Haspa Hamburg & Spirit of Helsinki celebrate in Grenada!

2025 RORC Transatlantic Race - Haspa Hamburg at the finish © Arthur Daniel/RORC

Latest Finishers in the RORC Transatlantic Race

JV52 Haspa Hamburg (GER)

Skippered by Wibke Borrmann, Haspa Hamburg crossed the finish line January 26, 2025, with an elapsed time of 14 days, 04 hours, 57 minutes, and 15 seconds. The youngest team in the 2025 RORC Transatlantic Race, Haspa Hamburg’s 12 crew included nine sailors under 30. The boat is owned by the Hamburgischer Verein Seefahrt (HVS), which has trained young sailors on ocean yachts since 1903. Skipper for the 2025 RORC Transatlantic Race was Wibke Borrmann, joined by her husband Lars and their daughter Inken, one of three 19-year-olds on board. Haspa Hamburg will have a new skipper and crew for the 2025 RORC Caribbean 600.

Haspa Hamburg © Arthur Daniel/RORC

Swan 651 Spirit of Helsinki (FIN)

Jouko Kallio’s Swan 651 Spirit of Helsinki (FIN) finished the race on 26^th January 2025, with an elapsed time of 14 Days 090 Hrs 49 Mins and 45 Secs. The all-Finnish crew, many of which competed in the 2024 Ocean Globe Race, finished third in IRC Two after time correction. Spirit of Helsinki will spend a few days in Grenada before sailing to Antigua to race in the 2025 RORC Caribbean 600.