4 cities, 3 Legs, 2 brutal and beautiful classes, 1 unique race
6/23/21
Race
Teams info
07.09Meilhat: It’s like a dream to do the Route du Rhum and then The Ocean Race…IMOCA skippers are passionate sailors, competitors, businessmen and women, team leaders, spokespeople and increasingly environmentalists. It all adds up to a busy lifestyle, as one race and event follows another in each four-yearly cycle punctuated by the epic Vendée Globe.…05.09Bestaven pays tribute to Maître CoQ as his defence of his Vendée Globe title begins…The current IMOCA Class is full of strong partnerships between title sponsors – or teams of sponsors – and skippers who have represented and grown to identify closely with the brands that support their racing.…25.08Biotherm skipper Paul Meilhat unveils a multinational crew for The Ocean Race…5 men, 3 women, 3 nationalities - all well-known names with prestigious backgrounds – the Biotherm crew that will line up for the start of The Ocean Race on 15 January 2023 in Alicante, Spain has the makings of a ‘dream team’……23.08Holcim - PRB at the start of The Ocean Race with Kevin Escoffier…Led by skipper Kevin Escoffier, the Holcim - PRB team is the fifth confirmed entry in the IMOCA Class.…23.08New Canadian offshore sailing campaign launched, seeking to make history, and supported by Vendée Globe legend Alex Thomson…Today, Canadian Scott Shawyer launched Canada Ocean Racing, a new offshore sailing team. Shawyer will compete in the solo, non-stop round the world race, the Vendée Globe, aiming to become the first Canadian to complete the pinnacle event in offshore sailing, widely regarded as the toughest sporting challenge on the planet.…01.08Sam Davies: I am still getting better and I am ready for the challenge of my first new boat…She has waited a long time for a new boat, but now she has it – a gleaming bright red Sam Manuard-designed flying machine, in the livery of Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque, and paid for by the same team of sponsors who funded her old one.…
News
9.29.22
The Ocean Race and Warner Bros. Discovery team up in a ground-breaking production, live coverage and…
Following an initial collaboration with The Ocean Race Europe in 2021, Warner Bros. Discovery, the leading global media and entertainment company, and The Ocean Race, the world’s toughest fully-crewed offshore sailing ra…
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9.21.22
Route du Rhum : all in Paris!
In the 44 year history of the Route du Rhum there has never been so many solo skippers set off as there will be at the start of this year’s edition.
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