"This is a big day" - embed camera with 11th Hour Racing Team
It was a rollercoaster of a day here in Genoa, but after the World Sailing International Jury gave redress to the team for the no-fault collision moments after the start of Leg 7, it became a day of high emotion.
At just after 1730 CEST, the five-strong crew onboard Mālama sailed into Genoa to be welcomed by the huge crowd lining the dock, to lift the trophy, and be crowned winners of The Ocean Race 2022-23.
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Louis Burton is forced to abandon the Vendée Globe
Around 1 p.m. (French time) on Wednesday, December 4, Louis Burton informed the Vendée Globe race management and his technical team that he was facing a serious failure of a mechanical rigging component on his IMOCA.
•••Dorange and Le Turquais – the thrill of daggerboard racing in the Vendée Globe
In recent days the focus in the Vendée Globe has been on the latest foilers, as the leading boats take on heavy weather in the Southern Indian Ocean. But further west, the daggerboard skippers in older boats are enjoying…
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