Ocean Race News
After racing around the world and overcoming challenge after challenge, 11th Hour Racing Team was confirmed as winners of The Ocean Race 2022-23 on Thursday morning (29 June). While the team celebrated ashore and afloat, they would need to wait…
The Ocean Race Summit Genova Marks Milestone in Worldwide Efforts for Ocean Rights
28th June 2023 Ocean Race
A milestone in the journey towards a Universal Declaration of Ocean Rights is being reached this week in Genoa, Italy as two years of efforts to drive support for a declaration, and expert input on what it should include, enter…
Team Malizia found a way to grab a last-minute win in Leg 7 of The Ocean Race 2022-23, saving the best for last. On the waters off the finish port of Genoa, skipper Boris Herrmann and his crew boldly grabbed…
WindWhisper Racing Team Wins Stage 3 Into Genoa to Take The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup
26th June 2023 Ocean Race
WindWhisper Racing Team won the final leg of The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint into Genoa on Monday morning (26 June), beating the rest of the fleet by a massive margin. The Polish boat crossed the finish line in just six…
Genoa Getting Closer But Still Some Challenging Miles Ahead for The Ocean Race Fleets
25th June 2023 Ocean Race
If there wasn’t already enough urgency to get to Genoa quickly, Ambrogio Beccaria is more desperate than ever. Not only is the Italian crewman on Team Holcim-PRB keen to reach his home country as soon as possible, vital provisions on…
A fleet of ocean thoroughbred yachts which have previously taken part in past editions of the Whitbread Round The World Race, the Volvo Ocean Race and The Ocean Race have assembled in Italy ahead of the 50th Anniversary Legends Regatta…
Bold Call Pays Small Dividends for Team Holcim-PRB En Route to The Ocean Grand Finale in Genoa
24th June 2023 Ocean Race
Team Holcim-PRB made a break for the Algerian coast overnight on Friday (23 June), leaving the close-quarters match racing they’d been having with Biotherm and Team Malizia since before Gibraltar. At one point, they had gained nearly 100 miles of…
The Ocean Race: Team Holcim-PRB Leading IMOCAs Into the Med While WindWhisper Roars Towards Genoa
22nd June 2023 Ocean Race
It’s been a profitable 24 hours for Poland’s WindWhisper Racing Team, which has escaped from the rest of the boats racing towards the Grand Finale of The Ocean Race 2022-23 in Genoa and stretched out to a lead of over…
WindWhisper Racing Team Leads Both Ocean Race Fleets Towards the Med and Grabs Vasco da Gama Mirpuri Foundation Prize
21st June 2023 Ocean Race
As skipper Daryl Wislang pushed his WindWhisper Racing Team across the line of 37 degrees north latitude at 1004 UTC on Wednesday morning (21 June), his team prepared to turn east towards the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea.…
Nobody will be breaking any records on Tuesday (20 June) in The Ocean Race. Light winds mean speeds are still modest for both IMOCA and VO65 fleets as they slide down to the south along the west coast of the…
The Ocean Race: IMOCA and VO65 Fleets Face Roadblocks on the Way to the Med
19th June 2023 Ocean Race
The VO65s are still leading the charge south, towards Cape Finisterre and the coast of Portugal. But at the moment, ‘charge’ should be considered a generous description. Boat speeds are often under 10 knots and the choice for the decision-makers…
The Ocean Race: Final Leg Opens Up as Fleets Begin to Spread Out Crossing Bay of Biscay
18th June 2023 Ocean Race
Both the IMOCA and VO65 fleets in The Ocean Race are finally free of the English Channel and into the more open waters of the Bay of Biscay/Celtic Sea/North Atlantic on Sunday (18 June). The mission now is to leave…
The Ocean Race Teams Battle Light, Challenging Conditions in English Channel
17th June 2023 Ocean Race
The five VO65s and three IMOCA boats racing to The Ocean Race Grand Finale in Genoa are battling light and challenging conditions as they work to exit the English Channel and begin the next phase of the race, in more…
Racing to The Ocean Race Grand Finale in Genoa Continues Despite Drama and Shock of Collision
16th June 2023 Ocean Race
All five VO65s left The Hague in full racing trim on Thursday afternoon (15 June), heading into Stage 3 of the VO65 Sprint Cup. Unfortunately, the same couldn’t be said for the IMOCA fleet, where a dramatic collision has left…
11th Hour Racing Team is Hit and Badly Damaged by Ocean Race Competitor in The Hague Inshore Race
15th June 2023 Ocean Race
Just 17 minutes into the start of the final leg of The Ocean Race 2022-23 on Thursday evening (15 June) and during the short, inshore race course, 11th Hour Racing Team’s 60-foot race boat was hit by competitor Guyot environnement…
The Ocean Race Fleets Prepare for Challenging Leg 7 to the Grand Finale in Genoa
14th June 2023 Ocean Race
Meanwhile, sailors in both fleets in The Ocean Race 2022-23 are preparing for a challenging Leg 7 towards the Grand Finale in Genoa, Italy. For the IMOCA fleet that has raced around the world, this ultimate leg of the race…