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Boris Herrmann

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 During the evening of 6th February 2023, 

 for the first time in this long second leg. The team had been in fifth place for the majority of the race and had 

fought hard to catch up to the front pack

. With their westerly option finally paying off, they managed to find their mode and the wind, allowing them to push ahead to slowly regain miles and ultimately find themselves in first place.

The elated crew couldn’t hide their excitement at this well-deserved turn of events, proving not only their own capabilities without 

 but also showing the strengths of the race yacht, 

. As the night wore on the team managed to hold on to the lead. During the latter half of 7th February 2023 there was some vying for positions between 

11th Hour Racing, Holcim PRB and Team Malizia

. With the three competitors rapidly switching between first, second and third at each hourly tracker update. The team’s own website has also

 in the last three days with the number of fans accessing the site increasing dramatically since competition has heated up. 

 (28), commented: “we are so happy that the hard work has paid off and we are up in first place and back in the leading pack. It has been challenging to get here but we never gave up and together as a team with 

 we have fought back to regain a few hundred nautical miles. We will keep pushing but also protecting the boat and our foils until Cape Town. It is always a balance to maintain the boat but also win the race and currently, I feel that we have found a good mode in order to achieve both these goals.”

Will Harris

Biotherm Racing in sight of Malizia - Seaexplorer after over a week at sea

Team Malizia has been in first place for the majority of the last 24 hours. Currently the top three teams are playing cat and mouse for the podium positions.