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2023 The Ocean Race

The Ocean Race 2023 was the 14th edition of the round-the-world The Ocean Race. It started in Alicante, Spain.


Column 1
11th Hour, Malizia, and Biotherm at Newport, Rhode Island
14th
8 January 2023 – 1 July 2023
IMOCA 60Volvo Ocean 65
11 teams5 teams in the IMOCA 60 class, 6 teams in the Volvo Ocean 65 class
IMOCA 60 class: 11th Hour Racing Team
Volvo Ocean 65 class: WindWhisper Racing Team
← 2017–182027 →

The Ocean Race 2023 was the 14th edition of the round-the-world The Ocean Race. It started in Alicante, Spain.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the organizers to delay the race planned for 2021–22.

A total of 11 boats participated in the race, 5 in the IMOCA 60 class and 6 in the Volvo Ocean 65 class.

IMOCA

11th Hour RacingGUYOT environnement - Team EuropeHolcim - PRB
Charlie Enright (skipper)
Justine Mettraux (crew member)
Simon Fisher (navigator)
Francesca Clapcich (crew member)
Jack Bouttell (watch leader)
Amory Ross (onboard reporter)Benjamin Dutreux (skipper)
Robert Stanjek (skipper)
Annie Lush (crew Member)
Phillip Kasüske (crew member)
Sébastien Simon (crew member)
Támara Echegoyen (crew member)
Charles Drapeau (onboard reporter)Kevin Escoffier (skipper)
Abby Ehler (crew member)
Sam Goodchild (crew member)
Fabien Delahaye (crew member)
Susann Beucke (crew member)
Tom Laperche (crew member)
Julien Champolion (onboard reporter)
Boris Herrmann (skipper)
Will Harris (crew member)
Nicolas Lunven (crew member)
Rosalin Kuiper (crew member)
Axelle Pillain (crew member)
Yann Eliès (crew member)
Antoine Auriol (onboard reporter)Paul Meilhat (skipper)
Anthony Marchand (crew member)
Amélie Grassi (crew member)
Damien Seguin (crew member)
Samantha Davies (crew member)
Ronan Gladu (onboard reporter)
Anne Beaugé (onboard reporter)
Zhang Minghao (onboard reporter)

VO65

Mirpuri Foundation Racing TeamTeam JAJOViva México
António Fontes (skipper)
Frederico Pinheiro de Melo (crew member)
Matilde Pinheiro de Melo (crew member)
Mariana Lobato (crew member)
Francisca Pinho (crew member)
Hélder Basílio (crew member)
Diogo Cayolla (crew member)
Francisco Maia (crew member)
Francisco Cai-Água (crew member)
Paulo Mirpuri (crew member)
Robin Christol (onboard reporter)Jelmer van Beek (skipper)
Rutger Vos (crew member)
Jorden van Rooijen (crew member)
Bouwe Bekking (crew member)
Maja Micińska (crew member)
Greg Lowden (crew member)
Laura van Veen (crew member)
Max Deckers (crew member)
Simbad Quiroga (crew member)
Joy Eilish Fitzgerald (crew member)
Brend Schuil (onboard reporter)Erik Brockmann (skipper)
Roberto Bermúdez (crew member)
Jaime Arbones (crew member)
Juan Varela (crew member)
Annemieke Bes (crew member)
Carlos Bermúdez (crew member)
Tania Elías Calles (crew member)
Juan Luís Medina (crew member)
Dominique Knüppel (crew member)
Rokas Milevičius (skipper)
Saulius Pajarskas (crew member)
Wiktor Kobryń (crew member)
Deimantė Jarmalavičiūtė (crew member)
Anastasia Kolesnichenko (crew member)
Martin Volkovicki (crew member)
Jonas Drąsutavičius (crew member)
Domantas Juškevičius (crew member)
Sofiia Naumenko (crew member)
Martynas Karpavičius (crew member)
Sigitas Babilius (onboard reporter)Pablo Arrarte (skipper)
Stan Bajerski (crew member)
Szymon Cierzan (crew member)
Liz Wardley (crew member)
Marcin Sutkowski (crew member)
Mateusz Gwóźdź (crew member)
Magdalena Kwaśna (crew member)
Willy Altadill (crew member)
Aksel Magdahl (crew member)
Arianne van de Loosdrecht (crew member)
Antonio Cuervas-Mons (crew member)
Tomasz Piotrowski (onboard reporter)Gerwin Jansen (skipper)
Jolbert van Dijk (crew member)
Ruaridh Wright (crew member)
Michiel Goegebeur (crew member)
Deborah Blair (crew member)
Alberto Riva (crew member)
Oliver Kobale (co-skipper/boat captain)
Anna Luschan (crew member)
Daniel Dagenais-Gaw (crew member)
Cecilia Zorzi (crew member)
Stefan Leitner (onboard reporter)

The route and stopover dates for the 2023 edition have been announced in December 2021. The VO65 class boats only participate in the first and the last two legs, for "The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup".

#eventstart datestart place → finish placedistance
01In-port race8 January 2023Alicante
02Leg 115 January 2023Alicante → Cape Verde1,900 nmi (3,500 km)
03Leg 2 (IMOCA 60 only)25 January 2023Cape Verde → Cape Town4,600 nmi (8,500 km)
04In-port race (IMOCA 60 only)24 February 2023Cape Town
05Leg 3 (IMOCA 60 only)26 February 2023Cape Town → Itajaí12,750 nmi (23,610 km)
06In-port race (IMOCA 60 only)21 April 2023Itajaí
07Leg 4 (IMOCA 60 only)23 April 2023Itajaí → Newport, Rhode Island5,550 nmi (10,280 km)
08In-port race (IMOCA 60 only)20 May 2023Newport, Rhode Island
09Leg 5 (IMOCA 60 only)21 May 2023Newport, Rhode Island → Aarhus3,500 nmi (6,500 km)
10In-port race4 June 2023Aarhus
11Leg 68 June 2023Aarhus → The Hague800 nmi (1,500 km)
12In-port race13 June 2023The Hague
13Leg 715 June 2023The Hague → Genoa2,200 nmi (4,100 km)
14In-port race1 July 2023Genoa

nmi: nautical miles.

*Leg 3 was scored two times.

RET - Team retired from the leg

DNS - Did not start

RED - Redress

AliCTItaNPAarHagGenTotal
Volvo Ocean 65 class
WindWhisper Racing Team6not part of the Volvo Ocean 65 route65219
Team JAJO0 DNF56617
Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team0 DNF34512
Viva México0 DNF42410
Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova0 DNF2338
Ambersail 20 DNF0 DNS0 DNS0 DNS0
IMOCA 60 class
11th Hour Racing Team445434529
Team Malizia533523425
Biotherm Racing30 DNS4252319
Holcim - PRB0 DNF52341217
GUYOT environnement - Team Europe2210 DNS0 DNS50 DNS10
Source:

DNF - Did not finish

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.
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