Ocean Race News
The Ocean Race: 11th Hour Racing Team Top of the Table in Itajaí In-Port Race
21st April 2023 Ocean Race
It was start-to-finish domination by 11th Hour Racing Team in Itajaí, Brazil in the In-Port Race on Friday (21 April) and the win moved the American team to the top of The Ocean Race In-Port Race Series leaderboard. Light winds…
Crew rotation is proving to be a big feature in this edition of The Ocean Race. For Leg 4, some big crew changes are afoot, for two of the teams in particular. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, Ireland’s round-the-world veteran…
Speaking on Wednesday (19 April) at The Ocean Race Summit Itajaí, Secretary of Environmental and Territorial Indigenous Rights at Brazil’s Ministry of Indigenous Peoples warned that indigenous rights and better governance are critical for the success of ocean protection initiatives.…
Ireland's veteran round-the-world sailor Damian Foxall of County Kerry will join the crew of 11th Hour Racing Team for Leg 4 of The Ocean Race from Itajaí, Brazil to Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Skipper Charlie Enright will draw on his squad…
Team Malizia and Biotherm have announced crew changes ahead of Leg 4 of The Ocean Race 2022-23. British sailor Will Harris will be Team Malizia’s skipper for the fourth stage of the round-the-world race, taking over the role for the…
The Ocean Race Leg 3: Stories of Resolve and Resilience as 11th Hour Racing Team and Biotherm Finish in Itajaí
5th April 2023 Ocean Race
As skipper Charlie Enright put it, this wasn’t the finish they wanted, but it was a massive achievement all the same. He was referring to a third-place result in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 for 11th Hour Racing…
Biotherm Staying Close to 11th Hour Racing Team in Fight for Third Place in The Ocean Race Leg 3
4th April 2023 Ocean Race
The podium battle promises to push the two teams still racing up the coast to the very end, with Biotherm and 11th Hour Racing Team racing within as close as seven miles of each other on The Ocean Race Leg…
The Ocean Race Start in Alicante ‘Generated €71.6M of Economic Impact’ Says Report
4th April 2023 Ocean Race
The organisers of The Ocean Race and the Valencian regional government presented the economic impact generated over the race start period in Alicante to be estimated at €71.6 million in GDP, of which €58.5 million was in the Valencian region.…
With The Ocean Race Leg 3 winner Team Malizia and second-place finisher Team Holcim-PRB safe in Itajaí, the battle on the water for third place has closed up dramatically over the past 24 hours. Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm crew has realised…
This morning, Sunday 2 April at 05:20:28 UTC (02:20:28 local time) in Brazil, Team Malizia glided across the finish line off Ocean Live Park in Itajaí to win Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23, collecting five points in the…
It was the last thing they needed: a quick, deepening low-pressure system bringing winds in excess of 40 knots, a sickening sea state and another massive challenge for IMOCA sailors operating on the 34th day of racing in Leg 3…
The Ocean Race: Tension Mounts as Racing Remains Painfully Close in Final Stretch of Leg 3
31st March 2023 Ocean Race
Tension, exhaustion and extreme emotional swings through elation and despair. That’s likely to be the mood on board Team Holcim-PRB and Team Malizia all the way to the Leg 3 finish now on Friday 31 March. Despite racing hard for…
The Ocean Race Leg 3: Team Malizia Neck and Neck With Team Holcim-PRB After More Than a Month of Racing
30th March 2023 Ocean Race
As the calendar ticks over to the 33rd day of competition on Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23, Team Malizia and Team Holcim-PRB are as close as ever. On the 1700 UTC tracker update on Thursday 30 March, the…
The Ocean Race has launched a metaverse experience pilot with Virtual Regatta and Accenture to engage fans and businesses in a new way with the renowned global yacht race. The companies have developed a metaverse environment that allows gamers and…
After passing Cape Horn and escaping the south, the big-weather challenges haven’t quite ended for The Ocean Race sailors yet. The leading IMOCA pair — Team Malizia and Team Holcim-PRB — found themselves in what Malizia’s Will Harris called some…
Team Malizia continues to head the leaderboard in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 after leading the fleet around Cape Horn. On Tuesday (28 March) it was 11th Hour Racing Team (1255 UTC) and Biotherm (1525 UTC) who took…