Ocean Race News
The Ocean Race brought the spirit of ocean racing to the Our Ocean Conference 2024 starting on Tuesday (16 April) at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, Greece. On Monday (15 April), Ericsson 1 — one of the…
The Ocean Race Gathers Polar Ocean Data From Antarctica and Northwest Passage
9th April 2024 Ocean Race
The Ocean Race is providing “critical” data to international scientists studying the impact of climate change and plastic pollution on ocean health. Following the 2022-23 edition of the round-the-world race — when all five IMOCA racing boats gathered over 4.3-million…
Organisers of The Ocean Race have confirmed Kiel.Sailing.City as the host of the start of The Ocean Race Europe during a press conference in Kiel on Wednesday morning (14 February). The second edition of the European race, which was confirmed…
The Ocean Race Brings Together Leaders for the Ocean at World Economic Forum
22nd January 2024 Ocean Race
During the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland last week, organisers of The Ocean Race connected world leaders who are taking action to restore ocean health. The Ocean Race brought the spirit of ocean racing to Davos…
The year 2023 opened with the start of The Ocean Race from Alicante, Spain on 15 January — the first edition of the event to be raced in the high-tech foiling, flying IMOCAs, and the latest evolution in the 50-year…
Sustainability Gong for The Ocean Race in International Sports Awards 2023
7th December 2023 Ocean Race
The Ocean Race has taken the top prize in the sustainability category of the 2023 International Sports Awards, hosted by the International Sports Convention. The award recognises the efforts of the race’s Racing with Purpose initiative, which was created with…
The Ocean Race is at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, aka COP28, to call for the ocean to be a key consideration in the vital climate negotiations and to highlight how sport and business can help to make a…
The Ocean Race-Winning 11th Hour Racing Team is World Sailing’s Team of the Year
15th November 2023 Ocean Race
The Ocean Race 2022-23-winning 11th Hour Racing was named Team of the Year at the World Sailing Awards ceremony in Málaga, as previously reported on Afloat.ie. And skipper Charlie Enright was on hand to pick up the prize on Tuesday…
New Three-Part Documentary Is an All-Access Pass Behind the Scenes of The Ocean Race
7th November 2023 Maritime TV
A three-part TV documentary featuring a deep dive into the lives of the sailors and teams competing in The Ocean Race 2022-23 is now streaming on discovery+ and the Eurosport app. A Voyage of Discovery: The Ocean Race follows key…
The Ocean Race Links Up With French Team to Support Ocean Science During Transat Jacques Vabre
28th October 2023 Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
The Ocean Race is supporting Team Nexans – Art et Fenêtres (II) in the collection of vital ocean data during the Transat Jacques Vabre, which sets sail this weekend from Le Havre in Normandy. Following The Ocean Race 2022-23, in…
Kevin Escoffier Handed 18-Month Sailing Ban After Sexual Assault Inquiry
24th October 2023 Ocean Race
Round-the-world yachtsman Kevin Escoffier has been banned for 18 months by the French Sailing Federation following a sexual assault inquiry, as RTL Today reports. Escoffier, who skippered Team Holcim-PRB in the most recent edition of The Ocean Race, was quizzed…
Four Ocean Race Veterans and Two Record-Breaking Female Solo Circumnavigators inducted into the Cape Horn Hall of Fame
25th September 2023 Solo Sailing
True to its tradition of hosting world-famous sailors, the town of Les Sables d'Olonne in France, the global capital of single-handed ocean racing, is now home to the International Association of Cape Horners Cape Horn Hall of Fame. Les Sables…
The Ocean Race and Cabo Verde Will Team Up to Protect and Restore Ocean Health
21st September 2023 Ocean Race
Cabo Verde and The Ocean Race have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that could see the island archipelago host stopovers and future meetings of The Ocean Race Summits in partnership with the iconic around the world sailing event. The…
‘Environmental DNA’ Data Collection in The Ocean Race Could Provide Crucial Insights on Ocean Biodiversity
14th September 2023 Ocean Race
Environmental DNA, known as eDNA — one of the most cutting-edge ways to measure ocean health and biodiversity — was collected during The Ocean Race 2022-23 in a world first for racing boats. 11th Hour Racing Team, winners of the…
Magnus Olsson Prize for 2023 Goes to 11th Hour Racing Team Navigator Simon Fisher
5th August 2023 Ocean Race
Simon Fisher has been named the 10th recipient of the Magnus ‘Mange’ Olsson Prize, awarded annually to an individual who has made an impactful contribution to the sport of sailing. Certainly this description fits Simon Fisher — known to all…
Coastal Cities Across Europe Express Interest in Hosting The Ocean Race Europe 2025
3rd August 2023 Ocean Race
Iconic coastal cities around the European continent are expressing their interest in hosting the IMOCA fleet along The Ocean Race Europe route in 2025, organisers say. The Ocean Race Europe is a north-south European offshore race scheduled to take place…
