Crew space on Class 40 – Rock’n’Roll for RORC TransAtlantic Race 2025

Cost

£4,900

Event dates

12th Jan 2025 - 26th Jan 2025

What's included

Prices includes all boat and race costs, 3 training/ boat preparation days, professional race skipper and food when racing. Additional costs include flights, transfers, food and accommodation ashore and personal insurance.

What to expect

As crew onboard Rock n Roll you are fully committing yourself, you are not a passenger on this boat. We really feel strongly that this is your boat to race and we facilitate that in every way we can. There will be only 5 people in the crew, and the result of this race will depend on each crew member!

Itinerary

8th January – Crew Arrive
9th January – Training day
10th January – Training day
11th January – Boat preparation day
12th January – Race Start
27th January – Approx race finish in Grenada

Crew information

Afanasy is a highly experienced offshore sailor, having completed more than 150,000nm. Afanasy has extensive experience in ocean crossing and racing with amateur crew and is a commercially endorsed yacht master offshore. He used to own a 80′ maxi, which he skippered around the world, including 2 Caribbean and a Mediterranean season, the Cape Town to Rio race, the Transpac and the Sydney Hobart. Onboard Rock’n’Roll Afanasy has competed in 2 Rolex Fastnet Races and many other local races.

Prerequisite experience

Previous offshore racing experience is required. We would also strongly encourage you to have completed your ISAF Offshore safety and sea survival

Where

The RORC TransAtlantic race is the is the newest and lengthiest offshore race in the RORC programme, starting in Lanzarote and finishing 2995nm later in Port Louis Marina, Grenada.

Accommodation

Accommodation is available onboard in Gran Canaria, in the days ahead of the race.

Crew space on Class 40 – Rock’n’Roll for RORC TransAtlantic Race 2025

Class 40 – Rock’n’Roll

The Class40 is a monohull ocean-oriented racing yacht which has been increasing in popularity in the past 15 years. Now regarded as one of the most exciting classes to be involved with, due to it high performance and the boats longevity of performance. Whilst the class progresses with new technologies and designs, class rules regulate the speed of growth to...