2023 The Ocean Race

The Ocean Race 2022–23
11th Hour, Malizia, and Biotherm at Newport, Rhode Island
Event title
Edition14th
Dates8 January 2023 – 1 July 2023
YachtsIMOCA 60
Volvo Ocean 65
Competitors
Competitors11 teams
5 teams in the IMOCA 60 class, 6 teams in the Volvo Ocean 65 class
Results
WinnerIMOCA 60 class:
11th Hour Racing Team
Volvo Ocean 65 class:
WindWhisper Racing Team
2027 →

The Ocean Race 2023 was the 14th edition of the round-the-world The Ocean Race. It started in Alicante, Spain.[1]

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the organizers to delay the race planned for 2021–22.[2]

Participants

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)

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)

Team Malizia Biotherm Racing
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 Team Team JAJO Viva 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)

Ambersail II WindWhisper Racing Team Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova
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)

Route

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.

Results

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

References

  1. ^ Matthew Sheahan (4 January 2023). "The Ocean Race 2023 preview: What's in store for the new race - Yachting World". Yachting World. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Fleets assembling in Alicante for final run towards start of The Ocean Race". theoceanrace.com. 2 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Stopover dates announced for The Ocean Race 2022-23". theoceanrace.com. 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "VO65 Route". Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b Scoreboard

See also

See also

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