The Ocean Race Leg 4: a dogfight the whole way up
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11th Hour Racing Team and Team Malizia are joined by Biotherm on the push north as the race closes up.
On Monday evening (UTC) Team Malizia led 11th Hour Racing Team across the equator, as The Ocean Race returned to the northern hemisphere.
But the margin was slim - just over two minutes separated the leading pair.
The Ocean Race 2022-23 - 30 April 2023, Leg 4 onboard 11th Hour Racing Team. Team Malizia on the foils, and on the chase. © Amory Ross / 11th Hour Racing / The Ocean Race
"Hopefully we're going to cross in first... by about 200 metres I would say," said Will Harris from on board Malizia. "It's going to be a dogfight the whole way up (to Newport) I think.
"We've sailed down the Atlantic, all the way around and back up. That's a big part of 'around the world' done now."
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"We're back in the game with the Malizians...again," said Charlie Enright on board 11th Hour Racing Team, as his team crossed back to the north.
Both boats were moving well as they made the transition, and the impact of a very weak doldrums pattern hasn't been too obstructive to progress towards the finish in Newport, Rhode Island.
On Tuesday morning, Paul Meilhat's third-placed Biotherm had closed within eight miles of the leaders, but a slower stretch this afternoon has seen the team fall back again, some 30 miles behind.
The Ocean Race 2022-23 - 1 May 2023, Leg 4 Day 8 onboard Biotherm. Drone view. © Anne Beauge / Biotherm / The Ocean Race
GUYOT environnement - Team Europe should cross the equator before 1800 UTC. Unfortunately for Ben Dutreux's team, it looks like the doldrums will impact them more than the leading boats and they are likely to fall futher behind.
The next two to three days should see the leading teams heading nearly directly north in the easterly tradewinds.
Approaching the weekend, the wind will shift to the west and there will be another transition to navigate as they gybe with the front. The ETA in Newport remains May 10.
The Ocean Race 2022-23 - 1 May 2023, Leg 4 Day 8 onboard Biotherm. Mariana Lobato on the sheet. © Anne Beauge / Biotherm / The Ocean Race
The latest positions are on the Race Tracker and the leaderboard is available here
The latest news is at www.theoceanrace.com and you can follow sailing’s greatest round-the-world challenge on Eurosport with every leg departure live and on-demand on discoveryplus.com or Eurosport.com
Cover photo The Ocean Race 2022-23 - 01 May 2023, Leg 4 onboard 11th Hour Racing Team. Malama and Team Malizia sail north, towards the equator, urrounded by clouds of the Doldrums. © Amory Ross / 11th Hour Racing / The Ocean Race
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