Barcelona World Race

News AUG 18, 2017 10:05

United against fear

The Barcelona World Race team are appalled and deeply saddened by the Barcelona attack. Our thoughts, solidarity and support are with the victims, their families and our security forces.

Barcelona revealed as venue for the fourth Act of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™

From 20 -23 July, Barcelona, where the 1992 Olympics were staged 25 years ago this summer, will become the fourth Olympic sailing venue to host the Series, alongside Qingdao, Rio and Sydney. FNOB and OC Sport collaborate once again to further push the boundaries of sailing in Barcelona with another world-class major sporting event.

News JUN 14, 2017 12:12

Barcelona hosts for the first time the board meeting of the IMOCA class worldwide

News APR 24, 2017 18:11

The Barcelona World Race 2018-2019 publishes its Notice of Race

News JAN 10, 2017 11:35

Didac Costa in the middle of the Pacific

News JAN 4, 2017 13:02

Albert Medina, farewell to a faithful and enthusiastic friend

Albert Medina, TV3 - Television of Catalonia sports features director and enthusiastic collaborator of the Barcelona World Race left us yesterday. The whole team of the Barcelona Foundation for Oceanic Sailing (FNOB) and offshore sailing followers owe much to him.

News AUG 18, 2017 10:05

United against fear

The Barcelona World Race team are appalled and deeply saddened by the Barcelona attack. Our thoughts, solidarity and support are with the victims, their families and our security forces.

Barcelona revealed as venue for the fourth Act of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™

News JUN 14, 2017 12:12

Barcelona hosts for the first time the board meeting of the IMOCA class worldwide

News APR 24, 2017 18:11

The Barcelona World Race 2018-2019 publishes its Notice of Race

News JAN 10, 2017 11:35

Didac Costa in the middle of the Pacific

News JAN 4, 2017 13:02

Albert Medina, farewell to a faithful and enthusiastic friend

Interviews DEC 27, 2014 13:41

Jean-Pierre Dick: "I really wanted to be on the start line”

Jean-Pierre Dick has won both editions of the Barcelona World Race so far. But the French skipper will not race this time to defend his title. The skipper from Nice is working on his new IMOCA 60 Saint-Michel-Virbac, a Verdier-VPLP design which he is having built for the next Vendée Globe. The boat will be launched at the end of the spring 2015 but until then the skipper is high and dry, boat-less. So there will not be a third double-handed circumnavigation for JP, even if the Barcelona World Race is an event he dearly loves and wanted to be back in…

Guillermo Altadill: "It is up to the ocean to decide who is the favourite"

Guillermo Altadill has more round the world experience than any other skipper in the Barcelona World Race fleet, garnered from the earlier days of the Whitbread on Fortuna and Galicia-Pescanova, Assa Abloy and Ericsson as well as The Race on the Maxi multi Club Med. He has amassed an incredible number of ocean racing miles over 30 or so years on all types of craft.

Interviews DEC 17, 2014 15:02

Willy Garcia: Respect and Caution

Interviews DEC 15, 2014 17:00

Conrad the Kiwi Chameleon

Interviews DEC 13, 2014 14:22

Jorg Riechers:"I also like being the underdog. Nobody is expecting us to do well"

Interviews DEC 11, 2014 13:16

Bruno Garcia: “I heart the Barcelona World Race”

Bruno Garcia is a Barcelona based cardiologist who has always liked to make his own heart beat just a little faster. For many years he has been at the forefront of Spain's solo and short handed ocean racing movement, one of the pioneers who has inspired some of the younger Spanish ocean racers. And when he is not ocean racing, working as an interventionist cardiologist he is something of an extreme skier. The other love always close to his heart is his family. He also loves to spend time with them.

Articles MAR 12, 2015 12:09

Food and nutrition: much more than a diet

Eating well during a double-handed round the world regatta is one of the pillars of racing success. The foods must not only cover the skippers' dietary needs, but also form the basis of vast logistical operation, involving water, energy and boat performance. Jordi Griso, sports coordinator of the FNOB sailing crews tells us all about it in this video from the Barcelona World Race Ocean Campus.

Farr Sighted

Since the Volvo Ocean Race started in October the daily routine in the Farr Yacht Design office changed with everyone pouring over 3 hourly scheds to check the progress of the Volvo Ocean Race. Even the slightest slow down or unexpected maneuver has our team looking at news feeds and watching for text messages and emails while hoping it is just a cloud or an obstruction or a tactical decision and not some major damage or crew injury. Most the time these blips have been minor issues with the exception of the Team Vestas Wind grounding, which within hours was about as serious as it gets.

Articles FEB 17, 2015 15:53

The heart of an ocean athlete

Articles FEB 13, 2015 09:11

Ice: all eyes on the planet

Articles JAN 31, 2015 20:07

How to consult a doctor

Articles DEC 30, 2014 11:52

Keeping watch over the skippers

Race Direction monitor the Barcelona World Race crews around the clock, 24 hours a day, tracking the boats’ progress virtually minute by minute, mile by mile around the world, to – hopefully – Barcelona. They keep the various MRCCs (maritime rescue and surveillance organisations) updated throughout the race. And in times of crisis they are the first point of contact for the skippers and the teams, and thereafter coordinate any actions required.