North America
Sailors and teams shift focus to The Ocean Race Atlantic in 2026
The new transatlantic race connects two iconic cities – New York to Barcelona
Photo Credit: Maud Helfgott / polaRYSE / 11th Hour RacingThe route
Alicante
Spain17–17 JanAuckland
New Zealand20 Feb – 14 MarItajaí
Brazil31 Mar – 18 AprSt. Pete-Clearwater
United States4–16 MayCascais
Portugal26 May – 6 Jun- Finish
Amaala
1 Jul
Coverage
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The Ocean Race Europe // The Summer of Racing
This Saturday, after a fiercely contested final race, the second edition of The Ocean Race Europe came to a close. It was a seven-week adventure from Germany to Montenegro, full of twists and turns, resilience, and raw emotion.
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The Ocean Race Europe // Biotherm takes the win, Paprec Arkéa claims second place
The Boka Bay Coastal Race was a perfect reflection of this edition of The Ocean Race Europe: spectacular. And as they did over and over again during the past six weeks, it was Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm who secured victory, confirming an incredible, dominant run throughout the summer of racing.
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The Ocean Race Europe // Biotherm win final leg into Montenegro to seal dominant overall victory in The Ocean Race Europe 2025
Team Holcim – PRB takes second on Leg 5 with Team Malizia third
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The Ocean Race Europe // The fleet pushes north towards Boka Bay, Montenegro with everything still to play for
It’s nip-and-tuck between Team Holcim – PRB and Team Malizia in the west while Paprec Arkéa rolls the dice in the east
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The Ocean Race Europe // Meilhat’s Biotherm leads the way on the Road to Boka Bay
There’s a split in the fleet as the leading quintet push towards the Adriatic Sea.
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The Ocean Race Europe // Too close to call amongst the top five as Team Holcim – PRB stage ‘fairytail’ comeback south of Sicily
Seven miles separate the leading pack on the approach to the eastern waypoint
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The Ocean Race Europe // No time to rest for the frontrunners as the leading pack faces tricky Mediterranean conditions
The top four are set to compress as Team Holcim – PRB in fifth looks for comeback opportunitie
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The Ocean Race Europe // Scott Shawyer on Leg 5 so far: “It’s a proper test for both the boat and crew.”
From light winds to sporadic thunderstorms, the team is currently ploughing through sea spray as the wind shifts from 5 knots to 20 knots, with at least five more days to go.
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The Ocean Race Europe // Fast speeds and high stakes in thundery conditions as the fleet approaches Sicily
Four boats within 10 miles on approach to Italian turning mark
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The Ocean Race Europe // Paprec Arkéa leads as new breeze sends IMOCA fleet speeding south
The top teams are close again as complex weather looms on the way to Boka Bay
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The Ocean Race Europe // The fleet makes slow progress under a Blood Moon eclipse on the first night of Leg 5
Painfully light winds along the Italian and French coasts overnight have meant slow sailing for the crews on the way from Genova to Boka Bay.
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The Ocean Race Europe // Close action but a slow start from Genova
Light winds saw The Ocean Race Europe fleet looking for speed at the start of leg 5
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The Ocean Race Europe // Leg 5 starts today – from Genova, Italy to Boka Bay, Montenegro
As we enter the final leg – the longest leg of the event – the race is on as teams push hard for some of the last points available during The Ocean Race Europe. But these aren’t the final points – there will be a chance to win some more at a final scoring race on 20 September in Boka Bay, ahead of the final prize giving that night.
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The Ocean Race Europe // Why the final race to Montenegro promises to be spectacular
Everything you need to know before the start of the Finale to Boka Bay
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The Ocean Race Europe // Italy’s Ambrogio Beccaria’s dream comes true as Allagrande Mapei Racing claim a spectacular home victory in Genova
The Italian-flagged yacht fought off a sustained challenge during the final 24-hours in the Gulf of Genova to break away into an unassailable lead…
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The Ocean Race Europe // Hometown heroes on Allagrande Mapei Racing fighting for the lead
After more than 400 nautical miles of tightly contested racing on Leg 4 of The Ocean Race Europe 2025, only a handful of miles separated the top four teams early in the afternoon on Tuesday as the leading group pick their way across the Gulf of Genova in light wind conditions.
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The Ocean Race Europe // Team Holcim-PRB hold a narrow lead as the fleet approaches Bonifacio after a closely fought overnight battle
The Swiss team lead on the tracker but Biotherm and Team Paprec Arkéa are close behind with Bonifacio Strait looming ahead…
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The Ocean Race Europe // Fleet departs Nice, France in glamour conditions on Leg 4 of The Ocean Race Europe
Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm looked to have an early advantage heading towards the Monaco Scoring Gate…
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The Ocean Race Europe // Leg 4 starts today – the fleet will race from Nice, France to Genova, Italy
Leg 3 from Spain to France was a ‘brutal’ and ‘neverending’ leg with wild weather conditions. Scott reflects on the experience and shares his hopes for the team ahead of a complicated Leg 4 to Italy.
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The Ocean Race Europe // Biotherm stays perfect while Holcim PRB secures second place
An exhausted group of sailors arrived in Nice calling this the most intense leg yet…
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The Ocean Race Europe // Freshening winds accelerate the fleet toward French coast after a tricky night of light winds along Mallorca
Biothernm (FRA) made the best of a transition zone overnight to pull out a 11-nautical mile lead over Holcim – PRB after the pair battled closely along the northern edge of Mallorca overnight.
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The Ocean Race Europe // Biotherm and Holcim – PRB stage a breakaway north of the Balearic Islands
The French and Swiss teams have been locked in a fierce battle for the lead during the first night at sea on Leg 3 from Cartagena, Spain to Nice, France…
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The Ocean Race Europe // Fleet powers out of Cartagena with uncertain forecast ahead
The third leg of The Ocean Race Europe 2025 got underway this afternoon in Cartagena, Spain under sunny skies and scattered clouds, as the fleet of seven state-of-the-art IMOCA yachts, each crewed by four-person mixed gender crews, powered away from the 3,000-year-old city at the start of the 680-nautical mile passage through the Mediterranean to Nice, France.