The Ocean Race 202223
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:
United States 11th Hour Racing Team
Volvo Ocean 65 class:
Poland WindWhisper Racing Team
2026–27 

The Ocean Race 202223 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 20212022.[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
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 Eliès (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 captain)
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.[4] The VO65 class boats only participate in the first and the last two legs, for "The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup".[5]

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

nmi: nautical miles.

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
Penalty Total
Volvo Ocean 65 class
Poland WindWhisper Racing Team 6 not part of the Volvo Ocean 65 route[5] 6 6 0 18
Netherlands Team JAJO 5 4 5 0 14
Austria Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova 4 3 3 0 10
Mexico Viva México 2 2 4 0 8
Portugal Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team 0
RET
5 2 0 7
Lithuania Ambersail 2 3 0
DNS
0
DNS
0 3
IMOCA 60 class
United States 11th Hour Racing Team 4 3 3 3 5 10 5 4
RED
0 37
Switzerland Holcim - PRB 5 5 5 4 0
RET
8 4 3 0 34
Germany Team Malizia 3 2 4 5 4 6 3 5 0 32
France Biotherm Racing 2 4 2 2 3 4 2 4 0 23
Europe 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
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
Volvo Ocean 65 route
[5]
6 5 2 19
Netherlands Team JAJO 0
DNF
5 6 6 17
Portugal Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team 0
DNF
3 4 5 12
Mexico Viva México 0
DNF
4 2 4 10
Austria Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova 0
DNF
2 3 3 8
Lithuania Ambersail 2 0
DNF
0
DNS
0
DNS
0
DNS
0
IMOCA 60 class
United States 11th Hour Racing Team 4 4 5 4 3 4 5 29
Germany Team Malizia 5 3 3 5 2 3 4 25
France Biotherm Racing 3 0
DNS
4 2 5 2 3 19
Switzerland Holcim - PRB 0
DNF
5 2 3 4 1 2 17
Europe GUYOT environnement - Team Europe 2 2 1 0
DNS
0
DNS
5 0
DNS
10
Source:[6]
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: 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. 1 2 3 "VO65 Route". Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 Scoreboard
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