Photo Credit: Maud Helfgott / polaRYSE / 11th Hour RacingHolcim-PRB skipper Kevin Escoffier, winner of the last edition of the Race as watch captain with Dongfeng Race Team, has built a strong and experienced team in naming his crew this week.
It’s been just over one week since the Biotherm IMOCA arrived in Alicante, Spain, fresh off a double transat — the Route du Rhum race followed by a gruelling 16-day delivery back from Guadeloupe.
After racing in The Ocean Race Europe last summer, the Lithuanian-flagged Ambersail 2 team will be on the starting line of The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint in Alicante, Spain in January.
Veteran Spanish sailor Pablo Arrarte will lead the Polish yacht WindWhisper, which will participate in The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint. The battle for a victory will begin on January 15, 2023 in Alicante
The Mexican team returns to competitive action after its 2021 participation in the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe
Over the last few days the five IMOCA teams set to race around the world fully-crewed for the first time in the 2022-23 edition of The Ocean Race starting in January from Alicante, Spain have arrived in three separate ports around the Mediterranean.
The Mirpuri Foundation will play a part in The Ocean Race for the third consecutive time, as its Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team competes for The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup.
Team JAJO – the Netherlands VO65 entry in The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint – has announced the addition of the legendary Dutch around-the-world racer Bouwe Bekking as watch captain.
The Ocean Race, the world’s toughest test of a team in sport, and sustainable materials specialist Archwey, are today announcing a new partnership to inspire action to combat plastic pollution in the seas.
Along with five confirmed IMOCA teams racing around the world, up to five VO65 teams will be on the starting line in Alicante, Spain in January, with an option to compete for a new trophy within The Ocean Race called The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup.
Following the recent announcement of an extensive new relationship with Warner Bros. Discovery, The Ocean Race has confirmed a new partnership agreement which will be the first to be amplified via its worldwide broadcast partner.
Genova, Italy, the host of the Grand Finale finish of the 50th anniversary edition of The Ocean Race, will maximise its opportunity through the free to enter race village called Ocean Live Park.
Seably, the leading global community-driven marketplace for maritime training has become the official digital training partner of The Ocean Race, the world’s toughest fully-crewed offshore sailing competition. The 14th edition of The Ocean Race will start on 15 January 2023 from Alicante, Spain.
The Ocean Race, the round-the-world sailing competition known as the toughest test of a team in sport, and Mission Blue, an NGO dedicated to exploring the ocean and driving its protection, are coming together to accelerate action to safeguard the seas.
The essential IMOCA primer for the upcoming edition of The Ocean Race, which starts on January 15, 2023. For the first time we compare 5 cutting-edge foiling IMOCA boats in The Ocean Race IMOCA fleet. Design, performance, comfort and foils – Nothing escapes Niall’s expert eye!
Sailing Team NEXTGEN has announced on their website and instagram page that they have withdrawn from The Ocean Race.
The Ocean Race and Warner Bros. Discovery team up in a ground-breaking production, live coverage and distribution partnership
The Ocean Race, the world’s toughest test of a team in sport, and global media brand TIME are extending their partnership, which began in 2021, to inspire global audiences to take action to protect the seas.
The final day of The Défi Azimut marked the last time The Ocean Race teams will line up against one another in a crewed format, before the start of The Ocean Race 2022-23 on January 15 next year.
Together with Ocean Bottle, the Official Bottle Supplier of The Ocean Race 2022-23, at least 4.5 million single-use plastic bottles will be collected before they reach the ocean
For what is considered a “warm-up” for The Ocean Race for the IMOCA fleet, the Défi Azimut welcomed The Ocean Race IMOCA skippers to Lorient, France, last night on the eve of the first stage of the regatta.
Unless you are French, or you holiday in Brittany, there’s a very real chance you won’t have heard of Port La Fôret, Concarneau, or even Lorient. Spanning 100 kilometers these towns lie deep in the heart of Brittany’s coastline and are home to an overwhelming proportion of the world’s best offshore sailors.
Anticipation is building ahead of next week’s Défi Azimut regatta in Lorient, France when five of the IMOCA teams so far confirmed as entries in The Ocean Race 2022-23 will line up against each other for the first time.
Immediately after his partnership with Biotherm was announced in March, Paul Meilhat expressed a wish to take part in The Ocean Race – the crewed round the world race with stopovers widely recognised as the toughest test to a team in sport.
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