Lanzarote pushes Juan Vila’s Lucky to the record

Lanzarote was the place chosen to start the RORC Transatlantic Raceprestigious oceanic competition that celebrated its tenth edition and covers 3,000 nautical miles to the island of Granada, in the Caribbean. The 17 participating vessels, with crews from up to 18 nationalities, They dedicated months to preparing this challenging journey, and many of them did it at the sea Calero facilitieslike Juan Vila’s Lucky, who broke the regatta record for a monocoque.

The departure brought together an enthusiastic audience in Marina Lanzarote, including the Minister of Sports of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Juan Monzón, who expressed the pride he represents for the island to be a port of exit of this test, which He has contributed to Lanzarote 44 million euros throughout his eleven editions. José Juan Calero, CEO of Calero Marina, expressed his satisfaction for the long collaboration with the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), “a strategic collaboration for Lanzarote” because “the race is key to the ships that cross the Mediterranean to the Caribbean” .

«The aspirations of this regatta include giving International visibility to the island of Lanzarote and highlight its magnificent climatic conditions», Added Jeremy Wilton, CEO of the RORC.

This edition corroborated that Lanzarote is an international reference in the sport of candlewith conditions that never disappoint sea lovers. In addition, “it is very important to have good infrastructure as offered in Calero Marina RORC TRANSATLANTIC RACE 2025 HONOR OF HONOR ABOGO OF LUCY. The imposing Maxi of Bryon Ehrart invested 7 days, 20 hours, 34 minutes and 41 seconds at the crossing of the Atlantic, which is a new record for a monozygasco in this competition. The previous brand was 7 days, 22 hours, 1 minute and 4 seconds and held it from the 2022 edition El Comanche. With its 27 meters of length and 7 of draft, The Lucky spent in Lanzarote about two months to make the regatta tuning and “maximize the training time thanks to the unbeatable conditions offered by the island for the candle,” said Vila, which to its Julio Verne trophy winner, the Volvo Ocean Race and the Copa América now adds the record of the record of the RORC in its first participation.

Win a debuting shipowner

The Volvo 70 Tschüss 2 American was the absolute winner Of the tenth edition of this emblematic test, with an inverted time of 8 days, 13 hours, 52 minutes and 51 seconds, which gave him the victory under the IRC rule. His shipowner, Christian Zugel, celebrated the victory in the first oceanic regatta in which he competes: «I enjoyed it a lot and I am delighted for me and the team, they are exceptional regatists and have worked a lot. We have made about 50 translucho during the crossing, and the last days have browsed following only their intuition, after losing wind instrument. Lucky qualified fourth in the IRC category.

The French Rayon Vert was the first among the multicosques. He completed the tour in 11 days, which was enough to be crowned champion of his category.

The RORC Transatlantic Race is organized by Calero Marina, the International Maxi Association and the Yacht Club de France. It has the support of Lanzarote Sport Destination, the art, culture and tourism centers (Cact), Sports of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Tourism Arrecife and the Royal Nautical Club of Arrecife.