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The Ocean Race – Leg 2 presents challenges to IMOCA sailors
After a week of solid trade wind action in Cabo Verde, the forecast for the start of Leg 2 is much more benign – light NE winds of 5 to 8 knots.
Photo Credit: Maud Helfgott / polaRYSE / 11th Hour RacingThe route
Alicante
Spain17–17 JanAuckland
New Zealand20 Feb – 14 MarItajaí
Brazil31 Mar – 18 AprSt. Pete-Clearwater
United States4–16 MayCascais
Portugal26 May – 6 Jun- Finish
Amaala
1 Jul
Coverage
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The Ocean Race – How to Follow Leg 2
Live start coverage shifts to Eurosport in Europe and Asia for Leg 2 start
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Viva Mexico completes the line up in Cabo Verde
Erik Brockmann’s team slips across the line as all 11 boats are in Mindelo
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The Ocean Race – Crew and Skipper Rotations for Leg Two
Two of the leg one IMOCA skippers will not be on board when the fleet starts on Wednesday – a pair of scheduled and unplanned changes…
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VO65 Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team retires from leg one, leaving podium open to Team JAJO
Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team retires from leg one, leaving podium open to Austrian-Italian crew
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Team Holcim-PRB lead into Cabo Verde to win Leg One of The Ocean Race
French skipper Kevin Escoffier led his Swiss-flagged Team Holcim-PRB to victory in leg one of The Ocean Race in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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The Ocean Race – WindWhisper Racing Team win stage one of The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint
The Polish flagged team crossed the finishing line early afternoon local time to take the victory over Team JAJO…
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Team Holcim-PRB score top points, winning Leg One of The Ocean Race
Kevin Escoffier’s Swiss-flagged team won the opening leg with a battle behind for second place with 11th Hour Racing Team and Team Malizia…
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The Ocean Race – It’s not over til it’s over
There’s a cat and mouse battle at the head of both fleets as the leaders weave their way towards Cabo Verde
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The Ocean Race – The highway south
The leading IMOCAs are expected to arrive in Cabo Verde overnight Friday night and into Saturday morning as the fleet eats up the miles on ‘the highway’ south. Sailing fast, and pointing at the finish – it’s a great feeling.
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What is The Ocean Race and Why Should We Be Interested?
In the months leading up to The Ocean Race and since its start a few days ago, we’ve had people approach us at Live Sail Die expressing concern over their lack of interest in this year’s Ocean Race when during the last edition, they loved every second.
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IMOCAs set torrid pace in the Atlantic
The Swiss-flagged Holcim-PRB team remains at the head of the IMOCA fleet on Wednesday as all five boats are setting a blistering pace directly towards Cabo Verde. The leading teams are putting up close to 500-mile days with Holcim-PRB now just 992 miles from the finishing line at Cabo Verde.
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The Ocean Race – Duelling through the Straits
Crews break out of Med and into the Atlantic after two days of gruelling conditions…
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The Ocean Race – Onboard Update from 11th Hour Racing
The last 12 hours have been brutal for the sailors onboard M?lama, as they approached the Gibraltar Strait. With winds consistently above 30 knots, gusting up to 50, there has been very little sleep and very little food as they sailed upwind in a terrible sea state. To quote Amory, ‘everything hurts’.
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The Ocean Race – Opening day brings challenges
The opening 24 hours has been challenging, but not unexpected. After running into a quiet spell overnight, during which both fleets concertinaed the forecast has played out its threat with strong winds and big seas sweeping across the Alboran Sea.
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The Ocean Race – 24 Uncomfortable Hours In
It’s been 24 hours since they started, and a lot has happened in the race already. Let’s take a look at some key points!
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The Ocean Race – Amory Ross from on board 11th Hour Racing Team
The opening hours and the first night at sea on Leg 1 from Alicante to Cabo Verde have been tough. After a spectacular start in an offshore breeze that had the IMOCAs hitting 34knots at times as they headed out to sea, the entire fleet sailed into light winds.
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The Ocean Race – Navigators Look to the Next Phase
As the fleet spends its Monday morning working its way upwind in challenging conditions, the tacticians continue to consider the next phase of the leg and their options once they exit the Mediterranean.
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Viva Mexico suspends racing with damaged mainsail
All crew are safe as the Mexican VO65 team turns towards Almeria to assess options
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Who Will be the Difference-Makers in the IMOCA crews in The Ocean Race?
The IMOCA crews on the five entries in The Ocean Race are stuffed full of some of the most talented sailors in the world, men and women from both single and double-handed backgrounds and from fully-crewed racing too. The standard has probably never been higher in the history of The Ocean Race.
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How to follow The Ocean Race 2022-23
No other sporting event gets its fans as close to the action as The Ocean Race and there are multiple ways you can follow the competition throughout the six month event.
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They’re Off – Two Fleets Set Sail on The Ocean Race
As The Ocean Race celebrates its 50th jubilee anniversary, a fleet consisting of the best sailors in the world set off on what is widely considered to be the toughest test of a team in sport.
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VO65 fleet first off the mark
The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint was the first race to get underway in Alicante on Sunday
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One day to The Ocean Race start – what’s coming up?!?
As the clock counts down to the start of the 14th edition of The Ocean Race the weather conditions ahead are becoming an increasingly popular topic of conversation around the dockside here in Alicante.