Ocean Race News
Team Malizia has confirmed its full crew for the Ocean Race Atlantic 2026, a new transatlantic event for IMOCA yachts. Skipper Boris Herrmann will be joined by co-skippers Cole Brauer, Justine Mettraux and Julien Villion. Gauthier Lebec will sail as…
Team Francesca Clapcich, powered by 11th Hour Racing, has confirmed its crew for the Ocean Race Atlantic 2026. Skipper Francesca Clapcich will be joined by Alberto Bona, Elodie-Jane Mettraux and Will Harris. Meredith Rodgers will sail as onboard reporter. The…
Mammoth Opening Leg From Alicante to Auckland Will Be Longest in The Ocean Race’s History
24th January 2026 Ocean Race
With just a year until the start of The Ocean Race 2027, the world’s top fully-crewed offshore sailing competition confirms a record-breaking opening leg that will take crews halfway around the world. On 17 January 2027, the world’s best sailors…
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…
Biotherm Win Final Leg Into Montenegro and Seal Dominant Overall Victory in The Ocean Race Europe 2025
15th September 2025 Ocean Race
Paul Meilhat’s French-flagged IMOCA Biotherm has won the fifth and final stage of The Ocean Race Europe — the 1,600-nautical-mile leg from Genoa, Italy to Boka Bay in Montenegro — and in doing so has confirmed a spectacular overall win…
The Ocean Race Europe Fleet Pushes North Towards Montenegro with Everything Still to Play For
14th September 2025 Ocean Race
The battle for the podium positions in the fifth and final stage of The Ocean Race Europe 2025 looks set to come to an exciting conclusion just hours from now as the top five IMOCA teams close in on the…
Too Close to Call at Front of The Ocean Race Europe Fleet as Team Holcim PRB Stage ‘Fairy Tale’ Comeback
12th September 2025 Ocean Race
Light winds on Thursday afternoon (11 September) to the south of the Italian island of Sicily has reshuffled the leading pack in The Ocean Race Europe 2025 and given Swiss entry Team Holcim-PRB the opportunity to stage a spectacular comeback…
No Time to Rest for The Ocean Race Europe Frontrunners Facing Tricky Mediterranean Conditions
11th September 2025 Ocean Race
There has been no let-up in the intensity of the racing at the front of the fleet of The Ocean Race Europe 2025 during the fourth day of Leg 5 — from Genoa, Italy to Boka Bay in Montenegro —…
Fast Speeds and High Stakes in Thundery Conditions as The Ocean Race Europe Fleet Nears Sicily
10th September 2025 Ocean Race
It has been a 24 hours of mixed fortunes for the seven international crews in The Ocean Race Europe 2025. The IMOCA teams are on the third day of the fifth and final leg of the race — a 1,600-nautical…
Breeze Sends The Ocean Race Europe Fleet Speeding South After Leg 5 Scoring Gate
9th September 2025 Ocean Race
Yoann Richomme’s Paprec Arkéa team took two points for leading through the Leg 5 Scoring Gate ahead of Team Allagrande Mapei Racing in second. Fresh Mediterranean breezes that arrived overnight boosted The Ocean Race Europe fleet’s progress south on the…
The seven international teams competing in The Ocean Race Europe 2025 have set off from Genoa, Italy on the fifth and final leg of the race — a complicated 1,600-nautical-mile passage through the Mediterranean and into the Adriatic Sea on…
Ambrogio Beccaria’s Dream Comes True as Allagrande Mapei Racing Claim Spectacular Home Victory in The Ocean Race Europe Leg 4
3rd September 2025 Ocean Race
Ambrogio Beccaria’s Italian-flagged entry Allagrande Mapei Racing team has pulled off a spectacular home-team victory after winning Leg 4 of The Ocean Race Europe 2025 in style in Genoa, Italy in the early hours of Wednesday morning (3 September). Beccaria…
Hometown Heroes on Allagrande Mapei Racing Fighting for Leg 4 Lead in The Ocean Race Europe
2nd September 2025 Ocean Race
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 at midday on Tuesday (2 September) as the leading group pick…
Team Holcim-PRB Hold Narrow Lead as The Ocean Race Europe Fleet Rounds Corsica
1st September 2025 Ocean Race
Team Holcim-PRB hold a narrow lead in Leg 4 of The Ocean Race Europe on Monday 1 September as the IMOCA fleet rounds Corsica after a closely fought overnight battle. As of noon on Monday, the Swiss team were ahead…
The Ocean Race Leg 2: Perfect Finish for Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm in Cartagena
23rd August 2025 Ocean Race
Paul Meilhat and his team on Biotherm remain perfect on The Ocean Race Europe scoreboard after collecting all the points available over three different scoring opportunities on Leg 2, the longest stage of the event. Biotherm swept up 16 points…
Leaders Stall as Chasers Surge: Mediterranean Throws The Ocean Race Europe Wide Open
22nd August 2025 Ocean Race
The Mediterranean has lived up to its reputation, transforming the sprint to Cartagena into a crawl. After storming through Gibraltar at 30 knots, Paprec Arkéa were drifting at barely a knot on Friday morning (22 August), watching as Biotherm and…
