Just a few days after leaving Aarhus, where the entire fleet finally set sail on 8 June, we met up with the 5 #IMOCA teams in The Hague, Netherlands. After a fast and very close race, we found the sailors tired after three days at sea without sleep.
The stopover was short, but the stakes were high as the top two teams in the rankings are just two points apart. We followed Mark Towill, team manager of @11thhourracingteam83 , winner of leg 6 and current leader in the overall rankings, and Benjamin Schwartz, skipper of @TeamHolcimPRB , in second place just two points behind the first. The pressure is on and both teams are doing their utmost to get off to the best possible start on the seventh and final leg.
Thursday 15 June was supposed to be a classic start to a major race. However, just 17 minutes after the start, the IMOCA fleet was about to finish the coastal course when GUYOT Environnement - Team Europe and 11th Hour Racing Team collided. It was a collision of rare violence that left no one injured, but neither machine unscathed. The American team's chances of winning the race were diminished, but they didn't give up and did their utmost to join the fleet in Genoa at all costs....
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