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The fully crewed, round-the-world Ocean Race has experienced tremendous change over the years. From the 1993 transition to a one-design fleet to an ever-shifting route, what began as the amateur Whitbread Round the World Yacht Regatta in 1972 is a very different race today.
The latest round of updates include some of the biggest changes ever, and if this summer’s preliminary offshore lap of the Iberian Peninsula is anything to go by, it’s going to be an exciting new era for both sailors and spectators.
The Ocean Race Europe, as the race was called, not only provided The Ocean Race sailors a chance to test their mettle, but also provided its European fan base multiple opportunities to see their favorite teams in action. The European offshoot of the former Volvo Ocean Race began in May in Lorient, France, after which it made stopovers at Cascais, Portugal, and Alicante, Spain, before concluding in Genoa, Italy. In addition to the three offshore portions of the regatta, there were also a pair of coastal races, which provided “bonus points” for the top three finishers in each…
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