The Transat CIC Jury dismiss allegations against Ollie
The International Jury of the Transat CIC dismissed allegations against Ollie, concluding that no rules were broken
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Jun 143 min read
New York Vendée - Ollie finishes with grit and determination
This race was not the promised downwind dash, instead it was a true test of strategy and resilience
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Jun 53 min read
New York Vendée: Halfway and Smiling
'Unusual' might be the understatement of the race, even the start was unconventional
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May 281 min read
How To Follow the New York Vendee
Follow the race all the way from to New York to France on
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May 172 min read
Battered But Not Broken: Race Finished!
Oliver Heer finishes the gruelling Transat CIC keeping his dream of being the first Swiss-German to compete in the Vendée Globe alive
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May 135 min read
A hero's Mindset - Embrace This Sh*t
Sometimes in life things go wrong. Really wrong! Despite thorough planning and your best efforts, you can find yourself in what feels...
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May 74 min read
Race Update - The Transat CIC
The Transat CIC race has a reputation for providing challenging sailing conditions, which tests both the boats and the skippers to the...
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Apr 261 min read
How to follow the Transat CIC Race
How to follow The Transat CIC race
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Apr 202 min read
Race preview - THE TRANSAT CIC
The first race of the season is The Transat CIC Race from Lorient, France to New York. Race Origins and Legacy The Transat CIC, formerly...
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Dec 21, 20235 min read
‘A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor’
A look back at our 2023 season. 2023 has been a rollercoaster of a year, for Ollie and the team, with a mix of smooth and rough patches,...
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Nov 10, 20233 min read
Crisis Averted in “Tonique” conditions
Main photograph ©Jean-Marie Liot / Alea. An eventful first 24 hours of racing for IMOCA fleet in the Transat Jaques Vabre. The start of...
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Oct 18, 20233 min read
What it takes to get a boat ready to race
Race Preparation Before every race there is a period of intense boat preparation, and the longer the race the more important this...
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Oct 4, 20234 min read
Milestone Achieved: Official Candidate for Vendée Globe 2024!
We are extremely excited to announce that Oliver Heer Ocean Racing is now an official candidate for the Vendée Globe 2024, which is a...
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Sep 23, 20234 min read
Defying the gremlins at Défi Azimut
Oliver Heer is one step closer to his Vendée Globe dream after completing the extremely challenging Défi Azimut 48-hour offshore race...
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Jul 26, 20233 min read
Fantastic Result in Rolex Fastnet Race
The Oliver Heer Ocean Racing team are off to a great start this season with an excellent result in a challenging Rolex Fastnet Race. As...
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Jul 4, 20232 min read
Setting Sail for a challenging 2023 Season
The Oliver Heer Ocean Racing team is geared up and ready for an exciting and challenging 2023 Imoca Globe series. After months of intense...
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Jan 23, 20234 min read
From Clutches to Furling, What We Can All Take From The IMOCAs
The IMOCA class has long been at the forefront of technological development in deck gear and rigging systems. Many of the performance...
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Nov 30, 20222 min read
Oliver Heer Completes Route Du Rhum
At 21:37 on the 29th of November, Swiss Skipper Oliver Heer and his IMOCA Gitana 80 finally finished the 2022 edition of the famous Route...
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Nov 26, 20223 min read
Next stop Guadeloupe
Route Du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe 2022 – The second week……. When the team signed up for the Route du Rhum it was always seen as a...
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Nov 18, 20222 min read
If it was easy Everyone would do it!
Route Du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe 2022 – The first week…….. If it was easy, everyone would do it, but so far, the Route Du Rhum 2022...
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