Malizia Finishes With A Flourish

Team Malizia found a way to grab a last-minute win in leg 7 of The Ocean Race, saving the best for last.



On the waters off the finish port of Genova, skipper Boris Herrmann and his crew boldly grabbed the leg lead in extremely light and variable conditions at 0600 UTC on Tuesday morning, by virtue of heading close to shore and picking up a gentle breeze along the coast.

This allowed them to ease past Team Holcim-PRB, who had led for the majority of the leg...

11th Hour Racing Team won leg 4 of The Ocean Race, leading the fleet into their hometown of Newport, Rhode Island on a spectacular spring afternoon in New England.

Skipper Charlie Enright was beaming as he stepped ashore, moments after his team held off Team Malizia to cross the finishing line for their first leg win of the event.




"This means so much to all of us," Enright said. "Timing is everything and to be able...

Boris Herrmann's Team Malizia wins Leg 3 of The Ocean Race
It's a well-earned win for a resilient team who outsailed and outlasted the competition on the longest leg in race history.




At 05:20:28 UTC / 02:20:28 local time in Brazil, Team Malizia glided across the finish line off Ocean Live Park in Itaja? to win leg 3 of The Ocean Race, collecting 5 points in the process.





The win comes on the 35th day of racing and after...

Team Malizia neck and neck with Team Holcim-PRB after more than a month of racing

Top pair engaged in close quarters battle off the coast of Argentina...



As the calendar ticks over to the 33rd day of competition on Leg 3 of The Ocean Race, Team Malizia and Team Holcim-PRB are as close as ever.

On the 1200 UTC tracker update, the pair were separated by less than 5 nautical miles on the leaderboard.
And it's a tense time, with very changeable...

Doubt creeps in



470 miles would appear to be a solid lead, but there is hope for the chasing pack
Waking up Monday with a 470+ nautical mile lead, one week into leg 3, would appear to be an enviable position for Kevin Escoffier and his Team Holcim PRB.

But the challenge of a big lead is in how best to cover your opposition, who are sailing in an entirely different weather system and have the benefit of seeing where you are. Looking at the forecast, there...

TEAM MALIZIA FINDS A CRACK AT THE TOP OF THEIR MAST
Flash info - TOR Leg 3 Mast crack - 1 March 2023





Southern Ocean, 1 March 2023 - Today at approximately 12:00 pm UTC, as the boat was sailing in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race, Team Malizia’s sailing crew noticed a crack to the top part of their mast. The sailing crew were safe and immediately notified the shore team of the issue as co-skipper Rosalin Kuiper climbed up the mast to take photos of the...

Team Holcim-PRB lead into Cabo Verde to win Leg One of The Ocean Race

11th Hour Racing Team secures second place over Team Malizia




21 January 2023, Holcim - PRB Team crew rises the Leg Winner flag in Cabo Verde.
Images: Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race



French skipper Kevin Escoffier led his Swiss-flagged Team Holcim-PRB to victory in leg one of The Ocean Race in the early hours of Saturday morning.

It marked...