IMOCAClass Articles
The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026: Lorient Set as the Finish Line for a New Offshore Classic Some races follow history. Others start writing it. The first edition of The Ocean Race Atlantic was firmly in the second category — and with the finish now confirmed in Lorient, the shape of this new offshore test became very clear. This wasn’t just another crossing.
It was a statement.
New York to Lorient — A Route With Meaning The fleet was set to leave New York City on September 1st, pointing east across roughly 3,000 nautical miles of North Atlantic water — a route as historic as it is unforgiving.
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Across the Atlantic. No soft miles
17-05-2026
IMOCA 2026 Season: Five Races, One Brutal Standard If you want to understand where offshore sailing really lives now — you don’t look at one race.
You look at the calendar. And in 2026, the IMOCA class didn’t just put together a season — it built a proper test piece.
Five races. Different formats. Different pressures.
Same outcome: if you weren’t ready, you were going to get found out.
At the centre of it all, Class President Antoine Mermod looked ahead to his ninth season at the helm with a simple message — the numbers might ebb and flow, but the level never drops.
16-05-2026
The IMOCA Class entered 2026 with a five-race calendar blending solo endurance and fully-crewed intensity, setting the stage for one of the most demanding and technically advanced offshore seasons yet.
16-05-2026
In offshore sailing, true greatness is rarely defined by speed alone. It is shaped by endurance, judgement, innovation — and the ability to keep going when the ocean, the clock, and life itself begin to apply pressure. This year, the Magnus Olsson Foundation has recognised exactly that blend of qualities by naming Charlie Dalin as the recipient of the 2025 Magnus “Mange” Olsson Prize.
04-01-2026
FORT-DE-FRANCE, MARTINIQUE — After nearly two weeks of relentless ocean racing, Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière aboard Charal have claimed a resounding victory in the 17th edition of the Transat Café L’OR, sealing their dominance in the IMOCA Class with a performance that will be remembered for years to come
12-11-2025
With just over 500 nautical miles remaining, the Transat Café L’OR 2025 has evolved into a high-speed masterclass in precision, endurance, and teamwork — led by Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière aboard Charal. As the pair charge westward through the rolling Trade Winds toward Fort-de-France, Martinique, the black and red IMOCA is flying, averaging speeds that have left their rivals in the wake of frothing whitecaps and disbelief.
10-11-2025
LE HAVRE, FRANCE | The final IMOCA race of the 2025 season has officially roared into life, as 18 of the world’s fastest foiling yachts crossed the start line of the Transat Café L’OR, bound for Fort-de-France, Martinique.
Stretching 4,350 nautical miles across the North Atlantic, the race marks the dramatic finale to a year of relentless competition for the IMOCA fleet — and with conditions building out of the English Channel, this one promises to be fast, furious, and full of fireworks.
05-11-2025