Follow all the latest news on the event and the Yacht Club de Monaco.
View the official Notice of Race published by the RORC.
The official document will be published shortly.
See the full results of the comeback edition.
Relive the event in pictures and video
The Admiral’s Cup tests tactical precision inshore and offshore endurance in turn only a complete, consistent team across the whole programme can lift the trophy.
Two boats, one shared goal: turning individual performance into a collective result across the whole series.
The rigour of IRC rating and equipment inspection, in the service of fair racing between the two classes.
Endurance, strategy and seamanship, from the tactical waters of the Solent to the open sea as far as the Fastnet Rock.
Checking crews, equipment and IRC certificates before racing begins, at Cowes Yacht Haven.
A fast, demanding leg that sets the tone for the competition and already hands out decisive points.
A series of races held in the tactical, tide-swept waters of the Solent, the RORC’s historic home water.
The blue-riband event: an offshore leg out to the Fastnet Rock, finishing with the arrival and prizegiving at Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.
Since 1957, Great Britain has topped the event’s roll of honour with nine victories, ahead of Germany (four titles), and the United States and Australia (three each). France, Italy, the Netherlands and New Zealand have each recorded one win on the honours board.
Yacht Club de Monaco – Jolt 3, Jolt 6
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club – Wild Oats, Aftershock
Trust Computer Products, Idg.nl, Mean Machine
Flash Gordon 3, MK Café, Jameson
Brava Q8, Capricorno, Mumm a Mia!
Pinta, Container, Rubin XII
Corum Diamant, Corum Saphir, Corum Rubis
Jamarella, Junkyard Dog, Indulgence
Propaganda, Kiwi, Goldcorp
Outsider, Rubin G, Diva
Pinta, Sabina, Outsider
Mariner, Victory of Burnham, Yeoman XXIII
Police Car, Bumblebee IV, Impetuous
Yeoman XXI, Moonshine, Marionette
Noryema X, Yeoman XX, Battlecry
Saudade, Rubin, Oasis
Morning Cloud, Cervantes IV, Prospect of Whitby
Red Rooster, Carina, Palawan
Mercedes III, Balandra, Caprice of Huon
Quiver IV, Noryema IV, Firebrand
Clarion of Wight, Outlaw, Noryema III
Cyane, Figaro, Windrose
Myth of Malham, Scylla, Anitra
Myth of Malham, Scylla, Galloper
Founded in 1957 by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, the Admiral’s Cup is an international offshore sailing competition contested by two-boat teams representing yacht clubs from around the world. Long regarded as the “World Cup” of offshore racing, it made its comeback in 2025 after a 22-year hiatus.
The event combines a short offshore race, a series of Solent inshore races and the Rolex Fastnet Race, the latter counting triple towards the overall score. Two IRC rating classes compete in parallel: Admiral’s Cup 1 and Admiral’s Cup 2.
The event is open to yacht clubs worldwide, each entering a two-boat team. A team’s nationality is determined by that of its club, and every crew must meet minimum quotas for female sailors and sailors under 27.
The YCM won the very first edition it entered, in 2025, giving the Principality an unprecedented title on one of the toughest stages in offshore sailing. The Club will head into the 2027 edition as defending champion.
The event is based in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, with racing in the Solent and the English Channel, finishing at Cherbourg-en-Cotentin at the end of the Rolex Fastnet Race.
The schedule, entries and results are centralised on the RORC’s official Notice of Race; the Yacht Club de Monaco will also share updates on its own team through its usual channels.
The event is part of the Yacht Club de Monaco’s sporting policy: instilling team spirit, discipline, self-control and respect for the rules.
As defending champion since 2025, the YCM is preparing to defend its title in 2027, with Vice-President Pierre Casiraghi — skipper of the winning boat in Monaco’s title-winning campaign — once again at the heart of the project.
