The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026

Kiwi sailor Conrad Colman leads MSIG Europe into a bumpy Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 start, racing 3,000 nautical miles from New York to Lorient.

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The Ocean Race Atlantic start has been pushed back after boats were slowed exiting New York Harbour through whale go-slow zones.

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The Ocean Race Atlantic start off New York is delayed as the fleet slows through whale protection zones in the harbour.

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Kiwi skipper Conrad Colman races his older non-foiling IMOCA MSIG Europe from New York to Lorient, chasing the boat's own speed record.

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The Ocean Race Atlantic fleet leaves New York with six IMOCAs, including two unproven new boats, racing across the Atlantic to Lorient.

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Aaron Hume-Merry is out injured, Elie Pirnay steps in, and a hairdryer saved the hull ahead of the Ocean Race Atlantic start.

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Six IMOCA yachts in the Ocean Race Atlantic will gather 800,000+ ocean measurements while tracking the fragile, weakening Gulf Stream to France.

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Ocean Race Atlantic becomes first edition with compulsory gender-equal crews, as Francesca Clapcich and Paul Meilhat back the historic 50/50 rule.

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MSIG Europe carries the NZL flag in the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic, a foiling IMOCA sprint from New York to Lorient starting 1 September.

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The Racing for the Ocean Teams Challenge scores IMOCA crews on sustainability, not speed, at The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026.

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Conrad Colman's all-Kiwi crew, including Megan Thomson and Anna Merchant, prepares for the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic aboard MSIG Europe

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Megan Thomson joins Conrad Colman's all-Kiwi crew aboard MSIG Europe for the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic, starting New York on 1 September.

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