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The race course for the 14th edition of The Ocean Race around the world has been updated due to continuing complications involving the pandemic, which has removed legs stopping in China and New Zealand.
As a result, this is the longest lower latitude leg in the 50 year history of the event – 12,750 nautical mile marathon between Cape Town, South Africa to Itajaí, Brazil. This change will also delay the start from Alicante, Spain, originally planned for October 2022, to now late December 2022 or early January 2023 with the final date yet to be announced.
The rest of the course remains unchanged from what was confirmed March 2020 and then delayed one year due to the pandemic.
The race starts with the IMOCA and VO65 fleets heading out of the Mediterranean Sea to Cabo Verde, visiting this African island nation for the very first time, before racing down to a perennial favorite among stopovers in Cape Town, South Africa…
Race details – Route – Teams – Facebook
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