2023 The Ocean Race

The 2022–2023 The Ocean Race is the 14th edition of the round-the-world The Ocean Race. It started in Alicante, Spain.[1]

2023 The Ocean Race
Event Title
Edition14th
Dates8 January 2023 – 1 July 2023
YachtsVolvo Ocean 65
IMOCA 60
Competitors
Competitors11 teams
2026–27 →

The Covid-19 pandemic forced the organisers to delay the world race planned for 2021-2022.[2] The start was initially in October 2022,[3] but it was postponed.

Participants

A total of 11 boats are participating in the race, 5 in the IMOCA 60 class and 6 in the Volvo Ocean 65 class.[4]

IMOCA
United States 11th Hour Racing Europe GUYOT environnement - Team Europe Switzerland Holcim - PRB
United States Charlie Enright (skipper)

Switzerland Justine Mettraux (crew member)
United Kingdom Simon Fisher (navigator)
Italy Francesca Clapcich (crew member)
AustraliaUnited Kingdom Jack Bouttell (watch leader)
United States Amory Ross (onboard reporter)

 France Benjamin Dutreux (skipper)

Germany Robert Stanjek (skipper)
United Kingdom Annie Lush (crew Member)
Germany Phillip Kasüske (crew member)
France Sébastien Simon (crew member)
Spain Támara Echegoyen (crew member)
France Charles Drapeau (onboard reporter)

 France Kevin Escoffier (skipper)

United Kingdom Abby Ehler (crew member)
United Kingdom Sam Goodchild (crew member)
France Fabien Delahaye (crew member)
Germany Susann Beucke (crew member)
France Tom Laperche (crew member)
France Julien Champolion (onboard reporter)

Germany Team Malizia France Biotherm Racing
Germany Boris Herrmann (skipper)

United Kingdom Will Harris (crew member)
France Nicolas Lunven (crew member)
Netherlands Rosalin Kuiper (crew member)
France Axelle Pillain (crew member)
France Yann Elies (crew member)
France Antoine Auriol (onboard reporter)

 France Paul Meilhat (skipper)

France Anthony Marchand (crew member)
France Amélie Grassi (crew member)
France Damien Seguin (crew member)
United Kingdom Samantha Davies (crew member)
France Ronan Gladu (onboard reporter)
France Anne Beaugé (onboard reporter)
China Zhang Minghao (onboard reporter)

VO65
Portugal Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team Netherlands Team JAJO Mexico Viva México
Portugal António Fontes (skipper)

Portugal Frederico Pinheiro de Melo (crew member)
Portugal Matilde Pinheiro de Melo (crew member)
Portugal Mariana Lobato (crew member)
Portugal Francisca Pinho (crew member)
Portugal Hélder Basílio (crew member)
Portugal Diogo Cayolla (crew member)
Portugal Francisco Maia (crew member)
Portugal Francisco Cai-Água (crew member)
Portugal Paulo Mirpuri (crew member)
Portugal Robin Christol (onboard reporter)

 Netherlands Jelmer van Beek (skipper)

Netherlands Rutger Vos (crew member)
Netherlands Jorden van Rooijen (crew member)
Netherlands Bouwe Bekking (crew member)
Poland Maja Micińska (crew member)
United Kingdom Greg Lowden (crew member)
Netherlands Laura van Veen (crew member)
Netherlands Max Deckers (crew member)
Spain Simbad Quiroga (crew member)
United Kingdom Joy Eilish Fitzgerald (crew member)
Netherlands Brend Schuil (onboard reporter)

 Mexico Erik Brockmann (skipper)

Spain Roberto Bermúdez (crew member)
Spain Jaime Arbones (crew member)
Mexico Juan Varela (crew member)
Netherlands Annemieke Bes (crew member)
Spain Carlos Bermúdez (crew member)
Mexico Tania Elías Calles (crew member)
Mexico Juan Luís Medina (crew member)
Uruguay Dominique Knüppel (crew member)

Lithuania Ambersail II Poland WindWhisper Racing Team AustriaItaly Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova
Lithuania Rokas Milevičius (skipper)

Lithuania Saulius Pajarskas (crew member)
Poland Wiktor Kobryń (crew member)
Lithuania Deimantė Jarmalavičiūtė (crew member)
Ukraine Anastasia Kolesnichenko (crew member)
Lithuania Martin Volkovicki (crew member)
Lithuania Jonas Drąsutavičius (crew member)
Lithuania Domantas Juškevičius (crew member)
Ukraine Sofiia Naumenko (crew member)
Lithuania Martynas Karpavičius (crew member)
Lithuania Sigitas Babilius (onboard reporter)

 Spain Pablo Arrarte (skipper)

Poland Stan Bajerski (crew member)
Poland Szymon Cierzan (crew member)
Australia Liz Wardley (crew member)
Poland Marcin Sutkowski (crew member)
Poland Mateusz Gwóźdź (crew member)
Poland Magdalena Kwaśna (crew member)
Spain Willy Altadill (crew member)
Norway Aksel Magdahl (crew member)
Netherlands Arianne van de Loosdrecht (crew member)
Spain Antonio Cuervas-Mons (crew member)
Poland Tomasz Piotrowski (onboard reporter)

 Netherlands Gerwin Jansen (skipper)

Netherlands Jolbert van Dijk (crew member)
United Kingdom Ruaridh Wright (crew member)
Belgium Michiel Goegebeur (crew member)
United Kingdom Deborah Blair (crew member)
Italy Alberto Riva (crew member)
Austria Oliver Kobale (co-skipper/boat captian)
Austria Anna Luschan (crew member)
Canada Daniel Dagenais-Gaw (crew member)
Italy Cecilia Zorzi (crew member)
Austria Stefan Leitner (onboard reporter)

Route

The route and stopover dates for the 2023 edition have been announced in December 2021.[5] The VO65 class boats only participate in the first and the last two legs, for "The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup".[6]

EventStart dateStartFinishDistance nm

(nautical miles)

In-Port Race8 January 2023Spain Alicante
Leg 115 January 2023Spain AlicanteCape Verde Cape Verde1,900
Leg 2 (IMOCA only)25 January 2023Cape Verde Cape VerdeSouth Africa Cape Town4,600
In-Port Race24 February 2023South Africa Cape Town
Leg 3 (IMOCA only)26 FebruarySouth Africa Cape TownBrazil Itajaí12,750
In-Port Race21 April 2023Brazil Itajaí
Leg 4 (IMOCA only)23 April 2023Brazil ItajaíUnited States Newport, Rhode Island5,550
In-Port Race20 May 2023United States Newport, Rhode Island
Leg 5 (IMOCA only)21 May 2023United States Newport, Rhode IslandDenmark Aarhus3,500
In-Port Race4 June 2023Denmark Aarhus
Leg 68 June 2023Denmark AarhusNetherlands The Hague800
In-Port Race12 June 2023Netherlands The Hague
Leg 715 June 2023Netherlands The HagueItaly Genoa2,200
In-Port Race1 July 2023Italy Genoa

Results

Overall standings
Leg 1
Spain
Cape Verde		 Leg 2
Cape Verde
South Africa		 Leg 3*
South Africa
Brazil		 Leg 4
Brazil
United States		 Leg 5
United States
Denmark		 Leg 6
Denmark
Netherlands		 Leg 7
Netherlands
Italy		 Bonus Total
Volvo Ocean 65 class
Poland WindWhisper Racing Team 6 not part of the VO65 route[6] 6
Netherlands Team JAJO 5 5
Austria Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova 4 4
Lithuania Ambersail 2 3 3
Mexico Viva México 2 2
Portugal Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team 0
RET		 0
IMOCA 60 class
Switzerland Holcim - PRB 5 5 5 4 19
Germany Team Malizia 3 2 4 5 14
United States Vestas 11th Hour Racing 4 3 3 3 13
France Biotherm Racing 2 4 2 2 10
Europe GUYOT environnement - Team Europe 1 1 0
RET		 2
Source:[7]

*Leg 3 was scored two times.

In-port series
Ali
Spain		 CT
South Africa		 Ita
Brazil		 NP
United States		 Aar
Denmark		 Hag
Netherlands		 Gen
Italy		 Total
Volvo Ocean 65 class
Poland WindWhisper Racing Team 6 not part of the
VO65 route[6]		 6
Lithuania Ambersail 2 0
DNF		 0
Austria Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova 0
DNF		 0
Portugal Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team 0
DNF		 0
Netherlands Team JAJO 0
DNF		 0
Mexico Viva México 0
DNF		 0
IMOCA 60 class
United States Vestas 11th Hour Racing 4 4 8
Germany Team Malizia 5 3 8
Switzerland Holcim - PRB 0
DNF		 5 5
Europe GUYOT environnement - Team Europe 2 2 4
France Biotherm Racing 3 0
DNF		 3
Source:[8]
DNF - Did not finish

References
  1. The Ocean Race 2023 preview: What’s in store for the new race
  2. The Ocean Race delayed by one year due to Coronavirus
  3. The Ocean Race reboots with announcement of 10-year plan
  4. "Fleets assembling in Alicante for final run towards start of The Ocean Race". theoceanrace.com. 2023-01-02.
  5. "Stopover dates announced for The Ocean Race 2022-23". theoceanrace.com. 2021-12-20.
  6. "VO65 Route". Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  7. Scoreboard
  8. Scoreboard
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