Europe identified as a hotspot for marine microplastics
New research highlights that three of the world’s five major hotspots for marine microplastic pollution are in European waters....
The Ocean Race news
News about the Ocean Race and the people behind it – data collection, female participants, partners, microplastics, learning programmes and more.
Expedition Zero appoints new technical advisor
Expedition Zero, which is looking to significantly reduce the environmental footprint of adventure sailing, has welcomed Andy Hindley to...
The Ocean Race sails into Athens for Our Ocean Conference
The Ocean Race — a round-the-world race known for its marine advocacy — has arrived in Athens ahead of...
The Ocean Race to help collect rare data in remote areas of Antarctica
The Ocean Race is driving an Antarctic science mission in which vital data about the ocean’s health will be...
The Ocean Race documentary goes live
A three-part documentary featuring a deep dive into the lives of the sailors and teams competing in The Ocean...
Watch: Film recalls highs and lows of 1985-86 Whitbread Round the World Race
The Ocean Race has published the latest in its series of historical re-uploads as part of its 50th anniversary...
British sailor Simon Fisher wins 2023 Magnus Olsson Prize
Simon Fisher (SiFi) has been named the 10th recipient of the Magnus ‘Mange’ Olsson Prize, awarded annually to an...
Record number of female sailors take part in The Ocean Race 2022-23
The Ocean Race 2022-23 featured more female sailors than in any of the previous events in the race’s 50-year...
Microplastics found in every water sample collected during Ocean Race
Preliminary results from the initial legs of the current edition of The Ocean Race show microplastics in each one...
The Ocean Race: IMOCAs set blistering pace in the Atlantic
The Swiss-flagged Holcim-PRB team remains at the head of the IMOCA fleet on Wednesday (18 January) as all five...
‘Spectacular’ start for The Ocean Race in Alicante
The 14th edition of The Ocean Race, the fully-crewed, around-the-world yacht race, started from Alicante, Spain on Sunday (15...
