A mammoth opening leg from Alicante to Auckland will be the longest in race history ALICANTE, SPAIN, January 21, 2026 ...

The Volvo Ocean Race today unveiled a series of radical initiatives that will create the toughest all-round test in professional sailing and strengthen the appeal of the 44-year-old round-the-world ...

As Cole Brauer sped to the finish of a solo race around the world, she used Instagram to blow up sailing’s elitist image. Before she could begin the Global Solo Challenge, a nonstop solo race around ...

Virtual reality pilot to enhance fan experiences, enable new e-commerce opportunities and inspire people to protect the ocean ALICANTE, Spain & PARIS & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ocean Race ...

Since 1973, the Volvo Ocean Race has provided the ultimate test of a team and a human adventure like no other. Over four decades it has kept an almost mythical hold over some of the greatest ever ...

The race around the world, The Ocean Race, which takes about six months to sail and brings teams to some of the most treacherous waters on Earth, is currently on a stopover in Newport, R.I. where ...

The Royal Ocean Racing Club concluded its 2025 centenary celebrations with the publication of a new book covering its history.

Two teams participating in the six-month-long Ocean Race have reported run-ins with killer whales, including one encounter that saw orcas accelerate toward a racing yacht, ram into it and bite the ...

NEWPORT, Rhode Island (Reuters) - The six-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet headed into the North Atlantic for the second and final time on Sunday as the nine-month offshore marathon approached its ...

That’s it. The seven teams are leaving Alicante, Spain for the first leg of their round the world race. And first, they have to go through the capricious Mediterranean sea with its thunderstorms and ...