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It was another fine display from Dutch boat Team JAJO on home waters as they were the first out of the exit gate in The Hague during the VO65 Stage 3 Sprint. It caps an impressive few days for Team JAJO after they won the In-Port race in The Hague on Wednesday, as The Ocean Race nears its Grand Finale for 2022-23.
There were “absolutely incredible” scenes at the start of Leg 7 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 as leaders 11th Hour Racing Team were left with a hole in the stern of their boat following a crash with GUYOT environnement — Team Europe. The teams were making their way out of The Hague, Netherlands when GUYOT environnement — Team Europe crashed into the side of 11th Hour Racing Team, who are leading the overall standings by two points. Ad The incident caused significant damage to the 11th Hour Racing Team boat and they were forced to head back to shore for repairs.
Team JAJO won The Ocean Race 2022-23 VO65 In-Port race at The Hague after making a brilliant start. As the five-minute countdown clock ticked down, Dutch team Team JAJO made a port tack start, crossing ahead of the fleet. Ad The move gave them a big advantage in the early stages and they couldn’t be caught.
Francesca Clapcich of the 11th Hour Racing Team has described the scary moment she was left 'hanging' onto the boat during a frantic In-Port event at The Ocean Race on Tuesday. The Italian was thrown off the boat as she tried to clear a sail but managed to clamber back on board and emerged unscathed from the incident. Ad “One of the J2 sheets was stuck under the other sail,” she explained after the race.
In 2014, Els Visser was on a snorkelling tour in Indonesia when the boat she was sharing with over 20 others suddenly started to sink at night. Ad Visser was soon plunged into the black ocean after a wave crashed into the boat, before she was hauled out of the water and onto a small lifeboat. The group divided between the lifeboat, barely big enough for six people, and balanced precariously on the roof of the sinking boat.
GUYOT environnement – Team Europe claimed a barnstorming win in The Hague on Tuesday for their first Ocean Race victory, while 11th Hour Racing Team tightened their grip on the first place in the In-Port standings. Skipper Benjamin Dutroux oversaw a superb start as Team Europe hit the start line at top speed on the foils and edged ahead of 11th Hour to take a lead that they refused to relinquish in the two-lap race in fast and choppy conditions. Ad 11th Hour couldn’t make up the gap to the leaders but by finishing as runners-up they extended their lead at the top of the In-Port standings – which act as a tie-breaker for the overall race leaderboard — by a point over Team Malizia, who came third.
When Mia Kaufman immigrated to Canada from Taiwan eight years ago, she never dreamed she would one day be representing her adoptive country on the world stage. The 17-year old, who now lives in London, Ont., has been chosen to join Canada's Junior National Dragon Boat team to compete at the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Thailand this August.
Andy Murray joked that he hopes Novak Djokovic will “take his eye off the ball” ahead of Wimbledon following his French Open win. Murray and Djokovic both lifted silverware on Sunday – Murray winning his first grass title in seven years in Surbiton and Djokovic claiming a record 23rd Grand Slam by winning the French Open for a third time. Ad Djokovic is now one ahead of Rafael Nadal in the all-time Grand Slam standings, and three clear of Roger Federer.