Volunteering Opportunities with The Ocean Race Europe 2025

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One month out from the start of the 2025 edition of The Ocean Race Europe seven mixed-gender crews made up of sailors from across 13 nations are in the throes of their final preparations for the Race start in Kiel, Germany on August 10. The 2025 edition is built on the foundations of the inaugural race in 2021 and is held under the banner of “Connecting Europe”. The 4,500-nautical mile multi-stage offshore race starts in Kiel, Germany on August 10 and takes the fleet around Europe, with stops in England, Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy, before the teams arrive in Boka Bay, Montenegro, around September 15–16 and the Final Scoring Race on September 20, The finish in Montenegro marks the first time in its over 50-year history that crews from The Ocean Race will compete on the Adriatic Sea. All seven teams will compete in foiling IMOCA designs which use retractable foils to help lift the yacht’s hull partially out of the water to reduce drag and increase speed. The teams will race with four sailors aboard (plus an onboard reporter) representing at least two nationalities, at least one of which must be female. Spread around the fleet are 11 skippers from the Vendée Globe 2024–25, and six past-winners of The Ocean Race around the world. The Ocean Race Europe 2025 will start on August 10 from Kiel, Germany with the 850-nautical mile opening leg taking the fleet to Portsmouth, England. Leg 2 sees the fleet race 1,400 nautical miles to Cartagena, Spain – via a fly-by in Matosinhos / Porto in Portugal. The 650-nautical mile third leg through the Mediterranean finishes in Nice, France, before the fleet sets off on the planned-to-be 600-nautical mile fourth leg to Genova, Italy. The approximately 1,000-nautical mile fifth and final leg takes the crews into the Adriatic to the finish in Boka Bay, Montenegro.