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:

On March 18, 2026, organizers announced St. Petersburg, Florida, will serve as the sole North American port for the 2027 edition of The Ocean Race. The city marks the fourth stop among fewer than 10 global ports on the 30,000-mile route, with participants scheduled to depart from St. Petersburg for Cascais, Portugal, during the race's third leg. Previously, on March 17, the University of South Florida confirmed it would welcome the fleet to its downtown St. Petersburg campus. Earlier, on January 28, the Ocean Race Summit Genova: Nudging the New Ocean Society took place at Palazzo Ducale in Genoa, gathering over 200 participants, including institutional representatives, young activists, researchers, sailors, and cultural operators, to discuss ocean protection. This followed the January 24 announcement detailing the 2027 Ocean Race's initial leg, which will be the longest in the event's 53-year history. The 14,000-mile leg will depart from Alicante on January 17, 2027, and conclude in Auckland, New Zealand, bypassing the traditional Cape Town stopover. The agreement with Alicante is reportedly expiring.

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

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Mar

18th

2026

18:30

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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

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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

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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

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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

Jan

23rd

2026

06:03

Events, B2B Tag

Crunch time arrives for SailGP and the America's Cup

by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World NZ 23 Jan 11:33 GMT While the rain hammered down outside, and the gales blew, on Wednesday a slew of sailing announcements made for a much brighter sailing scene in Auckland. Early on Wednesday morning, came the great news that Auckland will once again be a stopover in The Ocean Race - the crewed round the world race sailed in the semi-foiling IMOCA 60fters.

YachtsandYachting.com

Jan

21st

2026

13:06

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Alicante to Host the Longest Stage in History of The Ocean Race Heading to Auckland in 2027

[Translated] ['ALICANTE, January 21 (EUROPA PRESS) -', "Alicante will host the departure of the longest stage in history of The Ocean Race heading to Auckland.

Europa Press

Jan

21st

2026

09:13

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The Ocean Race 2027 promises the ultimate test in offshore sailing

The race route for The Ocean Race 2027 includes the longest opening leg in history. The race start in Alicante, Spain 2023. Image Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race Team Malizia racing.

EIN Presswire

Jan

21st

2026

09:13

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The Ocean Race 2027 promises the ultimate test in offshore sailing

News Provided By Share This Article The race route for The Ocean Race 2027 includes the longest opening leg in history. The race start in Alicante, Spain 2023. Image Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race Team Malizia racing.

EIN News

Jan

20th

2026

18:30

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Big change for The Ocean Race 2027

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 January 17, the IMOCA fleet will depart from Alicante, Spain for an unprecedented first leg that will take them past the traditional stopover in South Africa and extend to Auckland, New Zealand.

Sailingscuttlebutt

Jan

19th

2026

10:10

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Genova becomes a hub for ocean action as The Ocean Race brings a week of inspiring events to Italy

by The Ocean Race 19 Jan 15:40 GMT The Ocean Race brings a week of inspiring events to Italy © The Ocean Race From the cinematic power of Sir David Attenborough's storytelling to bold conversations

YachtsandYachting.com

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.