Registration closes next week for the Northeast Ocean Race Symposium
by Marion Bermuda Race 12 Mar 08:36 PDT
March 21, 2026
For several years, the Marion Bermuda Race has been the lead sponsor of the Northeast Ocean Race Symposium (NORS). The educational, in-person-only event is returning on March 21, 2026, to Bentley University in Waltham, MA.
Registration closes March 17. Registration and details are HERE.
In addition to its seven educational sessions, this year will feature Ronnie Simpson as a keynote speaker. Ronnie is a 40-year-old professional sailor and former skipper of the Open 50 Shipyard Brewing which competed in 2023-24 in the first-ever Global Solo Challenge: a single-handed non-stop sailing race around the world. Sailing most of the race in third place, Ronnie was dismasted after Cape Horn.
Having already cleared all three of the Great Capes, he was unable to finish the race. Undeterred, Ronnie is now campaigning to compete in the second edition of the Global Solo Challenge in October of 2027 on a Class 40.
This year's educational program includes both nationally and internationally recognized presenters, as can be seen in the full program. The sessions are:
- Preparing for Heavy Weather - and Dealing with It;
- Engine Preparation for Going Offshore;
- Leadership and Teamwork at Sea;
- Lithium-Ion Battery Care;
- Riding the Breeze - From Offshore Climate Patterns to Daily Shifts;
- Sustainable Ocean Racing; and
- Optimizing Reaching and Downwind Sailing