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The Ocean Race Atlantic: a close-fought debut, the race film and the road to Alicante 2027

The first Ocean Race Atlantic brought six IMOCA crews from New York to Lorient, with United by the Ocean taking victory and less than half an hour separating the leading four boats. The organisers’ retrospective, released on 16 September, looks back at a demanding crossing and ahead to the round-the-world race starting in Alicante on 17 January 2027. The event was The Ocean Race’s first point-to-point transatlantic in its 53-year history and, according to the organisers,...

#Lorient September 16, 2026

MSIG Europe completes The Ocean Race Atlantic as the final standings are confirmed

MSIG Europe was classified sixth on 12 September 2026, completing the fleet’s results in the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic from New York to Lorient. Conrad Colman’s crew brought the event to a close after a demanding crossing aboard its only non-foiling IMOCA. A shortened course in light windsWith extremely light winds and an adverse tidal current preventing progress, the race committee finished MSIG Europe in place, approximately 15 nautical miles short of the original...

#Lorient September 13, 2026

United by the Ocean wins The Ocean Race Atlantic by just 8 minutes 56 seconds

Paul Meilhat’s United by the Ocean won the first edition of The Ocean Race Atlantic on 10 September 2026, beating Francesca Clapcich’s 11th Hour Racing by 8 minutes 56 seconds in Lorient. After nearly eight days of racing from New York, the result came down to a close duel along the French coast. A crossing decided in the final milesThe Atlantic had delivered rough seas and boat speeds above 30 knots. Near Lorient, the leaders faced a different test: flat water, roughly 10...

#Lorient September 13, 2026

The Ocean Race Atlantic: four contenders with 500 miles to Lorient

Four teams were still in contention as The Ocean Race Atlantic entered its final 500 nautical miles on 9 September 2026. DMG MORI Global One held the advantage in the inaugural fully crewed IMOCA crossing from New York to Lorient, with fast reaching conditions giving way to the prospect of a tense, lighter-wind finish. This report covers the organisers’ bulletin of 9 September. Positions are the snapshot at 12:00 UTC that day; the arrival window below is the forecast...

#Lorient September 10, 2026