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Boris Herrmann

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, with the teams estimated to arrive on 2nd April 2023 in 

. The end of this race looks to be an exciting one though: 

Team Malizia is currently still in the lead

 but only by 10 nm at the time of writing, with Team Holcim-PRB still hot on their heels. 

 four days ago and is still recovering, the team are 

 of the crew and has had to change their shift patterns. Skipper

 free to spend hours on the computer as “The Brain”, running the 

 and expertly navigating them to the finish. Although tired, the three of them are just happy that Rosie is 

 and putting their full focus on sailing as hard as possible towards Itajaí. 

This is no easy feat as currently the wind is 

, switching from zero knots up to 51 knots within a matter of minutes. This is coupled with an incredibly 

that is making sailing very tricky. The team are having to stay incredibly focused on the autopilot in order to maintain course and safety during these extreme conditions. 

 as the most challenging part of the world to sail in, however, coming around the corner in these conditions may be the trickiest part of the race yet. In relation to the race with Team Holcim-PRB, 

 commented: "We have been sailing our own strategy. We are not at the point where we would match race them. There are still five or so days left in this leg - there is a lot that can happen so we have to sail our own race. The easiest way to finish ahead of them is to give ourselves an opportunity to jump ahead by a few miles. We have to do what we think is right and play our own game."

Anything could still happen in this race with all the teams pushing hard to make up the miles, they will have windy conditions for the next day, in about 24 hours Malizia and Holcim will have to contend with 

 as they edge ever closer to their final destination. 

 is already set up and ready to greet the crew; their yacht, 

will be hauled out for an intense two-week 

 on 23rd April 2023 towards Newport, USA.

 Skipper Boris Herrmann (c) Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia

Co-skipper Will Harris on deck of Malizia - Seaexplorer during Leg 3 of The Ocean Race

Will Harris on the deck of Malizia - Seaexplorer (c) Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia

Team Malizia's Nico Lunven on weather routing and navigation

Team Malizia's Nico Lunven on weather routing and navigation (c) Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia