The Ocean Race 2023 was the 14th edition of the round-the-world

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. It started in

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, Spain. The

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forced the organizers to delay the race planned for 2021–22.

Participants

A total of 11 boats participated in the race, 5 in the

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class and 6 in the

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Route

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

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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

External links

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