Portimão Global Ocean Race About The Race in English

Les Sables d'Olonne, France - GOR Leg 5 finish port

Oliver Dewar — Wednesday, 21st December, 2011

Portimão Global Ocean Race 2008-09 Leg 1: Portimão – Cape Town

Oliver Dewar — Wednesday, 2nd March, 2011

An overview of Portimão Global Ocean Race 2008-09 Leg 1 from Portimão – Cape Town

Portimão Global Ocean Race Leg 2: Cape Town – Wellington

Oliver Dewar — Wednesday, 2nd March, 2011

an overview of Portimão Global Ocean Race 2008-09 Leg 2 from Cape Town – Wellington

Portimão Global Ocean Race Leg 3: Wellington – Ilhabela

Oliver Dewar — Wednesday, 2nd March, 2011

An overview Portimão Global Ocean Race 2008-09 Leg 3 from Wellington – Ilhabela (7,200 nm)

Portimão Global Ocean Race Leg 4: Ilhabela – Charleston

Oliver Dewar — Wednesday, 2nd March, 2011

An overview of Portimão Global Ocean Race 2008-09 Leg 4 from Ilhabela – Charleston (4,771 nm)

Portimão Global Ocean Race Leg 5: Charleston – Portimão

Oliver Dewar — Wednesday, 2nd March, 2011

An overview of Portimão Global Ocean Race 2008-09 Leg 5 from Charleston – Portimão (3,440 nm)

In the Beginning

PGOR Team — Wednesday, 30th September, 2009

Josh Hall recounts the how, where and why of The Global Ocean Race - the Birth of a Classic around the world yacht race.

Cape Town

GOR Team — Wednesday, 30th September, 2009

The Royal Cape Yacht Club sits at the foot of Africa, a quiet enclave tucked away among the bustle and grit of Cape Town’s docks. It is a prime location for sailors looking for respite from stormy weather and the club has hosted tens of thousands of travel weary sailors over the years.

Wellington

PGOR Team — Wednesday, 30th September, 2009

Wellington, New Zealand, the capital city of a country many agree to be the sailing capital of the world, will play host to the Global Ocean Race in early 2012 continuing a long tradition of the country’s strong involvement in offshore ocean racing.

Charleston

PGOR Team — Wednesday, 30th September, 2009

There is something unique about the American south. It's rich and varied history has moulded the region into a melting pot of ideas, cuisine and culture and no place more resembles the vibrancy of the south than the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. The city sprawls out from Charleston Harbour in wide, tree-lined streets and large Victorian homes in a blend of old and new. The historic district, with its hidden alleys, majestic homes, manicured gardens and tree canopied streets is the perfect place to while away an afternoon transported back to a bygone era of grace and southern hospitality.

Punta del Este

PGOR Team — Wednesday, 30th September, 2009

A warm Uruguayan welcome awaits the Global Ocean Race sailors in Punta del Este after a tough leg 3 across the Southern Ocean from Wellington, New Zealand during which they will round the infamous Cape Horn.

About the Boats: The Class 40

GOR Team — Wednesday, 30th September, 2009

All boats in the Global Ocean Race 2011-12 will be Class 40s, a relatively new class of affordable offshore racing boats.

A Welcome message from Race Director, Josh Hall

Josh Hall — Wednesday, 30th September, 2009

In September 1986 I found myself in Newport, Rhode Island, watching the start of the 1986-87 BOC Challenge – a singlehanded race around the world. For two weeks I had been on the docks helping out any of the entries that needed it, whether it was running some electrical wires or driving them to the supermarket for last-minute purchases of tinned clam chowder.

PredictWind join the Global Ocean Race as an official partner

Oliver Dewar — Wednesday, 16th September, 2009

16th September: Weather prediction company, PredictWind, have joined the Global Ocean Race 2011-12 as an official partner. The company will supply all competitors with their accurate, high resolution wind prediction system free of charge enabling increased tactics in close racing throughout the circumnavigation.

The Course and Schedule

PGOR Team — Thursday, 10th September, 2009

The course for The Global Ocean Race 2011-12 takes in some of the roughest waters on the planet. Starting in Mallorca, Spain the race stops in Cape Town, South Africa; Wellington, New Zealand; Punta del Este, Uruguay and Charleston, USA before finishing back in Mallorca, a total of over 30,000 nautical miles.