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Best Of Ocean Race: Newport & Leg 5, Breaking Records
The Ocean Race came to an end at the beginning of July and the team is taking a well-deserved rest but this doesn’t mean that you have to miss us over the summer! We have prepared a series of photo articles that we will share one by one in the coming weeks - so that you can relive the last 6 months of incredible racing around the world with some of the most memorable images!
by Hélène Katz
Coming in hot! Team Malizia charged into Newport, Rhode Island on 10 May 2023 after 17 days, 2 hours, 58 minutes, and 22 seconds at sea.
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia
The crew skippered by Will finished the leg in second place, only 31 minutes and 41 seconds behind hometown favourites 11th Hour Racing Team after a neck and neck battle in the last days of the race.
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia
With Newport being a rather short stopover, there was no time to waste and the sailors met for their regular sailors and performance debrief.
© Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia
Big B is back! Boris rejoined the crew as planned in Newport and for the rest of The Ocean Race.
© Jimmy Horel / Team Malizia
During our My Ocean Challenge kids event in Newport, the local children received a surprise visit from Boris Herrmann!
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia
Our team hosted another Malizia Sustainability Panel Debate, this time on the decarbonisation of the maritime transport industry, with some of our partners as speakers and Boris too.
© Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia
Race day! As the fleet was about to leave Newport, the crowds had come together to watch the spectacle on the water.
© Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race
Team Malizia's crew for Leg 5: Rosalin, Boris, Will, Yann, and Antoine.
© Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race
Initially scheduled for Saturday 20 May 2023, the Newport In-Port Race was postponed due to deteriorating weather conditions and was incorporated into Sunday’s inshore course at the start of Leg 5. Sailing a very clean inshore race, Team Malizia overtook 11th Hour Racing Team before extending their lead and finally winning the In-Port Race, leaving the fleet towards the open sea.
© Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia
Boris was back as skipper and off for a 3,500 nautical mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean towards Aarhus, Denmark, in a leg expected to last between 10 to 12 days.
© Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia
First night of Leg 5, with Will and Yann working on the deck of Malizia - Seaexplorer.
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia
Rosie in warm clothing in the cockpit of Malizia - Seaexplorer on day 3 of Leg 5 from Newport, USA, to Aarhus, Denmark.
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia
Yann was in charge of navigation and weather, the very experienced French sailor spent many hours behind the computer to analyse the data and come up with the best strategy possible.
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia
It's day 5 of Leg 5 and Will was very happy about the high speeds they were sailing at!
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia
Beautiful shot of Rosalin sitting in the cockpit as the boat sailed at full speed in the North Atlantic.
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia
Fastest monohull on Earth! On 27 May 2023, Team Malizia broke the 24-hour distance record having sailed 641.13 nautical miles over 24 hours, with an average speed of 26.71 knots! An incredible achievement that will stay in the books!
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia
Birthday boy! The next day, the team celebrated Boris' 42nd birthday with a few gifts, still on a high from breaking the 24-hour distance record.
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia
With the wind dropping on day 8 of Leg 5, Antoine was finally able to fly the drone and capture beautiful images of the fastest monohull on Earth. Before that, the boat was too fast for the drone!
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizis
Not a rare sight: Rosalin waving to a cargo ship they saw on day 8.
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia
What's up? Boris checking the rig with a pair of binoculars.
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia
Will and Rosalin on deck in the final hours of Leg 5, the 3 leading boats were really close together.
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia
In the final hours of the race, the team closed the gap to Team Holcim-PRB from over 40 nautical miles down to one. Pushing until the end, Team Malizia sailed neck and neck with their Swiss competitor, finally crossing the line in third position only 5 minutes and 47 seconds later. 11th Hour Racing Team won the leg by arriving 4 hours and 31 minutes earlier.
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia
As he arrived in Aarhus, Boris said: « This boat is now the fastest monohull in the world. That is unbelievable, I want to put a big sticker on the boat! The racing in this leg was amazing, especially at the end with the other boat in view, flat water, sunshine, the Danish coast, a bit of homewaters for me, that was one of the most beautiful days.”
© Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia
Team Malizia collected valuable points in the double-counting leg, at that stage holding 24 points in the overall ranking and with only 4 points separating them from the American leader.
© Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia