Category: Sailing

11th Hour Racing Team has won the Genoa In-Port Race, the final battle of The Ocean Race 2022-23, bagging the US team the top spot in the overall In-Port Race Series. The US-flagged team adds the In-Port Race Series trophy to the overall Ocean Race trophy – the first time an American team has won … Continue reading IT’S A DOUBLE WIN FOR 11TH HOUR RACING TEAM AS IT SCOOPS THE OCEAN RACE IN-PORT RACE SERIES TROPHY

Day eight out here onboard Malama. Happy to report we are comfortably inside the Mediterranean Sea, just over six months since we left. A lot has transpired since then, obviously, with a circumnavigation already complete; Aarhus is both north and east of Alicante. To say this has been a strange eight days is a bit … Continue reading “WE’RE TRYING NOT TO LOSE SLEEP OVER WHAT WE CAN’T CONTROL”

Prior to the start of Leg 7 the only delivery any of us onboard Mālama were having to consider was the one leaving Genoa on July 3rd, but now – here we are – motor sailing our way past France in hot pursuit of the rest of the fleet with an arrival in Italy still … Continue reading “WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF THE WIND GODS” – DELIVERY UPDATE

Leg 7 of The Ocean Race. The Grande Finale. The final hurdle. The decider.  It was supposed to be the highlight of the race for 11th Hour Racing Team, but just 17 minutes into the final leg disaster struck. A pendulum of emotions ensued as high hopes for a big win were shattered, and the … Continue reading HEARTBREAK IS A TWO-SIDED COIN: A STORY OF 24 HOURS

11th Hour Racing Team has officially retired from Leg 7 of The Ocean Race, unable to continue racing competitively following a huge collision, just 17 minutes after the start of the final leg in The Hague on Thursday, June 15.  The team has also submitted a Request for Redress to the World Sailing International Jury. … Continue reading 11TH HOUR RACING TEAM WORKING AROUND CLOCK TO REPAIR BOAT AFTER RETIRING FROM LEG 7

11th Hour Racing Team has finished Leg 6 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 in first place, arriving into The Hague, The Netherlands at 12:26:52 local time [10:26 UTC] after 2 days 18 hours 11 minutes, and 52 seconds at sea. This is the third leg win in a row for the team, having bagged consecutive … Continue reading 11TH HOUR RACING TEAM FINISHES IN FIRST PLACE AFTER NAIL-BITING FINISH TO LEG 6

He might not be able to sail this leg due to his shoulder injury but that’s not stopping Amory Ross from writing his race updates… 📅 SATURDAY JUNE 10, 2023 🕒 1130 UTC 💨 SPEED: 22.3 KNOTS 🥇 POSITION: 1st 📏 DISTANCE TO FINISH: 313.5 NM The team is successfully around the top of Denmark … Continue reading LEG 6 UPDATE WITH AMORY ROSS