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The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 20: As close as it gets

by The Ocean Race 18 Mar 2023 14:50 GMT 18 March 2023
The Ocean Race 2022-23 Leg 3 Day 19 onboard Team Holcim - PRB. Drone view © Julien Champolion | polaRYSE / Holcim - PRB

On day 20 of racing in leg 3 of The Ocean Race, the competition is incredibly close, with four IMOCAs separated by just 20 nautical miles.

The teams still have two weeks of racing to go, but with the positions so close, this weekend is serving as a re-start of sorts.

The lighter conditions which have compressed the fleet together have also given the crews time to complete much needed maintenance and repairs - on boats and people alike.

The wind is forecast to return on Monday and the ETA for Cape Horn is now 26/27 March.

"We have Biotherm just over there and Team Holcim-PRB just down to leeward," said Will Harris from the sunshine on deck of Team Malizia.

"The wind is coming behind us with these clouds," he said, pointing behind the boat. "And if you look in front of us there is nice sunny weather, but that's the high-pressure up ahead with not much wind. That's why we've all compressed and the fleet has really shrunk down together. We're effectively re-starting the race, which is good and bad. We can fight for the lead, but at the same time, we've lost our lead over the ones behind."

Indeed, Malizia enjoyed a few hours at the top of the tracker leaderboard overnight UTC on Friday night, but in reality, all four teams now have the potential to emerge with the advantage by the time the more typical southern latitude conditions return early in the new week.

The latest position are on the Race Tracker

Follow the racing at www.theoceanrace.com and www.eurosport.com/sailing

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