Offshore sailing race in New Caledonia

Starting and finishing in Nouméa, New Caledonia’s capital, the New Caledonia Groupama Race takes sailors on a 654-nautical-mile anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the island. Featuring a mandatory passage through the legendary Grand Passage at the northern tip of the world’s largest lagoon, this iconic offshore race is internationally renowned as one of the most demanding — and rewarding — sailing challenges in paradise.