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Boris Herrmann

Will Harris

Rosalin Kuiper

Axelle Pillain

Antoine Auriol

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Leg 6 of The Ocean Race starts this Thursday 8 June at 18:15 CEST and will see Team Malizia race with the fleet of five boats to The Hague in the Netherlands. This 800 nautical mile race will see all five IMOCAs back on the start line with the welcome return of Guyot

 will set sail for Leg 6 of The Ocean Race in a 

 journey from Aarhus, Denmark to The Hague, The Netherlands. Excitingly, this leg will take them on a flyby in the sailing city of Kiel, Germany which should see crowds welcoming the German flagged boat on 

 commented on the Kiel flyby, “Coming to Germany is something very special for our team. I don’t think there is a sporting advantage but there is a big boost from those German fans and that is something that gives me a lot of energy. I am really looking forward to seeing all the people there and I hope in the future there can be a real stopover in Germany!”

Boris Herrmann is not the only team member sailing home on this leg, co-skipper 

will be sailing into the Netherlands to finish off this leg 6 when they arrive in The Hague on 

 (predicted). Rosalin commented: “I am very excited to sail to the Hague and I am so proud to sail into my home country. I have dedicated one third of my life to sailing professionally and I am so excited to show The Hague this team, the boat and what a passion for sailing and the ocean means. Of course I would like to 

and we will do everything in our power to achieve that. I am excited to sail with new member Axelle and I am sure we will push hard but maintain the Malizian spirit of also having a great time doing it!”

 joins Team Malizia for Leg 6 of the Ocean Race, however, she has been onboard with the team for over a year now. She excitedly commented “I am so happy to sail on this leg, it is really a dream come true and a moment I have imagined for a long time! I have been in charge of data and analytics for Team Malizia and I have also been following the performance side of all the legs of The Ocean Race. I feel very ready for this leg but we have to be careful too, there will be a lot of tactics and manoeuvres in this leg. I don’t think we will have much rest and we will have to be very active to keep ahead,”

 commented, “This will be the first time we have a 50/50 sailing crew on board and I am looking forward to racing with Axelle for the first time. This will be her first leg in the Ocean Race, but she has sailed almost every day on the boat outside of racing and I can really feel her energy and motivation to do this race. She will bring a lot of experience in the technical and data side and this is really a great asset.”

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mission is only possible due to the strong and long-lasting commitment from its 

: Hapag-Lloyd, Schütz, the Yacht Club de Monaco, EFG International, Zurich Group Germany, Kuehne+Nagel, and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. These partners band behind Team Malizia to support its campaign, each of them working towards projects in their own field to innovate around climate solutions.

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In-Port series scoreboard after the Aarhus In-Port Race:

Overall scoreboard at the start of Leg 6:

Team Malizia’s Rosalin Kuiper racing to the Hague in The Ocean Race: “I want to arrive first in my home country”

The IMOCA fleet competing in the Aarhus In-Port Race on Sunday 4 June 2023 © Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race

 - “We had fun fighting out there on the water even though the result wasn’t what we wanted”, said 

, Denmark. “Today was great practice for the upcoming leg. In-Port Races are an important part of The Ocean Race and they are also really fun, especially with such a crowd like today that gives us so much energy and cheers us on!” The swelling crowd came together this sunny Sunday afternoon to cheer for Team Malizia on the dock and on the water during this European In-Port Race. 

Racing in a sea breeze of up to 10 knots, Team Malizia’s crew composed of 

 got off to a slow start, crossing the start line last, whilst Biotherm timed their approach perfectly and hit the line first.

“We took a bit of a risk at the start”, explained 

 after the race. “We wanted to brilliantly slide downwind at the end of the start line but that didn't quite work out, the others closed and we had to get back in line behind them. Half a boat length further ahead and it could have looked good!”

Biotherm was first around mark 1, followed by Team Holcim-PRB in second, 11th Hour Racing Team in third and Team Malizia in fourth position. Over the

, Biotherm managed to extend their lead and although they pushed hard, none of the boats managed to overtake each other. Team Malizia finally crossed the finish line in 

Although the points of the In-Port Racing Series do not count in the overall race scoreboard, they are still important, especially with such close points at the top of the overall scoreboard, as they work as a 

. Even if today’s result isn’t what Team Malizia had aimed for, they are still 

, only two points behind leader 11th Hour Racing Team, and all is still to play for. 

“There is still a chance to win this In-Port series”, commented new crew member 

. “We have the capability to beat the leader and are ready for it! Today was also a great warm-up for me to find my place in the crew, practice all the maneuvers together. It was great practice for the upcoming leg that will see a lot of coastal sailing.”

Today’s In-Port Race has also marked the 

 as they resume the VO65 Sprint. After racing from Alicante to Cabo Verde in January, the fleet returns to The Ocean Race for the European events of the race.

Team Malizia’s crew will now rest in order to be ready for next Thursday when they will set sail for the shortest leg of The Ocean Race at 800-nautical miles. Leg 6 will see the fleet leave Aarhus, Denmark on 8 June, sail in coastal waters to the Kieler Innenförde for the German Fly-By of the race (9 June), to The Hague, Netherlands. The 

Thursday 8 June 2023 at 18:05 hours local time

 (16:05 UTC). The fleet is expected to round the mark in the Kieler Innenförde between 15:30 and 16:30 local time on Friday 9 June and to arrive in The Hague on Sunday 11 June.

 mission is only possible due to the strong and long-lasting commitment from its 

: Kuehne+Nagel, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, Hapag-Lloyd, Schütz, the Yacht Club de Monaco, EFG International, and Zurich Group Germany. These partners band behind Team Malizia to support its campaign, each of them working towards projects in their own field to i

Team Malizia fought hard onboard in today's In-Port Race © Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia

 racing against 11th Hour Racing Team in Aarhus, Denmark © Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia

In-Port Series scoreboard after the Aarhus In-Port Race:

Team Malizia’s sailing crew for the Aarhus In-Port Race and Leg 6

Team Malizia's crew from left to right cheering with the crowd in Aarhus: Boris Herrmann, Antoine Auriol, Will Harris, Axelle Pillain, and Rosalin Kuiper © Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia

Team Malizia took fourth place in today’s In-Port Race of The Ocean Race. Skippered by Boris Herrmann and crewed by Will Harris, Rosalin Kuiper, and Axelle Pillain, with Antoine Auriol as onboard reporter, Team Malizia is still second in the In-Port Race Series.

Team Malizia waiving to a cheering crowd in Aarhus, Denmark

Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia Fourth In The Ocean Race’s Aarhus In-Port Race

German skipper Boris Herrmann will sail Leg 6 of The Ocean Race with co-skipper Will Harris, Rosalin Kuiper, Axelle Pillain, and onboard reporter Antoine Auriol. The shortest leg of The Ocean Race will see the fleet leave Aarhus, Denmark on 8 June, sail in the Kieler Innenförde for the German Fly-By of the race (9 June), to The Hague, Netherlands.

 is ready to give their all and perform at their best in the crucial next legs of the race. The international team is currently placed third in the overall scoreboard and is looking forward to pushing their IMOCA race yacht in the upcoming coastal leg starting 8 June 2023 from Aarhus, Denmark, past Kiel, Germany, to The Hague, Netherlands. 

 (32) is not new to Team Malizia. The French sailor joined the international team over a year ago to work on the 

 of the campaign. In 2019, Axelle Pillain traded medical school for offshore sailing. By then, she had already completed a PhD in applied mathematics for brain imaging. After finishing a successful career in gymnastics, she started to compete in sailing, taking part in races like the Mini Transat and doing technical navigation on maxi trimarans like Spindrift and IMOCAs such as Corum L’Épargne. 

“I have known Axelle since joining the team in 2019”, explains co-skipper 

. “She was a key part in solving the electronics in Team Malizia’s previous boat and our new 

 as well. I think she really brings a fantastic performance and analysis background to the team, and she is also a really strong and experienced sailor, having sailed multiple times across the Atlantic Ocean. She knows the boat inside and out. She has worked on it since the build and has been onboard for almost every sailing day outside of the actual race, fixing problems with us in the electronics and developing the performance side.”

 comments: “I'm very happy to be on board for Leg 6 of The Ocean Race! I have been dreaming about taking part in this iconic race for many years, participating in it is the culmination of a lot of hard work. I am excited and happy to have the opportunity to sail alongside Boris, Will and Rosie. I know them well and I know our boat pretty well too, having sailed the two-week long delivery from Guadeloupe to Alicante before The Ocean Race. Working on the electronics and performance analysis is a big advantage in terms of getting to know the boat and jumping quickly into the crew. It’s another string to my bow as a sailor.”

Rather than having someone from outside the team who doesn’t know the boat so well, it is much more important to skipper 

. The German skipper explains: “Axelle has been an important member of our team for many months and it’s exciting to see that she now gets to race as well.”

 adds: “I hope that the performance aspect Axelle brings can help us find that extra bit of speed for the next leg. I’m looking forward to sailing with Axelle, she brings a fresh motivation because she is really excited to be part of this team and bringing a sailor with that sort of motivation can really help us. Nico Lunven has obviously been taking the navigator role and Yann Eliès for the last leg, but this leg we plan for Boris and I to be involved in that a lot. It will kind of shift the crew dynamic a bit, it’s a bit of a new role for us also, in getting used to taking that over from Nico but Axelle for sure has been working away in the background and helping us to prepare for the leg so she’s going to have an important part in that as well.”

Before the Leg 6 start next Thursday 8 June, the crew will sail the 

Aarhus In-Port Race on Sunday 4 June 2023

mission is only possible due to the strong and long-lasting commitment from its seven main partners: Zurich Group Germany, Kuehne+Nagel, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, Hapag-Lloyd, Schütz, the Yacht Club de Monaco, and EFG International. These partners band behind Team Malizia to support its campaign, each of them working towards projects in their own field to innovate around climate solutions.

Malizia - Seaexplorer as she arrived in Aarhus at the end of Leg 5 of The Ocean Race © Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race

In-Port Series scoreboard ahead of the Aarhus In-Port Race:

Team Malizia in Aarhus, Denmark © Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia

Team Malizia Announces Sailing Crew For Leg 6 Of The Ocean Race

Team Malizia in Aarhus at the finish of Leg 5 of The Ocean Race © Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia

 - This race is one for the books! Two days after breaking the 

 at 07:27:50 UTC (09:27 local time CEST) in a nail-biting finish. Skippered by 

, Team Malizia sailed 3,868 nautical miles from Newport, USA, to Aarhus, Denmark, in 

7 days, 13 hours, 12 minutes, and 50 seconds

, during the race they also broke the 24-hour distance record for a monohull along the way. 

In the final hours of the race, the team closed the gap to 

. Pushing until the end, Team Malizia sailed neck and neck with their Swiss competitor, finally crossing the line in third position

 won the leg by arriving 4 hours and 31 minutes earlier, whilst 

 is currently still racing. Team Malizia collected valuable points in the double-counting leg, now holding 24 points in the overall ranking and with only 4 points separating them from the American leader.

 commented: “What a race! I am incredibly proud of our team and of our boat. 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.”

, Team Malizia soon encountered tricky upwind conditions and had to face a major issue on day 2 of the race. “

 very early after the start of the race”, explained 

 at the arrival in Aarhus. “This is our most important sail, it is one that we use all the time, it was quite a blow especially so early in the leg. We didn’t reveal the loss of our J2 in order not to give a knowledgeable advantage to the other teams. The sail had ripped off and we knew we wouldn’t be able to fix it on board. However, the crew did a great job at keeping the spirits high, fighting their way and keeping the pace up”. 

world 24-hour distance record for a monohull

. Team Holcim-PRB had extended the record previously held by 100-foot maxi-monohull 

 from 618 nm to 640.9 nm earlier that day. Enters Team Malizia. Less than 24 hours later, the crew onboard 

. “I would never have thought we would break the Comanche record, and by such a margin”, added the

. “I also think this record might outlast the next Ocean Race and be set for 10, 12 years maybe.”

“I feel that I experienced something that will remain engraved in my memory for a long, long time”, says 

. “First, we crossed the Atlantic Ocean in only seven and a half days, I don’t think many people have achieved this. Secondly, we beat the 24-hour distance record, on an IMOCA race yacht, and thirdly, we finished within sight of Team Holcim-PRB, we could almost touch them. This has truly been an incredible leg.”

“This leg wasn’t easy in terms of strategy because there weren’t many moves to play and it was important not to miss them”, added 

. “We missed one upon leaving Saint Pierre and Miquelon, where the fleet had to cut a weather front in order to be in front of it and then sail in a regular wind flow with a nice sea state. Unfortunately, we timed our manoeuvre a bit wrong, by an hour or so… Hats off to 11th Hour’s navigator who went against what the computer predicted and made the right move. In the end, I’m still very happy about the performance of the team and the boat. Sailing for the first time with Boris was great too, straight from the beginning, during the In-Port Race we felt exactly the same way about how we wanted to sail this boat, 

we were very much in sync from the get-go.

“It was also unfortunate that we had to sail a detour in the North Sea when we encountered a 

 towing about 8 kilometres of scientific equipment”, added co-skipper 

. “We really wanted to grab these points, nevertheless, this leg was quite epic and I am very happy because I think we will carry this record-holder energy into the next leg! The welcome in Aarhus is fantastic, our boat is fast, our team is efficient and always smiling. We fought until the finish and 

Leg 5 of The Ocean Race was not only marked by 

 for the fleet and team members, those such as 

 and many of the shore crew that left Alicante, Spain, over four months ago are now back. Briton 

 re-entered his home waters of the Baltic Sea. Soon, 

 will be able to race in the waters she knows best in 

. “We can still win this race. It will never be over, the final score will be made at the finish in Genoa and we fight until the 1st of July. That’s what we enjoy.”

: EFG International, Zurich Group Germany, Kuehne+Nagel, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, Hapag-Lloyd, Schütz, and the Yacht Club de Monaco. These partners band behind Team Malizia to support its campaign, each of them working towards projects in their own field to 

Onboard reporter Antoine Auriol and skipper Boris Herrmann as they approached the finish line of Leg 5 of The Ocean Race in Aarhus, Denmark © Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia

Boris Herrmann, skipper of record-breaking the 

 race yacht © Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia

Overall scoreboard at the arrival of Leg 5 in Aarhus:

Team Malizia fighting neck and neck with Team Holcim-PRB in Aarhus, Denmark © Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia

Team Malizia crossed the finish line of Leg 5 of The Ocean Race in third position at 07:27:50 UTC (09:27 local time, CEST) this Monday 29 May 2023 after an incredibly tight finish.

Team Malizia arrived in Aarhus in third position in Leg 5 of The Ocean Race

Malizia - Seaexplorer Back In Europe: Boris Herrmann’s Team Finishes In Third Position in Leg 5 Of The Ocean Race

Avec une vitesse moyenne de 26,71 nœuds (50 km/h) sur 24 heures au cours de l’étape 5 de The Ocean Race, Team Malizia de Boris Herrmann a atteint un nouveau record du monde en monocoque en parcourant 641,13 milles nautiques sur 24 heures.  

 s’est accordé un bref moment de célébrations après avoir appris qu’elle avait r

emporté le record du monde de distance sur 24 heures

 ! Ce vendredi 26 mai vers 22h20 UTC, l’équipage composé du skipper 

 a battu le record de distance pour un monocoque, en ayant parcouru 641,13 milles nautiques en 24 heures. 

En apprenant la bonne nouvelle, l’équipage à bord s’est félicité de cet accomplissement, louant le bateau et exprimant haut et fort sa joie à propos de ce nouveau record dans un message envoyé à l’équipe à terre, qui attendait impatiemment que le 

Établir ce nouveau record de distance signifie beaucoup pour le skipper allemand 

. Après avoir remporté la longue étape 3 dans les mers du Sud, le trophée Roaring Forties (passage le plus rapide du Cap de Bonne Espérance au Cap Horn) et maintenant battu le record mondial de distance sur 24 heures, il ne fait aucun doute que l’architecte et Boris Herrmann ont pris des 

naviguant sous les couleurs du Yacht Club de Monaco a ainsi battu le record de distance en IMOCA et monocoque en équipage sur 24 heures.

 a déclaré hier soir : « Félicitations à toute l’équipe, c’est un peu incroyable et tout le monde hésite à fêter cela, mais nous sommes super heureux. C’est génial de voir que le bateau peut aller si vite. Nous avons eu des conditions exceptionnelles avec une mer plate, du vent stable dans la bonne direction et le bon angle pendant si longtemps. Pas de changement de voile, nous avons pris un ris dans la grand voile par deux fois, donc nous avons ralenti un peu, mais à part cela rien d’autre ne nous a vraiment ralenti. Parfois, les vagues devenaient un peu plus courtes et nous ralentissions à 18 nœuds et nous étions un peu coincés par la houle. La plupart du temps, le bateau passait parfaitement la mer et volait à 27 à 34 nœuds, c’était vraiment super. »

 a ajouté : « D’une certaine façon, nous n’avions exagéré en poussant trop et nous ne pensions pas pouvoir battre le record, alors nous étions plutôt détendus la plupart du temps. Sauf dans les trois dernières heures où l’excitation de peut-être battre le record s’est renforcée. Et puis il y a eu un moment épique, drôle, excitant, avec un tel esprit d’équipe. C’est grâce à toute l’équipe à bord et à terre et à nos partenaires qui ont rendu cela possible et ont construit ce bateau incroyable, je suis super fier de tout le monde et de Malizia - Seaexplorer. »

« Être le monocoque le plus rapide au monde en 24 heures est le rêve de tous les marins », a commenté 

Pierre Casiraghi, cofondateur et vice-président du Yacht Club de Monaco

. « Je suis très fier de l’équipe et de tout le travail qui a été fait pour y arriver ! »

Les records se sont succédé au cours de cette cinquième étape de The Ocean Race. L'équipe suisse 

 a battu le record détenu par le maxi-monocoque de 100 pieds 

 et ses 15 marins, en passant de 618 à 640,9 milles nautiques. Moins de 24 heures plus tard, Team Malizia a 

 que son concurrent en établissant une nouvelle distance sur 24 heures de 

, pulvérisant ainsi le record de Comanche.

« C'est le rêve de tout marin de battre le record du monde de vitesse en monocoque,” a commenté 

. “Il y a des équipes qui planifient cela depuis des années et qui attendent les bons créneaux horaires, et là nous le réalisons dans le cadre d'une course offshore. Je suis tellement fière, je suis fière du bateau et je suis fière de l'équipe. Nous avons tout donné et nous avons prouvé au monde que nous avons un bateau très rapide, nous avons le bateau le plus rapide du monde, nous le montrons à tout le monde ! C'est un sentiment incroyable, un rêve de marin, pour moi cela a plus de sens que tout le reste, c'est un moment très spécial. Je suis très heureuse ! »

L'étape a commencé lentement pour l'équipe allemande, qui a eu du mal à trouver son rythme au cours des premiers jours. Depuis, ils ont poussé plus loin, s'efforçant de parcourir chaque mille au plus vite pour essayer de 

 en passant la ligne d'arrivée à Aarhus. S'accrocher et ne pas abandonner, c'est ce dont Team Malizia est devenu synonyme après les problèmes de mât de l'étape 3 dans les mers du Sud. Se battre pour obtenir ce record est une nouvelle preuve de cet 

. En véritable marins, l'équipe a commémoré l’occasion et remercié l'Océan et les éléments pour ce succès en portant un toast avec une bouteille de whisky Talisker x Parley Wilder Seas.

L'étape 5 devrait se terminer à Aarhus ce 

, avec moins de 900 milles nautiques à parcourir. Il reste encore tout à jouer dans cette 

étape intense, rapide et comptant double en termes de points

. La mer Baltique peut être difficile à naviguer, mais il faut espérer que 

, natif de la région, aura plus d'un tour dans son sac pour finir en beauté. 

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 et ce nouveau record n'ont été possibles que grâce à l'engagement fort et durable des 

 de Team Malizia : Le Yacht Club de Monaco, EFG International, Zurich Group Germany, Kuehne+Nagel, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, Hapag-Lloyd et Schütz. Ces partenaires s'associent à l'équipe pour soutenir sa campagne, chacun d'entre eux travaillant à des projets dans son propre domaine pour innover autour des solutions contre la crise climatique.

Team Malizia a mis les bouchées doubles ces derniers jours pour battre le record et réduire l'écart avec les leaders © Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia

Will Harris, co-skipper, heureux de constater la vitesse de pointe moyenne de 

Boris Herrmann fête le moment avec une gorgée de Whiskey 

Avec une vitesse moyenne de 26,71 nœuds (50 km/h) sur 24 heures au cours de l’étape 5 de The Ocean Race, Team Malizia de Boris Herrmann a atteint un nouveau record du monde en monocoque en parcourant 641,13 milles nautiques sur 24 heures.  

Team Malizia's crew have set a new world record, from left to right: Boris Herrmann, Antoine Auriol, Yann Eliès, Will Harris, and Rosalin Kuiper

Boris Herrmann de Team Malizia : « Nous avons repoussé les limites et réussi à battre le record du monde »

Boris Herrmann und das Team Malizia haben einen neuen Weltrekord aufgestellt. In der fünften Etappe des Ocean Race legte das Team in 24 Stunden eine Strecke von 641,13 Seemeilen zurück, mit einer Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit von 26,71 Knoten (50 km/h). Die Malizia - Seaexplorer ist damit die schnellste Einrumpfyacht der Welt.

 nahm sich einen kurzen Moment Zeit zum Feiern, nachdem sie am späten Freitagabend erfahren hatte, dass sie den seit Jahrzehnten 

hart umkämpften Streckenrekord über 24 Stunden gewonnen hat

, hatte am 26. Mai 2023 um 22:40 UTC in 24 Stunden 

 stellte sie damit bei stürmischem Wind und flacher See im Nordatlantik einen 

Nachdem die Wettfahrtleitung die Rekordzahl offiziell 

 hatte, fielen sich die Segler in die Arme, riefen ihr Team an Land an und feierten kurz gemeinsam per Videocall.

, der bei der Entwicklung der neuen IMOCA-Yacht eng mit dem 

 zusammengearbeitet hat, sehr viel. Nach dem Gewinn der langen Südpolarmeer-Etappe, dem Gewinn der Roaring Forties Trophy (schnellste Passage vom Kap der Guten Hoffnung zum Kap Hoorn) und dem neuen 24-Stunden-Weltrekord gibt es keinen Zweifel daran, dass die 

 von den Konstrukteuren und Boris sich ausgezahlt haben. Die Rennyacht 

 hat sowohl den IMOCA- als auch den 24-Stunden-Rekord für Einrumpfboote mit Crew gebrochen.

 kommentierte: "Gratulation an das ganze Team! Wir können es immer noch nicht richtig glauben und haben erst gezögert zu feiern. Aber nun sind wir super glücklich. Es ist toll zu sehen, dass das Boot so gut funktioniert. Wir hatten außergewöhnliche Bedingungen mit einer flachen See und einem sehr starken Wind, der die ganze Zeit aus der richtigen Richtung kam. Wir haben die Segel nicht gewechselt, wir haben ein Reff ein- und ausgefahren, so dass wir für diese beiden Momente langsamer wurden, aber ansonsten hat uns nichts gebremst. Nur selten bremste eine steile Welle das Schiff, die meiste Zeit flog das Boot 27 bis 34 Knoten perfekt über die See; es fühlte sich wirklich entspannt an."

 fügte hinzu: "Ehrlich gesagt haben wir nicht übertrieben gepusht. Wir glaubten nicht, dass wir es schaffen würden, den Rekord zu brechen. Also waren wir die meiste Zeit ziemlich entspannt - außer in den letzten drei Stunden, als uns plötzlich klar wurde, dass wir den Rekord tatsächlich brechen könnten. Und dann gab diesen einen epischen Moment, als die finale Meilenzahl auf dem Tracker sichtbar wurde! Ein großes Dankeschön an das unser Team an Bord und an Land. Und an unsere Partner, die all dies möglich gemacht und dieses erstaunliche Boot gebaut haben. Ich bin super stolz auf alle und auf 

"Das schnellste Einrumpfboot der Welt in 24 Stunden zu sein, ist der Traum eines jeden Seglers", kommentierte 

Pierre Casiraghi, Mitbegründer des Team Malizia und Vizepräsident des Yacht Club de Monaco.

 "Ich bin so stolz auf das Team und die ganze Arbeit, die es geleistet hat, um dieses Ziel zu erreichen!"

Die fünfte Etappe des Ocean Race war rekordverdächtig: Das Schweizer 

 konnte den bisherigen Rekord des 100-Fuß-Maxi-Monohulls 

, das von 15 Seglern gesegelt wurde, von 618 auf 640,9 Seemeilen verbessern. Weniger als 24 Stunden später schlug das Team Malizia seinen Konkurrenten im Ocean Race mit einer 

 sagte: "Was für ein unwirkliches Gefühl - es ist der Traum eines jeden Seglers, den Geschwindigkeitsweltrekord für Einrumpfboote zu brechen. Es gibt Teams, die das seit Jahren planen und auf die richtigen Zeitfenster warten - und wir machen das zwischendurch bei einem Ocean Race. Ich bin so stolz, ich bin stolz auf das Boot und ich bin stolz auf das Team. Wir haben gepusht und der Welt bewiesen, dass wir ein sehr schnelles Boot haben, wir haben das schnellste Boot der Welt, wir zeigen es allen. Für mich hat das mehr Bedeutung als alles andere, es ist ein ganz besonderer Moment. Ich bin sehr glücklich!"

Die Etappe begann mühsam für das deutsche Spitzenteam, das in den ersten Tagen Schwierigkeiten hatte, sein Tempo zu finden. Doch dann kamen sie in Fahrt, 

 - und tun dies auch weiterhin, um beim Überqueren der Ziellinie in Aarhus die 

. Niemals aufzustecken ist etwas, wofür das Team Malizia nach den Problemen mit dem Mast im Südpolarmeer ein Sinnbild geworden ist, und der Kampf um diesen Rekord ist ein weiteres Zeichen für diese Haltung. In echter Seemannsmanier stieß das Team mit einer Flasche Talisker x Parley Wilder Seas Whisky auf den Erfolg an und bedankte sich beim Ozean und den Elementen für den Erfolg.

voraussichtlich am Montag in Aarhus enden