , pointed out José Juan Calero, CEO of Calero Marinas who also thanked both the RORC for the trust placed in it and the public institutions, Promotur, Turismo Lanzarote and Turismo Arrecife for their involvement in this project. Armando Santana, councilor for the Tourism area of the Arrecife City Hall commented “The feeling of pride, not only as the person in charge of the tourism area but also as a reef resident, that this type of event is held in our city” . The order of intervention of authorities was closed by Héctor Fernández, CEO of the Lanzarote Promotion Society, who aimed to align these events with the island’s promotion strategy through the Lanzarote European Sport Destination product, but also because it is an event that includes other important factors such as sustainability and the high profile of the participant.
The sailors’ turn included the participation of Ken Read, from maxi Jasi, Oliver Herrera from Majorca, crew member of the MOD70 Maserati and Arto Linnervuo from the Finnish boat Infiniti 52R. The three agreed that Lanzarote has excellent conditions for sailing and organizing these events to prepare for the crossing, while half of Europe is experiencing a harsh winter.
The 3000mn RORC Transatlantic Race will allow them, not only to test their crews, but, as is the case with the Infiniti 52R, to test innovations that they carry on their foils.
Everything indicates that the start this coming January 8th will be a great spectacle where, in the case of the multihulls, “small details will make the difference in the results between the three teams” as the local Oliver Herrera pointed out.
Marina Lanzarote has scheduled a series of activities to accompany the departure of this spectacular fleet from 11 in the morning on Sunday the 8th and the departure will also be broadcast via streaming through Calero Marinas Facebook.
The RORC Transatlantic Race is an event organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, the Yacht Club de France, the International Maxi Association and Calero Marinas and is sponsored by the Government of the Canary Islands, European Regional Development Funds (FEDER), Promotur, Cabildo of Lanzarote, SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote, through the European Sports Destination (ESD) brand, the Department of Tourism of the Arrecife City Council and the invaluable collaboration of the Real Club Náutico de Arrecife.
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