Ocean Racing

Ocean Racing

13 Seasons

Ocean and offshore racing is the ultimate yachting challenge of the elements with many various types of yachts in a shapes and sizes. Not for the faint hearted!

Offshore & Ocean Classics:
Fastnet
Sydney to Hobart
Mini Transat
Volvo Ocean Race
Vendée Globe
Clipper Round The World Race

The governing body for many of the top races is the Royal Ocean Race Club.

Ocean Racing
  • Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Seventy Nine

    Episode 1

    And then there were three! 'The Inseparables' was the name for the three Musketeers - Athos, Porthos and Aramis or in the modern era - Charlie, Louis and Boris. It's time for one of them to shut the rest down! Footage ©Vendée Globe / Nefertiti Production

    Video Producer: VR Sport Media 

  • Gitana Team - Act 2 - Roaring Forties and Retirement

    Episode 2

    Maxi Edmond de Rothschild's attempt to break the Jules Verne record was brought to an abrupt end in the Indian Ocean not before they broke a few records and one day seven hours ahead of the current record Trophy holder. Their record attempt was stopped in its tracks when inspection of the starboa...

  • Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Eighty

    Episode 3

    Ladies and Gentlemen - Final Bets Please! The gunslingers have gone all in and what cards are they holding? Ruyant and Bestaven have upped the ante by going North joined by Burton - have they got aces up their sleeves with the bigger SW breeze? Two strategies - who's holding and who's bluffing? F...

  • Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Eighty One

    Episode 4

    It's official - Line Honours for Charlie Dalin - 80 days 6 hours, 15 minutes and 47 seconds but will it be enough to secure the Vendée Globe Trophy? What a finish tonight and tomorrow morning is turning out to be - hot favourite is now Yannick Bestaven with his 10 hour 15 minute time redress - on...

  • Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Eighty Two

    Episode 5

    The Magnificent Seven Arrive Home (plus one). Monster programme of all the finishers. If Hollywood wrote a script for a film of 80 days of human endeavour against the elements even they wouldn't believe it! What an epic journey around the globe. As predicted yesterday, Yannick Bestaven has taken ...

  • Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Eighty Three

    Episode 6

    The unconventional hero, Jean Le Cam, finished his fifth Vendée Globe in 4th overall after his time redress. A massive achievement when he was racing a 14 year old IMOCA 60 and he led for a day and a half, rescued Kevin Escoffier and chatted to his President. A true wandering star amongst all ski...

  • Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Eighty Eight

    Episode 7

    Here Comes The Girls! Clarisse Cremer smashes the 21 year monohull solo non stop record for a female skipper and finishes 12th overall out of a fleet of 33 starters. She took the title in her stride and pushed the equality in the male dominated sport further into balance. Plus all of the finisher...

  • Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Eighty Nine

    Episode 8

    13th placed, Jérémie Beyou, will be one of the most anticipated and celebrated finishes in VG history. One of the hot favourites for the overall win, he was forced to turn back 600 miles after the start due to severe damage to his rudder. He restarted 9 days later.. Plus Clarisse's celebrations c...

  • Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Ninety One

    Episode 9

    Jérémie Beyou and Romain Attanasio are the latest skippers to finish today and the fans showed their appreciation of their endeavours over the 90 days at sea. It looks like a mighty battle mid fleet with five boats lining up to all finish next Wednesday - Kojiro Shiraishi is leading but Pip Hare ...

  • Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Ninety Six

    Episode 10

    Rolling, rolling, rolling into the finish line for five other Vendée Globe skippers. Arnaud, Kojiro, Alan, Stephane and Pip arrive all within 24 hours of each other after a mid fleet battle royal! Footage ©Vendée Globe / Nefertiti Production

    Video Producer: VR Sport Media 

  • Vendée Globe 2020 - Day 106

    Episode 11

    Most of the intrepid sailors are back ashore but let's not forget the tailenders! They have raced around the globe single handed, through every type of condition the sea could throw at them and most have survived. Costa, Giraud, Merron and Cousin have succeeded where may have failed. Footage ©Ven...

  • Vendée Globe 2020 - The Final 'Finn'ish

    Episode 12

    33 boats, 25 finishers and they're all safely home! Congratulations to Alexia Barrier and Ari Huusela for bringing the official Vendée Globe 2020/21 to a wonderful conclusion. Also, Sam Davies and Isabelle Joschke completed their own circumnavigation of the world with a special heart to finish! F...

  • Vendée Globe 2020 - Until Next Time

    Episode 13

    With the world experiencing lockdown, 33 skippers took to the oceans to compete in the toughest adventure offshore racing has to offer - the Vendée Globe.. VRsportTV has covered all of the action from start to finish with 80 episodes, triumph to tragedy, elation to soul searching - this race had ...

  • Launch of the Actual Ultim 3

    Episode 14

    The Ultim Actual 3 was launched in Lorient. The monster 32m trimaran looks amazing - Yves Le Blev commented "at each launch, we say that it is the most beautiful boat we have. But this one is simple stunning…" Yves will be at the helm of this foiler alongside the Actual team very soon.

    Video Pr...

  • Gitana Team - Making an Ocean Maxi Trimaran Fly..

    Episode 15

    Launched in 2017 after more than three years of research and two years of construction, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild is the pioneer of great trimarans designed to fly offshore. Transformed from a classic Archimedean mode, with almost 50 sqm in contact with the water, to a flying mode where the 1...

  • Team Actual Leader - First flight with Actual Ultim 3!

    Episode 16

    Team Actual took out their new Maxi trimaran, Ultim 3, out flying over the water for the first time - yes the boat really making that noise - she's singing really!

    Video Producer: Team Actual Leader

  • The Ocean Race Europe 2021 - The Race and Skippers

    Episode 17

    The inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe starts on May 29, 2021 from Lorient, France and finishes in Genova, Italy on June 19th, with stops in Cascais, Portugal, and Alicante, Spain along the way. Twelve boats start with the ocean racing one-design VO65s and foiling IMOCA 60 just taken a br...

  • Team Actual Take Ultim 3 For A Spin

    Episode 18

    Team Actual go for a spin in their new Maxi trimaran, Ultim 3 skippered by ocean racer legend Yves Le Blevec. Making her hum off the coast of France.

    Video Producer: Team Actual

  • The Ocean Race Europe 2021 - Preview

    Episode 19

    Interviews with many of the sailors who will be traversing around Europe with possibly Beethoven ringing in their ears.. The ocean one-design VO65 and foiling IMOCA 60 yachts are capable of 24-distance runs over 600nm in the right conditions out in the open ocean. During The Ocean Race Europe the...

  • The Ocean Race Europe 2021 - Start

    Episode 20

    The inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe got underway with the race’s fleet of 12 high-performance ocean-going yachts setting off from Lorient, France on the opening leg to Cascais in Portugal. This new three-stage European race has been created to showcase professional fully-crewed offshor...

  • The Ocean Race Europe 2021 - Day Two

    Episode 21

    The 12 international teams competing in the opening leg of The Ocean Race Europe have made steady progress across the Bay of Biscay in their first 24 hours since leaving Lorient, France yesterday afternoon, bound for Cascais in Portugal. LinkedOut is currently leading the fleet and the IMOCA 60s ...

  • The Ocean Race Europe 2021 - Day Three

    Episode 22

    Here comes the girls! Great to see so many top female sailors helming or out on the rail - Mirpuri leading the VO65s and 11th Hour and LinkedOut battling into the finish of Leg 1 with their IMOCA 60s. Freshening winds off the northwest tip of Spain have meant significantly faster sailing for the ...

  • The Ocean Race Europe 2021 - Day Four

    Episode 23

    Racing neck and neck to the finish of Leg 1 - The Ocean Race Europe. The northerly winds strengthened as the fleet rounded the virtual Atlantic turning mark early this morning and that meant some exhilarating high-speed sailing for the crews in both the one-design VO65s and the development rule I...

  • The Ocean Race Europe 2021 - Leg 1 Finish

    Episode 24

    What a finish! The opening leg of The Ocean Race Europe came to a nail-biting finish in Cascais with the winners in both the VO65 and IMOCA 60 classes decided only in the last few moments of the four-day passage from Lorient, France. A thrilling conclusion in the one design VO65 class saw The Aus...