More Finishers, More Mai Tais!

More trophy winners arriving at Transpac

July 10, 2023 -- Honolulu, Hawaii -- Over half the fleet of 57 entries on this year’s Transpac course have safely arrived in Honolulu, and among them are some more provisional winners of division titles as well as other trophies.



At just before 0700 this morning Doug Baker’s Dencho/Kernan 68 PELIGROSO crossed the finish at Diamond Head after 8 days 20 hours 59 minutes 54 seconds of sailing in Cal Maritime...

Pointing at Cape Town


The fleet is heading north again, away from the ice exclusion zone, and pointing at the finish in Cape Town



Team Malizia is leading the way on Thursday as the five IMOCA teams gybed away from the ice exclusion zone along 45-degrees south latitude overnight, turning to race towards the Cape Town finishing line.

Climb on board the leader - Team Malizia - as they battle with their watermaker and work to protect their...

It’s not over til it’s over


Photo Team Viva Mexico

There’s a cat and mouse battle at the head of both fleets as the leaders weave their way towards Cabo Verde



The winning IMOCA is expected to finish near midnight GMT in Cabo Verde, with Team Holcim-PRB maintaining speed and control at the front of the fleet.


Amory Ross / 11th Hour Racing Team / The Ocean Race


But there are still some moves to be made...

Malizia and WindWhisper score top points in Alicante
A light wind day in Alicante proved testing for both fleets on first day of competition in The Ocean Race.

IMOCA -- Alicante In-Port Race




"Team Malizia tops the table on first day in Alicante

Team Malizia (GER) has won the In-Port Race Alicante after a frenetic battle that saw four of the five IMOCAs hold the lead at some point during a highly unpredictable and nerve-wracking...

Fleets assembling in Alicante for final run towards start of The Ocean Race
Five IMOCAs will take the start of the around the world race, with six VO65s preparing for the new, intense Sprint competition



? Alexander Champy-McLean
11 boats are assembling in Alicante, Spain this week in final preparation for the start of The Ocean Race 2022-23. And the activity on shore is ramping up as well, with Alicante’s Ocean Live Park opening on Saturday 7 January....

With the assembly deadline of January 2, 2023 fast approaching, Mālama and the team left Valencia yesterday morning and arrived at The Ocean Race HQ in Alicante, Spain, late last night.

The crew - a mixture of sailors and shore crew - sailed the 100-nautical-mile delivery (185 kilometers or 115 miles) with no issues and are now safely on a mooring in the Port of Alicante.

Our team joins three of our four IMOCA competitors already here, with GUYOT Environment...

The Ocean Race aims for equal number of male and female sailors in the event by 2030






Viva Mexico in The Ocean Race Europe
? Jen Edney/Viva Mexico/The Ocean Race


The ambitious target is part of Horizon, a new collaboration with The Magenta Project, World Sailing Trust and PA Consulting, dedicated to increasing the number of women in professional sailing. The group is calling on the sailing, marine and sports industries to join...

SIZE=18px]GUYOT environnement - Team Europe confirmed as fourth IMOCA entry for The Ocean Race


The new campaign builds on a winning French-German collaboration from The Ocean Race Europe[/SIZE]




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