The Ocean Race 2022–23 Explained

Year:	The Ocean Race 2022 - 23
Edition:	14th
Dates:	8 January 2023 – 1 July 2023
Competitors:	11 teams 5 teams in the IMOCA 60 class, 6 teams in the Volvo Ocean 65 class
Yachts:	IMOCA 60 Volvo Ocean 65
Winner:	IMOCA 60 class: 11th Hour Racing TeamVolvo Ocean 65 class: WindWhisper Racing Team
Prev:	2017–18
Next:	2026–27

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) 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		Alicante
02	Leg 1		Alicante → Cape Verde	1900nmi
03	Leg 2 (IMOCA 60 only)		Cape Verde → Cape Town	4600nmi
04	In-port race (IMOCA 60 only)		Cape Town
05	Leg 3 (IMOCA 60 only)		Cape Town → Itajaí	12750nmi
06	In-port race (IMOCA 60 only)		Itajaí
07	Leg 4 (IMOCA 60 only)		Itajaí → Newport, Rhode Island	5550nmi
08	In-port race (IMOCA 60 only)		Newport, Rhode Island
09	Leg 5 (IMOCA 60 only)			3500nmi
10	In-port race		Aarhus
11	Leg 6			800nmi
	12	In-port race		The Hague
13	Leg 7			2200nmi
14	In-port race		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	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	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:

DNF - Did not finish

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.

Notes and References

1. https://www.yachtingworld.com/races/the-ocean-race-2023-preview-whats-in-store-for-the-new-race-142517 The Ocean Race 2023 preview: What's in store for the new race
2. Web site: 2020-07-18 . 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109131314/https://www.dailynautica.com/en/events/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/58610/ . 2023-01-09 . 2023-11-22 . Daily Nautica.
3. Web site: Fleets assembling in Alicante for final run towards start of The Ocean Race. 2023-01-02. theoceanrace.com.
4. Web site: Stopover dates announced for The Ocean Race 2022-23. 2021-12-20. theoceanrace.com.
5. Web site: VO65 Route. 2023-01-21.
6. https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/scoreboard Scoreboard