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What a year! Team Malizia’s IMOCA race yacht Malizia - Seaexplorer arrived this morning in Lorient’s La Base harbour where she was launched exactly one year ago, and after having already sailed the equivalent distance of more than two Vendée Globe races.

One year to the day: Team Malizia’s race yacht 

 arrived in Lorient, France, this Wednesday morning, 

 around the globe, the IMOCA boat made it back to her home port in Brittany, where Team Malizia’s technical base is located, in a rather coincidently but also

“Over the past ten days, the boat was being delivered by our technical crew from Monaco, where the team 

celebrated our achievements in The Ocean Race

 with founding partner the Yacht Club de Monaco”, said 

who is currently in Germany with his family and fulfilling media and commercial appointments. “It wasn’t timed on purpose, but it is a really nice coincidence that the boat made it back to the harbour of La Base on the 19th of July!” The ETA wasn’t easy to predict, in the end, it took the crew 10 days and 8 hours to sail 2,100 nautical miles from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. Shortly after the Strait of Gibraltar, they 

 but the 45-minute visit by the curious animals didn’t seem to cause any damage to the appendices of the boat. This evening, the team members present in Lorient are going to have a little gathering, also 

, while the rest of the team will have a toast from afar.

 added: “It’s amazing to think about what we achieved in a year. 

 a boat - on the date announced months before, 

 her in my hometown Hamburg, sailing the 

 which was my first solo race since the Vendée Globe, racing over 37,000 nautical miles in 

 the Southern Ocean and the final legs, passing 

! We also won two In-Port races and experienced an amazing welcome at the Fly-By in Kiel. We even had royalty on board with the 

came to see the boat when we sailed her to the principality for the first time!” 

more than twice the length of the Equator

. “In twelve months, we have learned so much about our boat and perfected her”, commented the 

. “She sailed around the world without major damages and has arrived in great shape in Lorient. It’s really thanks to a tremendous team effort and great energy coming from this team. I’m really happy and can’t wait to be back with everyone and 

A Race We Must Win – Climate Action Now!

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

: 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 in front of the Yacht Club de Monaco on 3 July 2023, founding partner of Team Malizia

Screenshot of computer display showing the keel camera feed during the orca encounter

Prince Albert II of Monaco and the Team Malizia crew onboard Malizia - Seaexplorer, with team co-founder Pierre Casiraghi on the right

Prince Albert II of Monaco and the Team Malizia crew onboard Malizia - Seaexplorer, with team co-founder Pierre Casiraghi on the right © Jimmy Horel / Team Malizia