| 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.
2023: Transat Jacques Vabre - 7th
2023: Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération - 7th (Malizia-SeaExplorer)
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)
| 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 |
After 10 days at sea in this epic Transat Jacques Vabre-Normandie Le Havre, it is time to talk about Antoine Koch…who is holding third place on board For The Planet with Sam Goodchild, but is also co-designer of the only…
•••On day four of the Transat Jacques Vabre race on board Malizia - Seaexplorer, Boris Herrmann and Will Harris deployed a scientific instrument called a drifter buoy off the coast of Portugal at 37 degrees North.
•••If you look through the list of skippers and co-skippers for the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre 2023, you will discover that the biggest representation of any nation in the race, apart from France, is from Brit…
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