VO65 Route
The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint takes the VO65 fleet to four cities, in three race stages: Alicante - Cabo Verde; Aarhus to The Hague; The Hague to Genova.
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VO65 Route
The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint takes the VO65 fleet to four cities, in three race stages: Alicante - Cabo Verde; Aarhus to The Hague; The Hague to Genova.
The new trophy has been specially created for VO65 teams and will be awarded to the team which accumulates the best score across three different legs of the race: Alicante, Spain to Cabo Verde; Aarhus, Denmark to The Hague, the Netherlands; and The Hague to Genova, Italy.
The VO65 teams will not be sailing the around the world race.
VO65 teams participating for The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup will compete in the VO65 class in the In-port races scheduled in each city as well as the three stages of offshore racing from point to point.
“This new trophy will enable a new generation of sailors, along with some familiar faces, to gain some valuable experience in The Ocean Race,” said Phil Lawrence, Race Director of The Ocean Race.
“This format provides an opportunity to compete in The Ocean Race environment, with racing from host city to host city along with In-port competitions. The participating VO65 teams will get significant offshore racing exposure.”
The first racing for The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup was the In-port race in Alicante, Spain on 8 January 2023, followed by the first offshore stage in the event from Alicante to Cabo Verde starting on 15 January.
The VO65 teams will rejoin the IMOCA fleet in Aarhus, Denmark for the second stage of The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint.