Kevin Escoffier and Holcim-PRB keep up perfect Ocean Race streak with victory at Leg 3 scoring gate

Team Holcim-PRB collected maximum points as they led the IMOCA fleet through the Leg 3 scoring gate at 17:45:38 UTC on Sunday. It means it has been a successful 24 hours for the team, skippered by Kevin Escoffier, as Sunday morning saw them set an IMOCA distance record of 5929.26 nautical miles. Ad «The rhythm of these last hours of racing has been set by a big push to the scoring gate and this first set of points for leg 3,» Escoffier said.

«We built a big lead early this leg, but the others caught a favourable weather front and there was nearly a re-start a few days ago. But we managed to hold on to a bit of a lead through it all, which we really wanted to keep for the scoring gate. The Ocean Race11th Hour Racing set new record, before Holcim-PRB beat it just hours laterYESTERDAY AT 08:36 »Yesterday (Saturday) the sea state was manageable enough that the IMOCA speed records kept falling.

For us, we are very happy to get the record even if that wasn't the goal, but an objective towards the goal of leading at the scoring gate. «We keep learning about this boat and finding ways to go faster and faster.» Adding five points to their total so far, Escoffier and his team-mates have a perfect score on the leaderboard with 15 points, having won the first two legs. The Ocean Race Leg 3 live — Holcim-PRB lead as teams close in on scoring gate 11th Hour Racing set new record, before Holcim-PRB beat it just hours later 'Something that is very important' — Holcim-PRB skipper Escoffier on helping troubled rivals Second place is still up for grabs for this gate, as Boris Hermann (Team Malizia) edged ahead of Charlie Enright’s 11th Hour Racing Team.