Ocean Race News
Full Speed to the East for The Ocean Race Fleet — But Speed Bumps Lie Ahead
15th March 2023 Ocean Race
Near midnight UTC on Tuesday (14 March), The Ocean Race Leg 3 leader Team Holcim-PRB made yet another gybe to the south, looking to stay close to the ice exclusion zone. Its nearest competitor — Team Malizia — continued pushing…
Following the distribution of points at the scoring gate on Sunday (12 March), the IMOCA teams contesting Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 are now consolidating their positions and working through job lists to keep the boats in racing…
The Ocean Race IMOCAs Focus on Ice Limits and Cape Horn After Collecting Points
13th March 2023 Ocean Race
It’s back to work on Monday (13 March) for the IMOCA sailors in The Ocean Race 2022-23. Following record-breaking conditions on Saturday (11 March) and the Leg 3 scoring gate on Sunday (12 March), the workaday grind sets in again…
The Ocean Race: Team Holcim-PRB Score Maximum Points at Leg 3 Scoring Gate
12th March 2023 Ocean Race
Two weeks after the start of The Ocean Race 2022-23’s third stage in Cape Town, skipper Kevin Escoffier and his crew mates on Team Holcim-PRB have collected maximum points, leading the IMOCA fleet through the Leg 3 scoring gate at…
It’s been a record-breaking day in The Ocean Race as the four IMOCAs racing through the south are pressing hard to gain position — and points — at the Leg 3 scoring gate. Conditions have certainly been favourable for making…
The Ocean Race Fleet Continues to Compress as Leg 3 Scoring Gate Approaches Fast
10th March 2023 Ocean Race
There has been more of the same in The Ocean Race on Friday (10 March), but in a good way. All four IMOCA teams are clicking down the miles, racing to the east in fast-reaching conditions. The wind is up,…
Big Moves on The Ocean Race Leg 3 Course as Team Holcim-PRB’s Lead Is Halved
9th March 2023 Ocean Race
It’s been a fantastic 48 hours on the race track for the trio of IMOCA boats chasing down the current Leg 3 leader in The Ocean Race 2022-23, Team Holcim-PRB. Since 1500 UTC on Tuesday (7 March), second-placed Biotherm have…
With all four teams in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 sailing deep into the Roaring 40s on Wednesday (8 March), the IMOCA fleet is finally in what the sailors would consider to be more typical Southern Ocean conditions, with…
Tense Times in the South for The Ocean Race IMOCAs as GUYOT Retires From Leg 3 for Repairs
7th March 2023 Ocean Race
It’s been an interesting day in The Ocean Race on Tuesday 7 March, with quick-moving weather making for a day of transitions in the southern latitudes. The big winner over the past 24 hours is second-placed Biotherm, with the team…
The Ocean Race: Hope for Chasing Pack as Holcim-PRB’s Lead Begins to Narrow
6th March 2023 Ocean Race
Waking up Monday (6 March) with a 470-plus nautical mile lead, one week into Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23, would appear to be an enviable position for Kevin Escoffier and his Team Holcim-PRB. But the challenge of a…
The Ocean Race: Holcim-PRB Maintains the Leg 3 Lead but Pursuing Trio Are Making Gains
5th March 2023 Ocean Race
Team Holcim-PRB continues to hold a 500-plus mile lead on Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23, but the pursuing pack of three is making small gains by pushing forward at record-breaking pace. 11th Hour Racing Team posted a 544.63…
All Five IMOCA Teams Making Fast Progress Towards Their Goals - In and Out of The Ocean Race
4th March 2023 Ocean Race
As Team Holcim-PRB continues to set the standard in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23, racing at speed towards the first scoring gate at 143 degrees east longitude, three other IMOCA boats are — finally — in fast pursuit…
Fleet Finally Making Speed as Wind Returns to Roaring 40s in The Ocean Race Leg 3
3rd March 2023 Ocean Race
It is still a far cry from traditional Roaring 40s weather for the four IMOCAs still competing in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23, but at least one critical element has returned: the wind. Biotherm, 11th Hour Racing Team…
In this edition of The Ocean Race, Kevin Escoffier’s Team Holcim-PRB has selected Sia’s “Unstoppable” as its team song for dockout and stage ceremonies, and early into Leg 3 it has never seemed more appropriate. After winning Legs 1 and…
Holcim-PRB Leads The Ocean Race Fleet East While GUYOT Turns Back to Cape Town
1st March 2023 Ocean Race
It’s been a busy 24 hours in The Ocean Race, with the IMOCA fleet pushing east at pace, trying to hold on to the strong winds of a southern-latitude low-pressure system. Team Holcim-PRB is making the best of it, but…
Breeze On as The Ocean Race Fleet Encounters First Southern Weather System
28th February 2023 Ocean Race
The wind has arrived for Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 on Tuesday (28 February) as the five IMOCA teams settle into higher latitudes and begin to criss-cross to the east, hooking into the first big weather system of…
