The tension mounts as racing remains painfully close
Nobody can break free on final push towards a Sunday finish
Tension, exhaustion, and extreme emotional swings through elation and despair.
That's likely to be the mood on board Team Holcim-PRB and Team Malizia all the way to the finish now.
Despite racing hard for over 33 days and over 14,000 miles sailed over ground, neither Boris Herrmann's Malizia, nor Kevin Escoffier's Holcim-PRB...
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The See Saw Battle Continues
The tension mounts as racing remains painfully close
Nobody can break free on final push towards a Sunday finish
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A Two Horse Race Along The Argentine Coast
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... -
Back In The Atlantic, New Challenges Await
Cape Horn In Rear View, Challenges Ahead
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After passing Cape Horn and escaping the south, the big weather challenges haven't quite ended for The Ocean Race sailors yet.
The leading pair - Team Malizia and Team Holcim-PRB - found themselves in what Malizia's Will Harris called some of the most challenging weather of the leg when they turned north. Gale force winds and sharp, confused seas.... -
All Safely Around Cape Horn, New Challenges Await
Cape Horn In Rear View, Challenges Ahead
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The Southern Ocean Bares Her Teeth
After 48 hours of building wind and seas, with gusts over 40 knots and waves approaching 7 metres, conditions are starting to moderate on Sunday with the IMOCA fleet turning south to squeeze between Cape Horn and the ice exclusion zone.
The wind is in the 18-22 knot range and the waves are 5 metres and decreasing. That's still plenty of motion on an IMOCA, making movement on board difficult, but slightly better than over... -
The Southern Ocean Bares Her Teeth
After 48 hours of building wind and seas, with gusts over 40 knots and waves approaching 7 metres, conditions are starting... -
Blasting Towards The Horn
Lining up for the Horn
Cape Horn is just over 1000 miles away, but they will be hard-earned miles...
The teams have the end of the hardest part of the longest leg in the history of The Ocean Race in sight.
On Friday afternoon UTC, the most iconic of landmarks to offshore sailors - Cape Horn - lies just over 1000 miles to the east.
But those miles won't come easily. Gale force winds and 6-8 metre seas are on the menu... -
1,000 Miles Until The Horn
Lining up for the Horn
Cape Horn is just over 1000 miles away, but they will be hard-earned miles...
The teams have the end of the... -
The Battle For Point Nemo
Close together, far from home
The Ocean Race is still racing close together as they approach the most isolated place on the planet
The four IMOCAs charging towards Cape Horn are approaching Point Nemo on Tuesday.
Defined as the most isolated, remote place on earth, Point Nemo is a spot in south Pacific Ocean, 2,688 kilometres from the nearest land. In fact, the closest sign of civilisation is the International Space Station, orbiting... -
The Battle For Point Nemo
Close together, far from home
The Ocean Race is still racing close together as they approach the most isolated place on the... -
Reunited Fleet Now In A Tight Race
On Saturday it seemed as if the race couldn't get any closer. By Sunday morning UTC that was proved wrong.
Today, all four teams are lined up on a 13 mile line extending north to south, but separated by less than 3 miles on the leaderboard. All this after three full weeks of racing.
The reason for the close racing remains a stubbornly persistent ridge of high pressure and its light winds that is... -
Reunited Fleet Now In Tight Race
On Saturday it seemed as if the race couldn't get any closer. By Sunday morning UTC that was proved wrong.
Today, all four teams are... -
The Fleet Compression Continues
Steady progress towards Cape Horn
As four IMOCAs march past the halfway point of leg 3 in southern latitudes, GUYOT environnement - Team Europe starts sailing towards Brazil to rejoin the next leg...
Team Holcim PRB retains its lead on Thursday, as the fleet compresses to within 100 miles.
As per the forecast yesterday, the leader is slowing slightly and the trailing boats are nibbling into the lead, but little has changed... -
The Fleet Compression Continues
Steady progress towards Cape Horn
As four IMOCAs march past the halfway point of leg 3 in southern latitudes, GUYOT environnement - Team Europe...