Full Circle Expedition - Jan. 10, 2027 The First Vessel In Maritime History To Be Rowed And Sailed Across Any Ocean Of The World

JANUARY 2027
TRANSATLANTIC EAST TO WEST ROWING WORLD RECORD (WEST AFRICA-CARIBBEAN)
TARGET: 28 DAYS.

FEBRUARY- APRIL 2027
(CARIBBEAN) TRIALS WITH ORCA 3 UNDER KITE POWER.
 
MAY 2027
TRANSATLANTIC RETURN CROSSING UNDER SAIL AND KITE.

Expedition Schedule:

Mid-April:
500 voyage to Scotland (Cowes to Lismore) aboard Sighiri, with crew Roy, Jim and Rob.

May:
Establish build site in Lismore.

June:
Commence six-month build of ORCA 3.

October:
Launch ORCA 3 to coincide with crew dinner at Stonefield Castle.

November:
Final fit out of ORCA 3.

December:
Transport boat to West Africa.

January 10, 2027:
Depart for Caribbean by oar.

March-May 2027:
Prepare ORCA 3 for sailing, East to West.

June 2027:
Depart via Azores for Mediterranean.
A Note From Roy:
“The accomplishment of rowing an ocean should never be underestimated and will continue to remain at the core of O.R.C.A. However, as I hope is evident in the O.R.C.A trimarans, possibilities and design developments are never far from the forefront of my mind.”
 
A kite produces ten times more power than a conventional sail of the same area.
In time, conventional sails may give way to the vastly more efficient power kite. 
 
2012 marked the inception of ORCA 3. After continued thought, perfected 14 years later is the fastest design of ocean rowing boat, also capable of being flown.
 

If one can sail and row oceans, design and build, I suppose it’s inevitable at some point, all the disciplines will combine in creating something very special and contrary to ocean rowing, when kite power and speed is also attractive.

“We require rowers and pilots” and “when the rowing deck becomes the flight deck“.

The Baron of Bachuil and Chief of Maclea Our Patron of The Full Circle Expedition.