The Royal Ocean Racing Club and Antigua Yacht Club will run the first offshore race to circumnavigate the Caribbean Islands, the RORC Caribbean 600.

The race starts on the 23rd February 2009 off Fort Charlotte outside English Harbour, Antigua. The course takes the fleet to the north passing a mark off Barbuda, the islands of Nevis, Saba and St Barths, to circle St Martin before heading down to Guadeloupe as the most southerly point, then back up to a mark off Barbuda before returning to finish in Antigua. 

For the first edition of this race that could quickly become one of the world's classic offshore races, the organisation has decided to fit each boat with a OC Tracker which will enable the fleet to be followed on the 605 nautical miles course.

For more info, visit http://caribbean600.rorc.org/