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It worked before S
outhampton used to be known as the “home of ocean racing” when large sailing events were hosted in the 80s, 90s and 2000s. Now it will be the
start and finish port again. MDL Marinas (MDL) will host the first Ocean Globe Race at its Ocean Village Marina before the 14-boat fleet sets out from the Solent o n 10 September to once again race around the world. This will be a four-leg, 30,000-nautical mile marathon that harks back 50 years to the very roots of ocean racing. It will finish at Ocean Village around 1 April 2024. The Ocean Globe Race has been conceived to celebrate the 50th
of the firstWhitbread Round theWorld Race in 1973-74 and, with perfect synergy, MDL is celebrating 50 years since the company founded its flourishingmarina business on the River Thames. The fleet will gather at Ocean Village in
September for a 13-day assembly period before the gun fires and the fleet sets sail once again for Cape Town, South Africa.
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MDL has dredged areas of the marina for the fleet and set up a Race Village for the crews, teams, race officials, sponsors and supporters, and of course the public. Just like the old days. ‘By hosting the start and finish of this
retro edition of this historic race at our Ocean Village Marina, we’re hoping to recreate the jubilant atmosphere of the early races, welcoming crowds of supporters and capturing the imagination of visitors and inspiring the next generation of ‘round the world sailors,’ explains Tim Mayer from MDL.
anniversary
Back where it all started The Whitbread Round the World Race, which later became the Volvo Ocean Race and is now The Ocean Race, first started in 1973 as an amateur event, available for anyone with offshore experience and sufficient dedication. Now, celebrating the anniversary, the Ocean Globe Race will bring it back to where it all began. The gun will be fired in Southampton on 10 September this year. The fleet of
The further the Whitbread Race and its successors move away from its roots the more the event struggled. Something that has not escaped the attentions of oceanic racing impressario Don MacIntyre...
14 yachts are divided into three classes, which will set off on the classic 30,000- nautical mile route around the world: First leg to Cape Town, second leg to Auckland, third leg to Punta del Este, and fourth and last leg back to Southampton. The race is set to finish at the beginning of April 2024, a journey of about eight months. And this adventure is possible with a budget that’s within reach for a lot of amateur sailors: ‘Our calculations show that a campaign for the Ocean Globe Race in the Adventure Class can be done with a total cost of as little as 125,000 euros,’ says Ocean Globe Race founder, Don McIntyre. Two of the three classes are defined
by size: The Adventure Class is for boats 47-55ft and the Sayula Class (named after the Mexican winner of the first Whitbread) is for boats 55-65ft. Finally, the Flyer Class is for previous participants in the Whitbread – more specifically those that took part in the seventies and eighties. In this class, five true legends have been refitted and made ready to go around the world one more time. They are all part of
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