Transatlantic Race 2025
Some boats wear ocean racing miles in the same visible manner as salty sailors. Other yachts, however, seem immune to the wear and tear of pushing hard for hundreds if not thousands of miles at a time. Dan Litchfield’s Hound is the latter. More than 50 years since the Aage Nielsen-designed 59-foot sloop was launched, she is still going strong. A second place in the St. David’s Lighthouse division of the 2024 Newport Bermuda Race and a first and a third in the 2023 and 2024 editions, respectively, of the RORC Caribbean 600 speak to the boat’s current potential, even when matched against much younger and more advanced competitors.
In 2025, Hound will look to conquer the queen of ocean races, the Transatlantic Race 2025, 3,000 miles of North Atlantic sailing from Newport, R.I., to Cowes, England. It’s an adventure that should take Hound 10 days to two weeks to complete. Entries are accumulating, and a fleet of two dozen or more boats is expected to take part in this bucket-list race.
Click here for current entry list
Click here for a short video on Hound
