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May 3, 2023
The Ocean Race 2022-23: A Dogfight the Whole Way Up
Photo: The Ocean Race 2022-23. May 01, 2023. Leg 4 onboard 11th Hour Racing Team. Malama and Team Malizia sail north, towards the equator, surrounded by clouds of the Doldrums. © Amory Ross / 11th Hour Racing / Image provided by The Ocean Race.
Photo: The Ocean Race 2022-23. May 02, 2023, Leg 4 onboard Biotherm. Exit the Doldrums. © Anne Beauge / Biotherm / Image provided by The Ocean Race.
Photo: The Ocean Race 2022-23. May 02, 2023. Leg 4 onboard Biotherm. Exit the Doldrums. © Anne Beauge / Biotherm / Image provided by The Ocean Race.
Photo: The Ocean Race 2022-23. April 21, 2023. 11th Hour Racing celebrates a win in the In-Port race in ItajaÃ. © Sailing Energy / Image provided by The Ocean Race.
Photo: The Ocean Race 2022-23. April 21, 2023. In-Port race in ItajaÃ. Team Malizia and GUYOT environnement - Team Europe. © Sailing Energy / Image provided by The Ocean Race.
• The Ocean Race Report— May 03, 2023.
On Monday evening (UTC), Team Malizia led the 11th Hour Racing Team across the equator as The Ocean Race returned to the northern hemisphere.
But the margin was slim - just over two minutes separated the leading pair.
“Hopefully, we’re going to cross in first… by about 200 meters, I would say,” said Will Harris from onboard Malizia. “It’s going to be a dogfight the whole way up (to Newport).
“We’ve sailed down the Atlantic, all the way around and back up. So that’s a big part of ‘around the world’ done now.”
“We’re back in the game with the Malizians…again,” said Charlie Enright on board the 11th Hour Racing Team as his team crossed back to the north.
Both boats were moving well as they made the transition, and the impact of a very weak doldrums pattern hasn’t been too obstructive to progress towards the finish in Newport, Rhode Island.
On Tuesday morning, Paul Meilhat’s third-placed Biotherm had closed within eight miles of the leaders, but a slower stretch this afternoon has seen the team fall back again, some 30 miles behind.
GUYOT environment - Team Europe should cross the equator before 1800 UTC. Unfortunately for Ben Dutreux’s team, the doldrums will impact them more than the leading boats, and they will likely fall further behind.
The following two to three days should see the leading teams heading nearly directly north in the easterly tradewinds. After that, the wind will shift to the west, and there will be another transition to navigate as they gybe with the front.
The race is progressing fine; all yachts will soon cross the equator.
• The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world.
Source: The Ocean Race 2022-23
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