And then there was one… Of the six recently launched, new generation of IMOCA foilers, five entered the Transat Jacques Vabre and of these five, four were forced to abandon. With the only remaining ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Vitas Carosella covers sports and society with a focus on climate. On the eve of World Ocean Month (June), 11th Hour Racing and ...

Ocean racing is probably the mechanical sport, which has changed the most over the past thirty years. The first 60-foot boats designed to sail around the world date back to the 1996 BOC Challenge, the ...

The skippers prove that by sailing around the world, we are all connected around one and the same Ocean. This close relationship with the Ocean has encouraged IMOCA sailors to cooperate with ...

Oliver Heer Ocean Racing announces the official launch of the team's second Vendée Globe campaign, starting a new chapter ...

(Reuters) -British skipper Sam Goodchild is celebrating his first win in the ultra-competitive IMOCA class after guiding MACIF Sante Prevoyance to victory in the Course des Caps – a full-blooded 1,800 ...

(Reuters) -Elodie Bonafous carved out a slice of offshore racing history on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to win the IMOCA class in the Rolex Fastnet Race after a nail-biting duel that went down ...

Paris, France – A partnership agreement between UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA) was signed today at UNESCO ...

Francesca Clapcich, an Italian skipper, has announced a campaign to compete at the Vendee Globe in 2028. This would make her one of the few people who could compete in all four of the sport's most ...