The longest and most challenging event in professional sports, the toughest test in the world of sailing, a race famous worldwide, an adventure like no other: The Ocean Race is much more than a race. For many sailors, it is an obsession, and there are professionals who have dedicated practically their entire lives to it, improving day by day to aim for victory. The first edition of the Ocean Race took place between 1973 and 1974, and already at that event, there were 3 boats flying the Italian flag among the competitors. In the 13 editions that have followed since then – every 3 years – there have been 130 Italian sailors. It is therefore an honor that could no longer be postponed to finally host the final stage of this immense regatta, which started from Alicante on January 12, 2023, stopping in Cape Verde, Cape Town, Itajaì, Newport, Aarhus, The Hague, and finally Genoa, between June 24 and July 2.

There are two classes of racing boats allowed, namely the VO65 class of 65 feet and the IMOCA 60 class of 60 feet; in both cases, these are boats capable of covering, under the right conditions, more than 600 nautical miles in 24 hours.