{"id":27949,"date":"2021-03-18T08:33:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T08:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seabookings.com\/blog\/lisbon-the-sailing-capital-of-europe\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T16:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T16:21:57","slug":"lisbon-the-sailing-capital-of-europe","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.seabookings.com\/de\/blog\/lisbon-the-sailing-capital-of-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisbon, the Sailing Capital of Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lissabon<\/a> is home to several major sailing events<\/strong>. In July this year, the Portuguese capital city hosted\u00a0die Tall Ship Races<\/a><\/strong> and in 2017 something even bigger will happen. Lisbon will be the start of the Volvo Ocean Races<\/strong>, affirming its status as sailing capital of Europe. Sailing in Lisbon is now, more than ever, worldwide known.<\/h4>\n

Portugal is known for its sailing in Lisbon for many centuries, since the seafaring in the 15th century to the modern marinas and unique sailing conditions today.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2011-12 and 2014-15, Lisbon staged major stopovers of the event. As Lissabon<\/a> became one of the most successful host cities of the Volvo Ocean Race<\/strong> it has now been chosen as the destination for a flying start to the edition of 2017-18.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Volvo Ocean Race – photo by TIAGO PETINGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Volvo Ocean Race is a truly global event. Its global aspect is becoming more and more visible. In the 2014-15 edition, the boats made 11 stops across five continents. More than 2.4 million visitors entered the Race Villages around the world<\/strong>. In that edition, there were the old favourites like Cape Town, Auckland and Lisbon, and some new experiences, such as Newport and The Hague.<\/span><\/p>\n

Given that the 2014-15 \u00a0route was a great success, the following stopovers are already confirmed for the 2017-18 edition:<\/span><\/p>\n