The Ocean Race

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The Ocean Race is a privately owned company headquartered in Spain. Founded in 1973, it employs approximately 130 individuals and reported $46.3M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning as a tier 3 media tech buyer, the company specializes in water sports, managing and overseeing the global sailing event (the Ocean Race), a competition that takes place every few years and covers multiple legs around the world.

Revenue

Founded

1973

Headcount

122

Headquarters

Spain

Primary Segment

Water sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

The Ocean Race announced Lorient, France, as the arrival city for the inaugural The Ocean Race Atlantic on April 15, 2026. This new high-speed transatlantic route will take the mixed-crew IMOCA fleet from New York to Lorient. Previously, on March 18, 2026, organizers named St. Petersburg, Florida, the sole North American port for the 2027 edition of The Ocean Race, a global offshore sailing competition spanning 30,000 miles. The Florida city will serve as the fourth stop among fewer than 10 ports on the route, with participants departing from St. Petersburg for Cascais, Portugal. On March 17, 2026, the University of South Florida confirmed its St. Petersburg campus would host a stopover for the 2027 race. Earlier, on January 28, 2026, The Ocean Race Summit Genova: Nudging the New Ocean Society brought together over 200 participants, including institutional representatives, young activists, researchers, sailors, and cultural operators, at Palazzo Ducale in Genoa to confront issues of ocean protection.

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The Ocean Race offers 2 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. The Ocean Race's product portfolio comprises of search, social, and retail media and water sports.

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May

6th

2026

18:30

Events, B2B Tag

50 Years On: The City Of Sails Welcomes The Ocean Race Home

Monday, 4 May 2026 Auckland's iconic waterfront is set to be transformed into a global sailing festival in February and March 2027, as The Ocean Race revealed exciting partnerships and key details of the Southern Ocean stopover, marking the return of the City of Sails to the race route for the first time since 2018.

Scoop

May

4th

2026

22:04

Events, B2B Tag

The Ocean Race Auckland: Where's the Kiwi boat?

by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz 5 May 04:34 BST Monday's formal announcement of the Auckland stopover for the 2027 edition of The Ocean Race underscored the diminishing presence of New Zealand sailors in a race that has long been part of the Kiwi sailing culture.

YachtsandYachting.com

May

4th

2026

18:30

ESG, B2B Tag

Racing Yachts Double As Floating Labs For Ocean Research

Yachts equipped with high-tech but user-friendly environmental DNA kits are building a more comprehensive picture of how life in the ocean is changing. The ocean is the largest but least understood biosphere on Earth. It connects all continents and the poles, channels nutrients across the globe, feeds millions of people and soaks up excess heat and carbon.

Forbes

May

4th

2026

06:30

B2B Tag

The Ocean Race 2027: Auckland waterfront to transform into three-week sailing festival in February and March

Auckland's iconic waterfront is set to be transformed into a global sailing festival in February and March 2027, as The Ocean Race revealed exciting partnerships and key details of the Southern Ocean stopover, marking the return of the City of Sails to the race route for the first time since 2018.

Yachtingnz

Apr

15th

2026

07:56

ESG, B2B Tag

Lorient confirmed as the finish for inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Atlantic this summer

by The Ocean Race 15 Apr 14:26 BST The epic race will take the mixed-crew IMOCA fleet from New York to Lorient, France on a new high-speed transatlantic route. The Ocean Race has announced Lorient, France as the arrival city for the inaugural The Ocean Race Atlantic.

YachtsandYachting.com

Apr

15th

2026

03:50

Events, ESG, B2B Tag

Lorient confirmed as the finish for the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Atlantic this summer

The Ocean Race has announced Lorient, France as the arrival city for the inaugural The Ocean Race Atlantic. Setting off from New York City on September 1st, the race will see the best offshore sailors in the world compete on an iconic transatlantic route as they race across the North Atlantic Ocean between New York and Lorient, France, the heart of The Bretagne Sailing Valley and home to a majority of the IMOCA fleet and its sailors.

The Ocean Race

Mar

18th

2026

18:30

B2B Tag

St. Petersburg Named Sole North American Port for 2027 Ocean Race

St. Petersburg will host the 2027 edition of The Ocean Race. It's the only North American stop. The sailing competition spans 30,000 miles around the globe. Organizers made their announcement Wednesday. The Florida city is the fourth stop among fewer than 10 ports on the route.

925Maxima

Mar

18th

2026

12:56

Events, ESG, B2B Tag

Global sailing race coming to St. Petersburg

A global offshore sailing race will be coming to the Tampa Bay area in 2027. The region will serve as the North American stop for the Ocean Race. During the event’s third leg, participants will depart from St. Petersburg and travel to Cascais, Portugal.

St. Pete Catalyst

Mar

17th

2026

18:30

ESG, B2B Tag

USF to host stopover for the iconic Ocean Race

Dyllan Furness, College of Marine Science In just over a year, the University of South Florida will welcome a fleet of offshore sailing yachts to its campus in downtown St. Petersburg, as teams of extreme athletes sprint around the world for The Ocean Race 2027.

University of South Florida

Jan

28th

2026

18:30

B2B Tag

The Ocean Race Summit Genova: Young People and Institutions Confronted on Ocean Protection

[Translated] The Ocean Race Summit Genova: Nudging the New Ocean Society took place on January 28th at Palazzo Ducale in Genoa, bringing together over 200 participants, including institutional representatives, young activists, researchers, sailors, and cultural operators.

PressMare Italia

Jan

24th

2026

13:33

ESG, B2B Tag

The Ocean Race 2027, the monster leg Alicante-Auckland

[Translated] ['The Ocean Race 2027 is already surprising. The around-the-world sailing race, in fact, will start with a first monster leg, which will depart from Alicante (by the way, the agreement with the Spanish city is expiring, will it be renewed?) and arrive in New Zealand, thus skipping the traditional stopover in Cape Town.', 'The new route', 'The start will be given in Alicante on January 17, 2027, and the first leg will be the longest in the 53-year history of the Ocean Race: 14,000 miles.

La Stampa

Jan

24th

2026

04:40

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Mammoth Opening Leg From Alicante to Auckland Will Be Longest in The Ocean Race’s History

With just a year until the start of The Ocean Race 2027, the world’s top fully-crewed offshore sailing competition confirms a record-breaking opening leg that will take crews halfway around the world. On 17 January 2027, the world’s best sailors will depart from Alicante, Spain, embarking on an unprecedented first leg that will take them to the other side of the planet to Auckland, New Zealand.

Afloat Magazine

The Ocean Race sells broadcasting rights of its sailing competitions to 3 companies globally, covering 3 countries. The Ocean Race's rights holders include YouTube.