First leg of Ocean Globe Race

Published on October 26th, 2023

The Swan 651 Spirit of Helsinki (FIN) crossed the finish line of the 2023-24 Ocean Globe Race to take line honors for leg one, completing the 7670 nm course from the UK to Cape Town in 39 days, 20 hrs and 10 mins. The Swan 65 Translated 9 (ITA) was third across the finish line and is holding first place overall in IRC (above). The second leg starts on November 5 for the 7250 nm course to Auckland, New Zealand.

Event information – Race rules – Entry list – Tracker

2023-24 Ocean Globe Race:
FIRST LEG: Start 10 September 2023. 7670 miles. First boats finish 9-21 October 2023.
SECOND LEG: Start 5 November 2023. 7250 miles. First boats finish 14-23 December 2023.
THIRD LEG: Start 14 January 2024. 4980 miles. First boats finish 9-18 February 2024.
FOURTH LEG: Start 5 March. 6550 miles. Finish 1-10 April 2024.

The 2023-24 Ocean Globe Race (OGR) is a fully crewed, retro race, in the spirit of the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race, marking the 50th Anniversary of the original event. Starting in Southampton (UK) on September 10, the OGR is a 27,000-mile sprint around the Globe, divided into four legs that passes south of the three great Capes. The fleet is divided in three classes with stop-overs in Cape Town, South Africa; Auckland, New Zealand; and Punta del Este, Uruguay before returning to Southhampton in April 2024.