The Race
The Ocean Globe Race 2023 (OGR) is a fully crewed retro race in the spirit of the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race. It marks the 50th anniversary of the original event.
The Ocean Globe Race 2023 (OGR) is a fully crewed retro race in the spirit of the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race. It marks the 50th anniversary of the original event.
It’s an eight-month adventure around the world for ordinary sailors on normal yachts. Racing yachts designed before 1988, there will be no computers, no satellites, no GPS, and no high-tech materials. Sextants, team spirit and raw determination alone in the great traditions of ocean racing are allowed on this truly human endeavor. These will be real heroes pushing each other to the limit and beyond – in a real race!
OCEAN GLOBE RACE 2023
Starting in Europe in September 2023, the OGR is a 27,000-mile sprint around the globe, spread across four legs, taking in the Southern Ocean and the three Great Capes.
Stopovers will include Cape Town, Auckland and Punta del Este, before finishing back in Europe in April 2024.
FIRST LEG: Start Sunday 10 September 2023. 6650 miles.
SECOND LEG: Start Sunday 5 November 2023. 7250 miles.
THIRD LEG: Start Sunday 7 January 2024. 8370 miles.
FOURTH LEG: Start Sunday 3 March. 5430 miles24.
