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28
Apr
Team Malizia's Boris Herrmann Is Off To New York City In Transat CIC Solo Race
This Sunday afternoon, Boris Herrmann, skipper of Team Malizia, embarked on the Transat CIC solo challenge across the North Atlantic. Racing against 32 IMOCA competitors from Lorient to New York, the German skipper is back in solo racing mode and has fulfilled his Vendée Globe qualification.
by Hélène Katz
![Boris Herrmann onboard Malizia - Seaexplorer at the start of the Transat CIC](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/5477x3651/cd2d3d4774/280424_malizia_ml-25-min.jpg)
Boris Herrmann onboard Malizia - Seaexplorer at the start of the Transat CIC
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia
![Boris Herrmann onboard Malizia - Seaexplorer off the coast of Lorient](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/5902x3935/5a79645178/280424_malizia_ml-061-min.jpg)
Boris Herrmann onboard Malizia - Seaexplorer off the coast of Lorient
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia
![Co-skipper Will Harris and skipper Boris Herrmann in the last moments before the start](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/4240x2384/631af35a2f/240428_malizia_lorient_transat_cic_race_start_dd_4.jpg)
Co-skipper Will Harris and skipper Boris Herrmann in the last moments before the start
© Dani Devine / Team Malizia
![The fleet of 33 IMOCA race yacht this Sunday](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/7806x5207/e3a660029a/vor51943.jpg)
The fleet of 33 IMOCA race yacht this Sunday
© Vincent Olivaud / The Transat CIC