2023_The_Ocean_Race
The Ocean Race 2022–23
Around-the-world yacht race
The Ocean Race 2022–23 was the 14th edition of the round-the-world The Ocean Race. It started in Alicante, Spain.[1]
11th Hour, Malizia, and Biotherm at Newport, Rhode Island | |
| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 14th |
| Dates | 8 January 2023 – 1 July 2023 |
| Yachts | IMOCA 60 Volvo Ocean 65 |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 11 teams 5 teams in the IMOCA 60 class, 6 teams in the Volvo Ocean 65 class |
| Results | |
| Winner | IMOCA 60 class: 11th Hour Racing TeamVolvo Ocean 65 class:  WindWhisper Racing Team |
2026–27 → | |
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the organizers to delay the race planned for 2021–22.[2]
A total of 11 boats participated in the race, 5 in the IMOCA 60 class and 6 in the Volvo Ocean 65 class.[3]
- IMOCA
| 11th Hour Racing |
 GUYOT environnement - Team Europe |
 Holcim - PRB |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Enright (skipper)
|
 Benjamin Dutreux (skipper)
|
Kevin Escoffier (skipper)
|
 Team Malizia |
Biotherm Racing | |
| Boris Herrmann (skipper)
|
Paul Meilhat (skipper)
|
- VO65
 Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team |
 Team JAJO |
 Viva México |
|---|---|---|
| António Fontes (skipper)
|
Jelmer van Beek (skipper)
|
Erik Brockmann (skipper)
|
 Ambersail II |
WindWhisper Racing Team |
  Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova |
| Rokas Milevičius (skipper)
|
 Pablo Arrarte (skipper)
|
Gerwin Jansen (skipper)
|
The route and stopover dates for the 2023 edition have been announced in December 2021.[4] The VO65 class boats only participate in the first and the last two legs, for "The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup".[5]
| # | event | start date | start place → finish place | distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | In-port race | 8 January 2023 | Alicante | |
| 02 | Leg 1 | 15 January 2023 | Alicante →  Cape Verde | 1,900 nmi (3,500 km) |
| 03 | Leg 2 (IMOCA 60 only) | 25 January 2023 | Cape Verde →  Cape Town | 4,600 nmi (8,500 km) |
| 04 | In-port race (IMOCA 60 only) | 24 February 2023 | Cape Town | |
| 05 | Leg 3 (IMOCA 60 only) | 26 February 2023 | Cape Town →  Itajaí | 12,750 nmi (23,610 km) |
| 06 | In-port race (IMOCA 60 only) | 21 April 2023 | Itajaí | |
| 07 | Leg 4 (IMOCA 60 only) | 23 April 2023 | Itajaí → Newport, Rhode Island | 5,550 nmi (10,280 km) |
| 08 | In-port race (IMOCA 60 only) | 20 May 2023 | Newport, Rhode Island | |
| 09 | Leg 5 (IMOCA 60 only) | 21 May 2023 | Newport, Rhode Island →  Aarhus | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) |
| 10 | In-port race | 4 June 2023 | Aarhus | |
| 11 | Leg 6 | 8 June 2023 | Aarhus → The Hague | 800 nmi (1,500 km) |
| 12 | In-port race | 13 June 2023 | The Hague | |
| 13 | Leg 7 | 15 June 2023 | The Hague → Genoa | 2,200 nmi (4,100 km) |
| 14 | In-port race | 1 July 2023 | Genoa | |
nmi: nautical miles.
Overall standings
| Leg 1 |
Leg 2 |
Leg 3* |
Leg 4 |
Leg 5 |
Leg 6 |
Leg 7 |
Penalty | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo Ocean 65 class | ||||||||||||||
| WindWhisper Racing Team |
6 | not part of the Volvo Ocean 65 route[5] | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Team JAJO |
5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||
| Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova |
4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| Viva México |
2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team |
0 RET |
5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| Ambersail 2 |
3 | 0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 | 3 | |||||||||
| IMOCA 60 class | ||||||||||||||
| 11th Hour Racing Team |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 RED |
0 | 37 | ||||
 Holcim - PRB |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 RET |
8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 34 | ||||
| Team Malizia |
3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 32 | ||||
| Biotherm Racing |
2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| GUYOT environnement - Team Europe |
1 | 1 | 0 RET |
0 RET |
0 DNS |
1 | 0 RET |
-1 | 2 | |||||
| Source:[6] | ||||||||||||||
*Leg 3 was scored two times.
RET - Team retired from the leg
DNS - Did not start
RED - Redress
In-port series
| Ali |
CT |
Ita |
NP |
Aar |
Hag |
Gen |
Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo Ocean 65 class | ||||||||||||||
| WindWhisper Racing Team |
6 | not part of the Volvo Ocean 65 route[5] |
6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | ||||||||
| Team JAJO |
0 DNF |
5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |||||||||
| Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team |
0 DNF |
3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||
| Viva México |
0 DNF |
4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
| Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova |
0 DNF |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
| Ambersail 2 |
0 DNF |
0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 | |||||||||
| IMOCA 60 class | ||||||||||||||
| 11th Hour Racing Team |
4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| Team Malizia |
5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 25 | ||||||
| Biotherm Racing |
3 | 0 DNS |
4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||||||
| Holcim - PRB |
0 DNF |
5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | ||||||
| GUYOT environnement - Team Europe |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 DNS |
0 DNS |
5 | 0 DNS |
10 | ||||||
| Source:[6] | ||||||||||||||
- DNF - Did not finish
- "The Ocean Race delayed by one year due to Coronavirus: the Grand Finale in Genoa slides to 2023. But 2021 will see a European edition". Daily Nautica. 18 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- "Fleets assembling in Alicante for final run towards start of The Ocean Race". theoceanrace.com. 2 January 2023.
- "Stopover dates announced for The Ocean Race 2022-23". theoceanrace.com. 20 December 2021.
- "VO65 Route". Retrieved 21 January 2023.
See also
- The Ocean Race Europe
- Ocean Globe Race, a retro race to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread Round the World Race.