The Ocean Race

The Ocean Race is the world’s longest and most competitive professional sporting event. Considered by many as the pinnacle of offshore ocean racing, the event gathers the best professional sailors to compete over nine months in a race around the world, visiting around eight stopover cities along the route.The Race is a feat of human endurance and maritime ingenuity, a high-profile global sporting event with millions of fans and followers. Held every three to four years, the most recent race (14th edition) took place in 2023/24. The 15th edition of the Round the World Race will be staged during 2027. Before that we will have the opportunity to increase ocean impact with our new additions to our racing portfolio; The Ocean Race Europe 2025 - visiting 6 iconic host cities in Europe; The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 - starting in New York with a finish in Barcelona. These races will ensure that our important work for the ocean is ‘always on’.

As sailors, we have experienced more of the ocean than most people on the planet, from the wild waves of the remote Southern Ocean to the busy waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The ocean is essential for life on Earth; it is our racetrack, our playground, and our home. However, it is in trouble. As witnesses to the devastating impact of human activity on the ocean, we have a responsibility to speak up and drive change. That’s why we are channeling the ambition and determination of our thrilling events and applying the lessons learned from our resilient teams to take on the greatest challenge yet: the race for the ocean.

We are seizing every opportunity that our unique and expansive sports platform provides to help people understand the importance and beauty of the ocean and what we can do to protect it. In alignment with the UN Ocean Decade Vision 2030, we aim to help restore society’s relationship with the ocean. Alongside our network of partners, host cities, and teams, we are utilizing the unifying power of sport to broaden the conversation about ocean health and drive meaningful change. We strive to inspire everyone we can reach—from fans and children to businesses and heads of state—to join us in taking action. Our goal is to make a significant impact on restoring society’s connection with the ocean on a global scale, including our ambitious objective of getting the ocean’s rights recognized by 2030. This is a huge challenge, but achieving the extraordinary is part of our DNA.