BE INSPIRED!
THE NETHERLANDS IS ON A MISSION
A DUTCH MARITIME MISSION!
Ocean Racing as the
Ultimate Innovation Loop
Design. Test. Learn. Improve. Repeat.
Build an offshore racing fleet of high-performance boats, transforming existing race boats into Living Test Labs — each one a stepping stone towards the ultimate goal: designing and building the first Dutch next-generation IMOCA 60.
Compete in 15+ of the world’s most prestigious ocean races, continuously testing, learning and improving along the way.
Develop and validate innovations in sensing, data, AI, energy and autonomous sailing under the world’s most demanding conditions.
Accelerating maritime innovation. Inspiring talent. Showcasing Dutch excellence worldwide.
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The Mission:
INSPIRED BY OCEAN RACING. ACCELERATING MARITIME INNOVATION
Every race generates data. Every mile delivers insights. Every test improves the next generation..
To build a next-generation Dutch IMOCA 60 and compete in prestigous offshore ocenraces like the Vendée Globe and more than 15 global ocean races—turning Top sport into a powerful platform for maritime innovation, Dutch excellence and international export promotion.
Our commitment is built on three pillars:
1. Orange Foiling Imoca 60
A global flagship of the Netherlands, build in the Netherlands as a nation of
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Ocean sailors
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Maritime innovators.
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Participating in over 15 ocean races, including de Vendée Globe
2: Orange Event Export Dome
A global Export Show of the Netherlands
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Maritime Innovative industry
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Dutch Export Icons
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Over 30 stop-over villages worldwide
3. Innovative Test Platform
A global real time living lab Test Platform of the Netherlands
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Sensing, Data, AI (USV's/Dual use)
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Composite & Foiling
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Ocean Research
How? By sailing & campaigning all over the world
The Netherlands is setting sail for the ultimate ocean racing challenge: the Vendée Globe and more. Our ambition? To compete with an next generation, Dutch built ORANGE IMOCA 60. Our mission? To put the DUTCH MARITIME INDUSTRY on the global map, to show we are a leading sailing nation, to help make oceans healthy and to accelerate maritime innovation: sensing & data programs for uncrewed USV's with a Live Ocean Test Lab, testing under harsh real time circumstances.
A Seven-Year Global Mission | 2026 – 2032
The journey starts with the acquisition of an IMOCA 60, followed by five years of racing and campaigning across more than 15 international events, including The Ocean Race, Route du Rhum, Transat Jacques Vabre, Défi Azimut, and the Vendée Globe. Every mile raced becomes a stage for innovation, export promotion, recruitment, education, and international collaboration.
More Than a Race | A Platform for Maritime Innovation
Living Test Lab under extreme circumstances
Formule 1 Ocean Racing is a living test platform for acellerating Maritime Innovations. Sharing live data for autonomoaus sailing & navigation
Participating in More Than 15 Oceanraces
This includes The Ocean Race, the Transat Jacques Vabre, the Route du Rhum, the Défi Azimut, and the New York – Vendée race, among others. Each race brings us closer to the start line in Les Sables d’Olonne in 2032. 5 years of global racing and campaigning with global events, network marketing, trade shows & missions, training en recruitment and global exposure. And beyond...
Streaming & Broadcast TV Dutch Maritime Mission
The Mini Dome:: Our mobile TV & Podcast Studio On Tour
Reports - Podcasts - Livestreams
Why is Scheveningen the Home Base & Mission Control Centre?
Scheveningen is the ideal Home Base for the Dutch Maritime Mission. With direct access to the North Sea, it offers perfect conditions for testing, training, and hosting hospitality tours. Jachtclub Scheveningen, long-time host of international sailing races, provides a strong sporting and community foundation. The presence of Campus@Sea, Seasec and innovation Centre, the leading hub for maritime innovation, supports the development of next-generation IMOCA technology. Together with the Dutch Top Sailing Centre, the training centre of the Dutch olympic sailing teams and significant investments in an innovative harbor vision by the municipality and project developers, Scheveningen has become a powerful magnet for the maritime industry. Support of the municipality of The Hague & Province Zuid-Holland
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