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 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...

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....

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Cape Horn In Rear View, Challenges Ahead



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After passing Cape...

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...

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After 48 hours of building wind and seas, with gusts over 40 knots and waves approaching 7 metres, conditions are starting...

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...

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Close together, far from home



The Ocean Race is still racing close together as they approach the most isolated place on the...

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...

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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...

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Steady progress towards Cape Horn
As four IMOCAs march past the halfway point of leg 3 in southern latitudes, GUYOT environnement - Team Europe...

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Repairs and racing along the ice limit

The race continues while each team battles to keep boats operating in racing trim

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Record breaking day for IMOCA fleet in the deep south
As the fleet races towards the scoring gate, records are being broken...

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There has been more of the same in The Ocean Race on Friday - but in a good way. All four teams are clicking down the miles, racing to the east in fast reaching conditions.

The wind is up, the water is still (relatively) flat, and the miles keep sliding away under the keel.

The fleet continues to compress slightly, closing the race up with the leg 3 scoring gate fast approaching. The ETA is now Monday morning UTC.





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There has been more of the same in The Ocean Race on Friday - but in a good way. All four teams are clicking down the miles, racing to the...

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A long reach east towards Tasmania

The teams are in a relatively stable weather pattern for the next days, with boats set up to make miles...