The MOD70 Argo, owned by Jason Carroll, has set a new outright record for multihulls in the RORC Transatlantic Race 2026, cementing its name in the history of this emblematic ocean race.
The race, which set sail last Sunday from Marina Lanzarote, featured a new course for this edition, with Antigua as the new finish port, replacing the usual destination in Granada. A change of route that did not prevent the Argo from delivering an outstanding performance.
The team completed the 3,000 nautical miles of the course in a time of 4 days, 23 hours, 51 minutes, and 15 seconds, thus setting the new Atlantic crossing record in the RORC Transatlantic Race for the multihull class
The Argo crew is made up of a top-tier international team, with Chad Corning as skipper, accompanied by Pete Cumming, Sam Goodchild, Charles Ogletree, Alister Richardson, and Brian Thompson.
It is worth noting that the MOD70 Argo spent almost two months in Lanzarote preparing for this demanding ocean event. “We transported the boat from the United Kingdom, where we had been all summer, to Lanzarote, and there we enjoyed a really good tuning period. The boatyard was excellent, at Marina Lanzarote, with a top-level human team. We took the opportunity to carry out a thorough inspection: we performed all NDT inspections and practically dismantled the entire mechanical system of the boat to check, maintain, or replace whatever was necessary. It was very intense and meticulous work, and it clearly made a difference in this race. On a crossing like this, you need to trust the equipment you have on board one hundred percent,” Chad Corning declared upon his arrival in Antigua
From Calero Marinas, its CEO José Juan Calero highly praised this sporting milestone:
"The RORC Transatlantic Race is, without a doubt, the most important transatlantic race on the international calendar, and seeing a boat of Argo's caliber prepare its participation here and also break the record is a source of enormous pride for all of us. That world-class teams choose Marina Lanzarote and our facilities for a challenge of this magnitude confirms that we are up to the task of major offshore sailing events."Just two hours behind, their main rival, Zoulou, skippered by Erik Maris. All eyes are now on the Baltic 111 Raven, crewed by Lanzarote's Carlos Hernández and Fuerteventura's Simbad Quiroga, which is expected to cross the finish line next Sunday, thus claiming the IMA Transatlantic Trophy as the first maxi monohull to finish, as well as setting the monohull benchmark for overall victory under IRC corrected time