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]
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Edition | 14th |
Dates | 8 January 2023 – 1 July 2023 |
Yachts | Volvo Ocean 65 IMOCA 60 |
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Competitors | 11 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]
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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]
In the following table, we highlight the current leg with a green background color.
# | event | start date | start place | finish place | distance |
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01 | In-Port Race | 8 January 2023 | ![]() | ||
02 | Leg 1 | 15 January 2023 | ![]() | ![]() | 1,900 nmi (3,500 km) |
03 | Leg 2 (IMOCA only) | 25 January 2023 | ![]() | ![]() | 4,600 nmi (8,500 km) |
04 | In-Port Race | 24 February 2023 | ![]() | ||
05 | Leg 3 (IMOCA only) | 26 February 2023 | ![]() | ![]() | 12,750 nmi (23,610 km) |
06 | In-Port Race | 21 April 2023 | ![]() | ||
07 | Leg 4 (IMOCA only) | 23 April 2023 | ![]() | ![]() Rhode Island | 5,550 nmi (10,280 km) |
08 | In-Port Race | 20 May 2023 | ![]() | ||
09 | Leg 5 (IMOCA only) | 21 May 2023 | ![]() Rhode Island | ![]() | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) |
10 | In-Port Race | 4 June 2023 | ![]() | ||
11 | Leg 6 | 8 June 2023 | ![]() | ![]() | 800 nmi (1,500 km) |
12 | In-Port Race | 12 June 2023 | ![]() | ||
13 | Leg 7 | 15 June 2023 | ![]() | ![]() | 2,200 nmi (4,100 km) |
14 | In-Port Race | 1 July 2023 | ![]() |
Results
Overall standings
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6 | not part of the VO65 route[6] | 6 | |||||||||||
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5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
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4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 RET |
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4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ||||||||
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3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||
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2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||
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1 | 1 | 0 RET |
0 RET |
0 DNS |
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*Leg 3 was scored two times.
RET - Team retired from the leg
DNS - Did not start
In-port series
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6 | not part of the VO65 route[6] |
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0 DNF |
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4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||
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5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||
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3 | 0 DNF |
4 | 7 | ||||||||||
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5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
Source:[7] |
- 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 Ocean Race reboots with announcement of 10-year plan
- "Fleets assembling in Alicante for final run towards start of The Ocean Race". theoceanrace.com. 2023-01-02.
- "Stopover dates announced for The Ocean Race 2022-23". theoceanrace.com. 2021-12-20.
- "VO65 Route". Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- Scoreboard