Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia announces the build of a new IMOCA racing yacht and with it, an unprecedented collaboration. For the first time in recent IMOCA class history, three teams, Team Malizia, TR Racing (Thomas Ruyant), and Team Banque Populaire (Loïs Berrehar), have joined forces to co-design and build three new IMOCA yachts. Harnessing their collective experience and ambition, the teams are working alongside naval architect Antoine Koch, design office Finot-Conq and Gsea Design. The yachts will be built by the CDK shipyard, and while they share a common design, each team will make subtle modifications to tailor their IMOCA to each skipper’s philosophy of offshore racing. Team Malizia’s IMOCA will be launched in June 2026.

by Hélène Katz