Born to Race: Episode 1 - The Vision
2/18/26
What does it really take to build a winning IMOCA?
Long before launch day, before the first sail is hoisted or the stopwatch starts, a new boat is shaped by countless questions, bold ideas, and fine margins.
With this docu-series Born to Race, Team Malizia invites you behind the scenes of its next IMOCA build.
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29.05Sam Goodchild: the Vendée Arctique is not a race to be taken lightly…With four wins in the last five races, just about everything Sam Goodchild touches in sailing right now turns to gold.…12.05Pierre-Louis Attwell - a new skipper in the IMOCA Class with a very special message…It’s impossible not to be impressed by Pierre-Louis Attwell, who has entered the IMOCA Class this year determined to make his mark not only as a sailor with the dream of competing in the next Vendée Globe, but also as a highly effective campaigner for people assailed by what he calls “invisible disabilities.”…08.051000 Race: Goodchild wins again after a dominant display on MACIF Santé Prévoyance…Sam Goodchild continues his strong run in the IMOCA Class. This morning, the sailor secured his fourth victory in the Class - and his first single-handed win - at the finish of the 1000 Race, the opening event of the season.…07.05Oliver Heer unveils new IMOCA Embrace The Challenge ahead of The Ocean Race Atlantic…Swiss offshore sailor Oliver Heer has officially unveiled his new IMOCA, Embrace The Challenge, introducing a bold new identity inspired by the weather systems that define life at sea.…03.05The 1000 Race: Corentin Horeau ready for the challenge of light air and his first solo contest in IMOCA…The IMOCA Class returns to the racecourse today for the first time in 2026, with a small but high quality fleet of solo skippers taking on the fifth edition of the 1000 Race.…28.04Girl power in IMOCA - an early season all-female training session catches the eye…The first IMOCA skippers to go out training together in preparation for a busy schedule of races in 2026 were three of the most high profile women in the fleet - Elodie Bonafous and Violette Dorange of France and the Italian-American skipper Francesca Clapcich.…
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5.29.26
Sam Goodchild: the Vendée Arctique is not a race to be taken lightly
With four wins in the last five races, just about everything Sam Goodchild touches in sailing right now turns to gold.
•••News
5.15.26
For some IMOCA skippers, the appeal of the Solitaire du Figaro never dies
It’s not unprecedented for top sailors in IMOCA to return to the Figaro class, but it’s quite unusual and this season several of IMOCA’s established skippers have been doing just that.
•••Championship ranking
| 01 |   | Sam GOODCHILD
MACIF SANTÉ PRÉVOYANCE | 50.00 pts |
| 02 | | Corentin HOREAU
MACSF | 45.00 pts |
| 03 | | Violette DORANGE
INITIATIVES-CŒUR | 40.00 pts |
| 04 | | Elodie BONAFOUS
ASSOCIATION PETITS PRINCES - QUÉGUINER | 38.00 pts |
| 05 |   | Francesca CLAPCICH
11TH HOUR RACING | 36.00 pts |
| 06 | | Nico D'ESTAIS
CAFÉ JOYEUX | 35.00 pts |
| 07 | | Arnaud BOISSIÈRES
APRIL MARINE - RECHERCHE CO-PARTENAIRE | 34.00 pts |