| Age | 29 (1/22/94) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | |
| Joined Imoca on | 2019 |
| Team | Team Malizia |
Will Harris has been co-skipper of Team Malizia since 2019 and has been competing in double-handed races such as the Fastnet Race 2019 and The Transat Jacques Vabre 2019.
He has also been supporting the team as meteorologist, navigator and as a speaker at events. Prior to joining Team Malizia, Will Harris competed in the Figaro class, winning the Rookie category in his first year. Racing in the Figaro amongst many other classes and races, he has gained a lot of experience and an excellent reputation in the offshore sailing world as a Navigator. Among his many achievements are wins in the 2021 Class 40 Fastnet Race, at the 2020 IRC 1 Overall Caribbean 600 and a 3rd place at the The Ocean Race Europe with Team AkzoNobel.
2022: Défi Azimut - Warm Up The Ocean Race - 3rd
2021: The Ocean Race Europe - 3rd (VO65)
2021: Sardinha Cup - 8th (with Pep Costa)
2021: Transat en Double - 13th (with Pep Costa)
2019: Transat Jacques Vabre - 12th (with Boris Herrmann)
2019: La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro - 22th
| Name | TEAM MALIZIA |
|---|---|
| Sail number | MON 1297 |
| Architect | VPLP |
| Construction | 2022, Multiplast |
| Former names |
| Length | 18,28 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | NC |
| Draught | 4,5 m |
| Weight | NC |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Wing mast |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | NC |
| Downwind | NC |
With an average speed of 26.71 knots (50 km/h) over 24 hours in Leg 5 of The Ocean Race, Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia has gained a new monohull world record sailing 641.13 nautical miles over 24 hours.
•••The leaders are approaching the middle of the low pressure system that has them racing north at a 500-mile day pace...
•••Leg 4 of the 2023 The Ocean Race will be remembered as the setting for an epic battle between two IMOCAs that raged 24-hours-a-day for two weeks, over thousands of miles of ocean through light and medium winds, transitio…
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