The Ocean Race 2022–23
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 Team Volvo Ocean 65 class: WindWhisper Racing Team |
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The Ocean Race 2022–23 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) |
Benjamin Dutreux (skipper) Robert Stanjek (skipper) |
Kevin Escoffier (skipper) Abby Ehler (crew member) |
Team Malizia | Biotherm Racing | |
Boris Herrmann (skipper) Will Harris (crew member) |
Paul Meilhat (skipper) Anthony Marchand (crew member) |
- VO65
Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team | Team JAJO | Viva México |
---|---|---|
António Fontes (skipper) Frederico Pinheiro de Melo (crew member) |
Jelmer van Beek (skipper) Rutger Vos (crew member) |
Erik Brockmann (skipper) Roberto Bermúdez (crew member) |
Ambersail II | WindWhisper Racing Team | Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova |
Rokas Milevičius (skipper) Saulius Pajarskas (crew member) |
Pablo Arrarte (skipper) Stan Bajerski (crew member) |
Gerwin Jansen (skipper) Jolbert van Dijk (crew member) |
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 3 was scored two times.
RET - Team retired from the leg
DNS - Did not start
RED - Redress
In-port series
- DNF - Did not finish
References
- ^ The Ocean Race 2023 preview: What's in store for the new race
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "VO65 Route". Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ a b Scoreboard
External links
- Official website
See Also
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.