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Oren Nataf winner in multihull

  • 24 January 2025
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A superb victory for Oren Nataf who won the multihull category (elapsed and corrected time) of this event aboard his Pulsar 50 Rayon Vert. The Yacht Club de Monaco skipper alongside François Seruzier and Cristiano Sereni crossed the finish line at 10:34 (UTC) Friday 24 January.

RORC Transatlantic Race

The pair won the Line Honours Multihull, an impressive result and fitting end to a masterful and fast crossing. “I am very proud to be the skipper of this boat with a great crew,” commented Oran Nataf. “This was a long race for us because both our small and large gennaker exploded early in the race. This meant we had to sail wider wind angles with a smaller sail area. I did not think we would be first, but the strong wind at the end of the race really helped us. Thank you to the RORC for organising a great race. It is the perfect way to sail across the Atlantic. It takes a lot of energy, but a fair competition makes it so much more interesting than cruising across the Atlantic.”
It took them just over 11 days to cover the 3,000 nautical miles linking the Marina Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to the Marina Camper & Nicholsons at Port Louis in Grenada in the Caribbean. A globally recognised event organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) it represents a big challenge for skippers the world over and is part of the prestigious RORC Championship. For Oren Nataf, this win was an important one in a competition that he’s already excelled in. It was in 2021 when Rayon Vert lifted the Line Honours Multihull award when he finished in 9 days 2 hours 33 minutes and 19 seconds. The same year, the boat also came 2nd in the MOCRA category at the Rolex Fastnet Race.
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