Drifting in painfully light Mediterranean winds, Team Malizia and the IMOCA fleet are inching their way from Genova towards Boka Bay on Leg 5 of The Ocean Race Europe 2025. After a sticky night of slow progress along the Italian and French coasts, the teams remain tightly packed, with just a few miles separating first from last. With fresh breeze expected tonight, the race is still wide open and every manoeuvre counts.

by Marie Lefloch