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This is an article draft I've made for the 2021 Ocean Race Europe, as it currently has no article on Wikipedia. Any comments and suggestions are welcome - please let me know how I did on my talk page. This is my first ever article, so go easy on me! :)

Draft status: As of June 1st 2021, this article draft is unfinished.

= 2021 Ocean Race Europe = The 2021 Ocean Race Europe is the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe, an offshore yacht race around Europe organised by The Ocean Race. It is contested in two different classes of yachts: the foiling IMOCA 60s and the one-design Volvo Ocean 65s (VO65s). The race started on May 29th 2021 in Lorient, France, and will conclude on June 19th in Genoa, Italy.

The 2021 Ocean Race Europe takes place over three legs...

[TBC]

Yachts
The 2021 Ocean Race Europe sees the IMOCA 60s and VO65s compete at the same time along the same route; there will be separate winners and prizes in each individual class. The 2021 Ocean Race Europe marks the third time VO65s have been used in an Ocean Race event, after the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race and the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race; by contrast, the 2021 Ocean Race Europe marks the first time IMOCA 60s have been used in any Ocean Race event. As with any Ocean Race event, the VO65s are strictly one-design. However, the IMOCA 60s are not one-design and are only subject to class restrictions.

Participants
Female sailors are participating on every crewed yacht in the race. The IMOCA 60s can be crewed by up to five sailors with an additional on-board reporter, whereas the VO65s can be crewed by up to eleven sailors with an additional on-board reporter.

[TBA - Table with IMOCA participants]

[TBA - Table with VO65 participants]

Scoring
[TBA - Scoring information, need to do research]

Prologue
[TBA]