Now into its third edition, the Barcelona World Race is a well-established regatta which has consistently pushed the bar up with every edition; a landmark achievement in times of world economic crisis. The regatta is also the global benchmark for double-handed ocean sailing, its success backed up by a truly impressive list of entries that has grown with every edition and a huge and ever-increasing following.
Over seven million individual internet users have visited the regatta website, with almost 37 million page views; 360,000 videos have been watched on the official YouTube channel; over 3,900 articles and news items have been published in the Spanish press alone, as well as 79 hours of news on TV, not counting programmes broadcast, according to the provisional tracking data for the competition on the 30th of April 2014. These are figures enjoyed by only the best international sporting events.
The development of grass-roots ocean sailing; the support made available for young sailors; the development of in-house technology; bringing the ocean adventure closer to the general public - through the regatta itself and the Educational Programme: these are some of the milestone achievements of the Barcelona World Race.
The pioneering sporting model of the Barcelona World Race is a framework for the values of industry and teamwork, which are inherent to ocean sailing. It has also established itself as an excellent visibility platform for company sponsorship, both in Spain and worldwide.
