The Ocean Race 2021-22 Coming to Shenzhen, China (video)

Coming to Shenzhen! | The Ocean Race

The Ocean Race will return to China for the fifth time in five editions in 2021-22 with a landmark visit to Shenzhen!

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The Ocean Race 2021-22 Heading back to Auckland (video)

Heading back to Auckland! | The Ocean Race

The Ocean Race will return to Auckland, New Zealand in 2021-22 for a 12th visit in 14 editions!

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The Ocean Race Coming back to Cape Town in 2021-22 (video)

Coming back to Cape Town in 2021-22! | The Ocean Race

The Ocean Race will return to Cape Town, South Africa in the 2021-22 edition – a 12th stop in the Gateway to the Southern Ocean! The city has been part of the Race since the very first edition back in 1973, and has hosted the fleet in all but two iterations of the Race.

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The Ocean Race 2017-18: Two Years On (video)

The Ocean Race 2017-18: two years on | The Ocean Race

The Ocean Race 2017-18:

• Seven teams, world-class sailors
• 12 incredible Host Cities on six continents 
• The closest Race in history 

Two years since the start of The Ocean Race 2017-18, here's a look back at why the 13th edition and why it is one that will live on in the memory for many years to come.

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11th Hour Racing Team IMOCA 60 Races in Défi Azimut (video)

11th Hour Racing Team's Charlie and Pascal race the Defi Azimut!

The Ocean Race video Oct 11, 2019: Go behind-the-scenes as Charlie Enright and Pascal Bidégorry competed together in the Défi Azimut in Lorient, France, earning an impressive podium finish in the double-handed 48-hour race in the event with a full crew – onboard the 11th Hour Racing Team IMOCA 60.

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The next edition of The Ocean Race will start from Alicante, Spain in the autumn of 2021.

Two classes will compete in the 2021-22 edition of the race with the addition of the high-tech, foiling IMOCA 60 class adding a design and technical element. The one-design VO65 fleet will race with an emphasis on competition, youth and crew diversity.

Sustainability will continue to be a core value of the race going forward, with efforts to restore ocean health and lead, inspire and engage on this critical issue.

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The Ocean Race | IMOCA 60 vs VO65 (video)

The Ocean Race | IMOCA 60 vs VO65

Everything you need to know about the two classes in The Ocean Race 2021-22. In case you missed it, the next edition of The Ocean Race will be contested by two different classes of boat: the all-new, super fast and foiling IMOCA 60s, and the one-design VO65s that gave such intensely close racing last time out (Volvo Ocean Race). The Ocean Race video above published Jul 5, 2019.

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Best Drone Shots of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race (video)

Best Drone Shots of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race

The 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race changed the game in terms of how sailing is captured on video with drones on every boat. The Onboard Reporters took some of the most epic and stunning footage ever seen from the most remote corners of the planet. Enjoy! Video published Sep 18, 2018, by theoceanrace.com.

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This is The Ocean Race – Global Brand Launch Event Video

This is The Ocean Race – Global Brand Launch Event

"This is The Ocean Race. The future is loading – and you're invited! Tune in to see the start of a new era in the Race's 46-year history with a truly global launch event – simultaneously taking place around the world – as we connect to iconic Host Cities and Race characters old and new for all the latest news and updates on the exciting future of sailing's toughest test!" 

Streamed live Mar 21, 2019

Website: theoceanrace.com

Twitter: @theoceanrace

Background: Two decades after buying the Race from Whitbread, Volvo has now transferred ownership to a new group, led by Richard Brisius and Johan Salén.  The ownership change was announced before the finish of the Volvo Ocean Race last year, and the full transaction has now been completed. Going forward, the 'around the world' race will now be known as The Ocean Race with Volvo staying in the race family as a significant commercial partner, the next edition coming in 2021.

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2018 RORC Season's Points Championship (video)

2018 RORC Season's Points Championship

Epic highlights of the 2018 RORC Season's Points Championship. Winning the Jazz Trophy for first overall in IRC was the Army Sailing Association's X-41 British Soldier, the first Armed Services team to win the championship since it was established in 1999. British Soldier took part in 11 races, winning the championship in the very last race, with crew members ranging from Private soldiers, through Sergeants, right up to Colonel. Five different skippers were in charge during the campaign: Andrew Britton, Will Naylor, Phil Caswell, Paul Macro and Donall Ryan.

The 2018 RORC Yacht of the Year, winning the Somerset Memorial Trophy was Matt Allen's Ichi Ban. Matt's Australian team won the Brisbane to Gladstone Race, the Rolex Sydney Hobart, and the Sydney Gold Coast Race. Ichi Ban's series of results, in the three major Ocean races in Australia, has never been matched.

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