News
5.29.23
11th Hour Racing Team win Leg 5, grab overall lead in The Ocean Race
Team Holcim-PRB hold on for second place, with Team Malizia third...
•••
| Age | 38 (9/10/84) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | Two Volvo Ocean Race completed (2014-15 and 2017-18) |
| Joined Imoca on | 2019 |
| Team | 11th Hour Racing Team |
| Base | Georgetown & Concarneau |
| Partners | 11th Hour Racing |
| Commitment | 11th Hour Foundation |
As Skipper of 11th Hour Racing Team, Charlie’s goal to lift The Ocean Race Trophy comes with a mission to educate fans along the way on today’s environmental concerns and inspire them to do their part to benefit ocean health and our fragile planet.
At the age of 36, Charlie has two round-the-world campaigns under his belt and over a decade-worth of experience in offshore racing. Born and raised in the maritime hub of Bristol, Rhode Island, Charlie learned to sail at a young age and went on to join his college sailing team at Brown University.
Charlie had his first taste of offshore sailing in 2007 when he joined the crew of the TP52 Morning Light to take part in the 44th Transpac Yacht Race, where he first met fellow team co-founder Mark Towill. Together with Mark, Charlie entered the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race with Team Alvimedica and the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race with Vestas 11th Hour Racing, leading both campaigns as Skipper.
2022: Défi Azimut - Warm Up The Ocean Race - 1st
2021: Transat Jacques Vabre - 13ème
2021: Défi Azimut - Lorient Agglomération - Retired
2021: The Ocean Race Europe - 2nd
2019: Transat Jacques Vabre - 4th
2019: Défi Azimut - 3rd
| Name | 11TH HOUR RACING TEAM |
|---|---|
| Sail number | USA 12 |
| Architect | Guillaume Verdier |
| Construction | 2021, CDK Technologies |
| Former names |
| Length | 18,28m |
|---|---|
| Beam | NC |
| Draught | 4,50m |
| Weight | NC |
| Mast height | 29m |
| Mast type | Wing mast |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | NC |
| Downwind | NC |
Team Holcim-PRB hold on for second place, with Team Malizia third...
•••Back home in Brittany the British-Australian sailor Jack Bouttell is feeling and sounding confident about his crew as 11th Hour Racing Team follows its victory in Leg 4 of The Ocean Race by setting the pace on the transa…
•••The leaders are approaching the middle of the low pressure system that has them racing north at a 500-mile day pace...
•••