The Ocean Globe Race set sail with 14 teams on September 10, 2023, from Ocean Village in Southampton (UK), to circumnavigate the globe with 3 stopovers: Cape Town (South Africa), Auckland (New Zealand), and rounding Cape Horn, Punta del Este (Uruguay), before returning to Cowes (UK) in April 2024.
A distinctive feature of the OGR was the limited use of modern technology on board: computers, satellites, GPS, and high-tech materials were prohibited.
[1] At the start, the fleet consisted of 14 teams[2] from France, Italy, Spain, Finland, the UK, the US, South Africa, and Australia.
Maiden clinched the ultimate victory in the Ocean Globe Race, claiming the top spot in the IRC standings and making history as the first all-female crew to triumph in a round-the-world sailing competition.
Line honours (real-time) rewards the fastest boat in the fleet for each leg without considering the different shapes of the yachts.