volvo ocean race

the ocean race is the toughest test of a team in sport – and sailing's greatest round-the-world challenge. since 1973, winning the race has been an obsession for the world's best sailors – olympic champions, record breakers and pioneers. with teams racing through the most extreme spots on the planet – closer to the astronauts in the space station than anyone else on land – and calling at iconic cities on 6 continents, the ocean race is a truly global sporting competition with adventure and sustainability at its heart, and sailors testing the limits of human ambition and performance.