Protecting is not enough. We need to act.
At Masai Ocean Racing, our adventure goes far beyond sporting performance. Because the ocean is our playground, our workplace and a major part of our lives, we have chosen to use our project to help protect it.
We support Blue Alliance, an organisation dedicated to the hands-on management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around the world.
Creating a protected area on a map is not enough. It must be monitored, restored and defended against illegal fishing, while working closely with the local communities whose livelihoods depend directly on the sea.
This is the strength of the Blue Alliance model: combining ecosystem protection, field-based management and a sustainable local blue economy to turn protected areas into genuinely thriving and resilient marine environments.
Through our races and our participation in the Global Solo Challenge, we want every mile we sail to help raise awareness of these concrete conservation efforts.
Sailing around the world to help protect the one we cross.
Protecting nature with those who depend on it
Ocean conservation cannot be truly sustainable without creating a future for the communities who live along its shores.
Blue Alliance therefore combines conservation with the development of a local blue economy: sustainable small-scale fisheries, regenerative aquaculture, ecotourism and other activities that support reef preservation.
The goal is simple: create jobs, improve the livelihoods of local communities, and progressively generate revenue that can sustainably finance the long-term management of Marine Protected Areas.
Today, Blue Alliance is active in Indonesia, the Philippines and Tanzania, in some of the most biodiverse marine regions on the planet.
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Don’t miss the book release!
À bout de mer.
Jérôme Delire and Caroline Dieu, the Belgian couple competing in the Transat Café L’Or Le Havre Normandie 2025, were forced to retire in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Retirement does not erase the adventure. On the contrary, it reveals its true nature: a beautiful, powerful and deeply demanding journey. After one round-the-world voyage, six transatlantic crossings and thousands of miles sailed together, they now share a moving account that takes readers deep into the harsh reality of offshore racing.
Caribbean Flyby 2026 !
Extreme training ahead of the Global Solo Challenge 2027!
Next winter, our team is preparing far more than a simple ocean crossing: an extreme training challenge in real conditions, designed as a full-scale rehearsal before the Global Solo Challenge.
Scheduled for November 2026, this challenge consists of a solo round trip between Europe and the Caribbean, covering nearly 8,000 nautical miles non-stop and without assistance. It will be a demanding adventure, where every mile counts and where skipper Jérôme Delire will face the raw reality of solo ocean sailing.
For several weeks at sea, this extreme passage will put to the test the physical endurance, mental resilience and technical mastery required to take on a solo round-the-world race. Sleep management, weather strategy, boat reliability, repairs at sea, solitude: all the key elements of a round-the-world race will be brought together.
This project is part of a rigorous and progressive preparation process, with one clear objective: to arrive on the start line of the Global Solo Challenge fully ready, confident and sharp. Our Caribbean Flyby will be a full-scale laboratory, a key milestone to push the limits, validate technical choices and strengthen offshore experience.
A committed crossing, a human and maritime challenge, and a decisive step towards one of the greatest challenges in solo offshore racing.
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