The Ocean Race Europe

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The Ocean Race Europe
The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team's VO65 docked in Lorient, France before the start of the 2021 Ocean Race Europe.
The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team's VO65 docked in Lorient, France before the start of the 2021 Ocean Race Europe.
Start Lorient, France (2021)
Finish Genoa, Italy (2021)
No. of competitors 12
Official website www.theoceanrace.com/en/the-ocean-race-europe

The Ocean Race Europe is an offshore yacht race around Europe created and run by the organisers of The Ocean Race.[1][2] Its inaugural edition is the 2021 Ocean Race Europe, which began 25 May 2021 as a three-leg course from Lorient, France to Genoa, Italy.[2]

The Ocean Race Europe is planned to take place every four years, with a two-year interval between installments of The Ocean Race Europe and The Ocean Race. This would allow teams to take part in an Ocean Race-related competition every two years.[3]

Background

In 2018, the The Ocean Race was taken under new ownership by The Ocean Race 1973 SLU,[4] a successor company to Atlant Ocean Racing.[5] This ended the twenty-year-long period of ownership of The Ocean Race by the Volvo Group and Volvo Cars, although Volvo was retained as a sponsor[6] and premier partner.[4] A ten-year plan confirming future editions of The Ocean Race on a four-year cycle was announced in July 2020.[2][7]

After the 2021 Ocean Race was postponed to 2022-23 because of the COVID-19 pandemic,[4][8] the event's owners carried out a feasibility study on a potential European race in 2021.[7][9] The 2021 Ocean Race Europe was announced in October 2020,[10][11] with entries opening in January 2021.[12] Twelve teams were announced for the 2021 Ocean Race Europe; seven teams competed in Volvo Ocean 65s (VO65s), while five others competed in IMOCA 60s.[1][13]

Yachts

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Main articles: IMOCA 60 and Volvo Ocean 65

The 2021 Ocean Race Europe used foiling IMOCA 60s and the one-design VO65s.[1][3] The two classes compete at the same time and along the same route, with separate winners and prizes in each class.[1] All boats are fully-crewed and have female crew members on board.[14] Both the IMOCA 60s and VO65s will contest the 2023 Ocean Race.[9]

Editions

2021 Ocean Race Europe

The 2021 Ocean Race Europe began 25 May 2021 on a three-leg course from Lorient to Genoa, with stops in Cascais, Portugal and Alicante, Spain.[1]

A ten-day, four-leg race from Klaipėda, Lithuania to the South Swedish Waypoint was organised by four of the seven VO65 teams in the lead-up to the 2021 Ocean Race Europe. Team Childhood 1 took overall victory.[15][16]

The first leg of the 2021 Ocean Race Europe, from Lorient to Cascais, commenced on 29 May 2021. It was won in the IMOCA 60 class by CORUM L'Épargne,[17] and in the VO65 class by The Austrian Ocean Race Project.[18][19]

The first of two coastal races was held in Cascais on 5 June 2021. It was won in the IMOCA 60 class by Offshore Team Germany,[20] and in the VO65 class by Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team.[21]

The second leg of the 2021 Ocean Rage Europe, from Cascais to Alicante, commenced on 6 June 2021.[22] 11th Hour Racing Team were forced to return to Cascais after a collision that damaged their port foil.[23] The team resumed racing later that same day after their damaged foil was removed.[23][24]

Skipper Leg 1

FrancePortugal

 Mirpuri Foundation

Sailing Trophy Portugal

 Leg 2

PortugalSpain

 Leg 3

SpainItaly

 Genova

Coastal Race Italy

 Total
Volvo Ocean 65 class
Portugal Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team Yoann Richomme 1 3 7 7 3 21
Poland Sailing Poland Bouwe Bekking 4 1 5 5 2 17
Netherlands AkzoNobel Ocean Racing Chris Nicholson 3 2 6 6 0 17
SwedenNetherlands Team Childhood I Simeon Tienpont 5 0 3 4 0 12
Austria The Austrian Ocean Race Project Gerwin Jansen 7 0 2 1 0 10
Mexico Viva México Erik Brockmann 2 0 3 3 1 9
Lithuania Ambersail 2 Rokas Milevičius 6 0 1 2 0 9
IMOCA 60 class
Germany Offshore Team Germany Robert Stanjek 2 3 4 5 2 16
United States 11th Hour Racing Team Charlie Enright 4 2 3 3 3 15
France LinkedOut Thomas Ruyant 3 1 5 4 1 14
France CORUM L' Épargne Nicolas Troussel 5 0 1 1 0 7
France Bureau Vallée Louis Burton 1 0 2 2 0 5
Source:[25]

Races

Edition Class Legs In-port races Entries Start Finish Winning yacht Winning skipper
2021 IMOCA 60 3 2 5 France Lorient Italy Genoa Offshore Team Germany [26] Robert Stanjek
Volvo Ocean 65 7 Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team [26] Yoann Richomme

See also

References

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External links

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