The US-flagged 11th Hour Racing Team, sailing onboard its 60-foot IMOCA race boat Mālama, finished Leg 1 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 in second place. Skipper Charlie Enright (USA) described the leg as a ‘baptism of fire’ shortly after arriving at the dock, following multiple reports of damage sustained by boats across the fleet.
“That was an incredibly tough first leg. Tough on the boats, and physically tough on the crew. Nothing we haven’t seen in training, so it didn’t come as a surprise, but it is no surprise that with a forecast like that, you end up with damage to the boats, but now we are here, we can turn our minds to the repairs.” – Full report