Photo Credit: Maud Helfgott / polaRYSE / 11th Hour RacingWith the announcements of new IMOCA teams aiming for round-the-world races, whether solo or crewed, it’s got to make you think and appreciate the progress of the boats that are currently sailing around the world.
Led by skipper Kevin Escoffier, the Holcim – PRB team is the fifth confirmed entry in the IMOCA class
You may have seen Kevin and his team sailing around in his new IMOCA PRB earlier this year that was bright orange, but with the new launch of their GO CIRCULAR campaign, you will see the team in a new shade! Launched in Lorient, France.
The Ocean Race aims to slash its emissions by up to 75%. All participants in the next edition of the round-the-world sailing race are working together to make the event climate positive.
* One Blue Voice will drive public support for ocean rights, with a global petition to be presented to the United Nations General Assembly next year * The campaign already has the backing of policy-makers, including the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde and business leaders
The Ocean Race, the round-the-world sailing event known as the toughest test of a team in sport, and its global collaborators – including the Government of Cabo Verde – took a major step forward in their efforts to give the ocean a voice and make it an international legal entity.
The Swedish sailing icon and legend, Pelle Petterson, has been announced as winner of the prestigious Magnus ”Mange” Olsson Prize 2022, which is awarded annually to an individual who has made an indelible contribution to the world of sailing,
The Ocean Race Summit Stockholm – Racing to protect the Southern Ocean, brought together sailors, scientists, policymakers and adventurers yesterday (Wednesday 1st June), to discuss the urgent need to protect Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
The ambitious target is part of Horizon, a new collaboration with The Magenta Project, World Sailing Trust and PA Consulting, dedicated to increasing the number of women in professional sailing.
The Ocean Race Summit Stockholm to push for protection of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. “The Southern Ocean is one of the most extreme parts of the planet, earning the respect of sailors and providing a source of fascination for generations.”
The new campaign builds on a winning French-German collaboration from The Ocean Race Europe
Team Malizia presents its sailing crew – including two new members – who will compete in the next edition of the most iconic team race in the world:
Sailing Holland and DutchSail announce that they will compete in the upcoming edition of The Ocean Race with ‘SAILING TEAM NEXTGEN’.
IMOCA skipper Paul Meilhat will take on the challenge of the fully-crewed around the world race
Over the years, the Whitbread Round the World Race, as it was originally known, has steadily become professionalised. 1994 heralded the arrival of the WOR60, a sign of how the event was evolving with the first dual rankings: the IOR Maxis and the WOR60.
The event, held earlier today, featured Wavel Ramkalawan, President of the Republic of the Seychelles, Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General.
Earlier today, Nature’s Baton, the symbol of Relay4Nature, was passed from the French President Emmanuel Macron to the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, at the landmark ocean conference in Brest, France
The Ocean Race, the world’s toughest test of a team in sport and an industry leader in sustainability, and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), are joining forces to help increase understanding of the ocean and inspire action to protect it.
The Ocean Race connects with the One Ocean Summit in France to support ocean protection
New Zealand Ocean Racing regrets to announce that it has formally withdrawn its entry to The Ocean Race (TOR) 2022/2023. Headed by New Zealand sailor and alumni of The Ocean Race, Bianca Cook, New Zealand Ocean Racing had been working to compete in the V065 class of the famed round the world race.
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