Ocean Race News
Denmark’s Finance Minister Urges International Community to Fight for the Ocean
1st June 2023 Ocean Race
Denmark’s finance minister Nicolai Halby Wammen has announced that his government will propose a law on nature and biodiversity with a target to protect 20 per cent of the ocean and strictly protect 10 per cent of the ocean. Speaking…
In accordance with The Ocean Race sailing instructions, which allow the race committee to shorten the course for boats still racing, the Leg 5 finish line for Biotherm has been moved to longitude 0-degrees. Accordingly, the team finished at 10:37:50…
11th Hour Racing Team Wins Leg 5 and Grabs Overall Lead in The Ocean Race 2022-23
29th May 2023 Ocean Race
Skipper Charlie Enright’s smile was as bright as the early morning sun in Aarhus, Denmark on Monday (29 May) as he led his 11th Hour Racing Team to a first-place finish in Leg 5 of The Ocean Race 2022-23. The…
Change may be coming to The Ocean Race. Since the opening leg from Alicante to Cabo Verde, skipper Kevin Escoffier and his rotating cast of characters on Team Holcim-PRB have been firmly positioned at the top of the IMOCAs’ overall…
The Ocean Race: Leading Trio Set a Blistering Pace Into the Final 48 Hours of Leg 5
27th May 2023 Ocean Race
Records are being set and then broken again on Leg 5 of The Ocean Race 2022-23. First it was 11th Hour Racing Team, powering to a new standard only to be eclipsed a short time later by Team Holcim-PRB, who…
The last time we saw the VO65 fleet in The Ocean Race was in January and the teams had just completed the opening stage of the VO65 Sprint, from Alicante in Spain to Cabo Verde. The Polish-flagged WindWhisper Racing Team…
The Ocean Race: Team Holcim-PRB Shatters Existing 24-Hour Distance Records in Monohull Class
26th May 2023 Ocean Race
Skipper Kevin Escoffier and his Team Holcim-PRB have shattered the existing 24-hour distance records in the monohull class. First to fall was The Ocean Race 24-Hour Speed Record Challenge sponsored by Ulysse Nardin, previously set at 602 nautical miles by…
At 1541 UTC on Thursday, May 25, while racing in Leg 5 of The Ocean Race, 11th Hour Racing Team activated its Hazard Button to alert Race Control and the wider fleet they had hit something, suspected to be a…
It’s going to be an interesting 24 hours in Leg 5 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 as the leading trio find themselves in strong downwind reaching conditions and ‘relatively’ flat water — a combination that could produce a new 24-hour…
Fast Pace for Leading IMOCA Trio in The Ocean Race Leg 5 — But Low Pressure System Looms
24th May 2023 Ocean Race
It’s been a bumpy ride for the past two days of The Ocean Race as winds in the 25-30 knot range interact with the currents of the Gulf Stream to make an uncomfortable and unpredictable sea state. Despite that, the…
Newport, Rhode Island earned its title as one of the great homes of sailing on Sunday, providing beautiful conditions for the start of leg 5 of The Ocean Race. The sunshine returned with light southwesterly winds and the crowds were…
Race-Winning Skipper Charles Caudrelier Returning to The Ocean Race to Sail With Team Holcim-PRB in Leg 5
13th May 2023 Ocean Race
As the fifth leg of The Ocean Race 2022-23 approaches, Team Holcim-PRB skipper Kevin Escoffier and his crew have a total of 19 points — with a one-point lead over Leg 4 winner 11th Hour Racing Team and second-placed Malizia,…
Skipper Paul Meilhat and his Biotherm team had a long wait to get to the Leg 4 finish on Thursday morning (11 May) in Newport, Rhode Island. With an initial ETA of 0530 local time, the light overnight winds nearly…
11th Hour Racing Team won Leg 4 of The Ocean Race 2022-23, leading the fleet into their hometown of Newport, Rhode Island on a spectacular spring afternoon in New England on Wednesday (10 May). Skipper Charlie Enright was beaming as…
The Ocean Race Leg 4: 11th Hour Racing Team and Malizia Fighting for First in Final Push to Newport
10th May 2023 Ocean Race
Wednesday (10 May) dawned with a beautiful morning in Newport, Rhode Island. It’s a cool, crisp, spring day with bright sunshine and clear blue skies. Unfortunately for the IMOCA trio racing towards The Ocean Race’s Leg 4 finish line off…
GUYOT environnement - Team Europe Dismasted in Strong Winds as 11th Hour Racing Team Leads Towards Home Port in The Ocean Race Leg 4
9th May 2023 Ocean Race
The GUYOT environnement - Team Europe crew are safe and working on a jury rig after dismasting in a fierce North Atlantic storm overnight on the closing stages of Leg 4 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 from Itajaí, Brazil to…