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| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Sponsor | Volvo |
| Partner | Inmarsat |
| First held | 1973 |
| Yachts used | Volvo Ocean 65 IMOCA 60 (Since 2021) |
| Start | 2023  Alicante, Spain |
| Finish | 2023  Genoa, Italy |
| Competitors | 7 |
| Legs | 10 |
| Champion | 2023  11th Hour Racing Team (IMOCA 60)2023  WindWhisper Racing Team (Volvo Ocean 65) |
| Website | www |
The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread,[1] in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Race after Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo took up the sponsorship,[1] and in 2019 it was renamed The Ocean Race.
Each of the entries has a sailing crew who race day and night for more than 20 days at a time on some of the legs. Since the 2008–2009 race there has also been a dedicated media crew member called the On Board Reporter (OBR), who does not contribute to the sailing of the boat, but is responsible for sending images and video to race headquarters via satellite from the middle of the ocean. In the 2017–2018 race, the number of crew ranged between 7 and 10 (plus the OBR) depending on the gender ratio, with the rules providing an incentive to having women sailors on board.
To minimize weight, crews overwhelmingly rely on freeze-dried fare for sustenance.[2] Crews are also subjected to temperature variations from −5 to +40 degrees Celsius and will often only take one change of clothes.[3][4]
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- ^ Moynihan, Tim. "Grueling 39K-Mile Yacht Race Tests the Sanity of Cramped Crews". WIRED. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-23.