Three days of tight racing between the 12 international crews since they left Cascais, Portugal on Sunday afternoon. The second leg of the inaugural edition of the three stage European event, which will finish in Genova, Italy on June 19, proved to be a challenging affair with the professional ocean racing teams facing a wide range of conditions along the 700nm course, finishing in Alicante, Spain, the home port of The Ocean Race, and the start venue for the round the world race in October 2022. © The Ocean Race 1973 SL
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The Ocean Race Europe 2021 - Leg 3 Start
The third and final offshore leg of The Ocean Race Europe got underway in Alicante, Spain where the 12-boat international fleet of yachts representing nine countries and crewed by sailors from around the world set off into the Mediterranean bound for Genova, Italy. In contrast to the predominantl...
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The Ocean Race Europe 2021 - Leg 3 Da...
Despite the slow pace of the action, two teams have made breakaway moves that have split from their respective fleets as they pass the Balearics. In the IMOCA 60s the crew of Robert Stanjek’s non-foiling Offshore Team Germany (GER) made an early commitment to taking a northern route by tacking aw...
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The Ocean Race Europe 2021 - Leg 3 Da...
Since leaving Alicante both classes have made stop/start progress due to patchy winds and large glassy areas of total flat calm littering the route to Genova. There's some benefits like Corum being serenaded by a trio of whales. The VO65 class has made the best collective progress so far, having ...
