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Armada Cup 2026 Start - Oli Dickinson Photo Gallery

by Editor 20 Jul 01:21 PDT 18 July 2026
The Armada Cup fleet sets off from Plymouth, heading around the Breakwater © Oli Dickinson / www.differentview.co.uk

The Armada Cup 2026 fleet has set off from the Royal Western Yacht Club, across Plymouth Sound, on their way to Donostia / San Sebastián on a 460-nautical-mile offshore passage.

Top photographer Oli Dickinson, www.differentview.co.uk was out to catch the fleet as they set off on Saturday.

Progress of the race can be followed live through the official online tracking platform (www.ybtracking.com) or via the Race Viewer app: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yellowbrick.raceviewer

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