The Ocean Race 2022-23: 11th Hour Racing Team take narrow lead into penultimate leg from Aarhus to The Hague

We’re back! The Ocean Race returns on Thursday with the sixth and penultimate leg, which takes the fleet from Aarhus to The Hague via Kiel. Ad Both the IMOCA and VO65 classes will feature, with just one point separating 11th Hour Racing Team and Team Holcim-PRB at the top of the overall IMOCA standings.

Team Malizia are just four points off the lead, too, while GUYOT environnement have finally returned to the fold. The Ocean RaceGUYOT environnement return to Aarhus ready for Leg 6 after mast problems resolved5 HOURS AGO First it's The Ocean Race Sprint with the VO65 class, with LIVE coverage from 15:00 BST on discovery+, and eurosport.co.uk.

Then it's the full IMOCA show from 16:30. Live updates to follow here 14:00 Here's the tight schedule for the upcoming race.

12:05 «A tactically complex leg» is what to expect from the sixth part of this race, with laps of the square inshore course to come, before they head to the tip of Denmark. After that they'll head to a mid-point in the North Sea before returning to the Danish coast, before they head off to the Hague.

“We have looked carefully at the weather forecasts and have decided to add two virtual marks into the course in order to have the fleet finishing in The Hague on Sunday afternoon,” explained Race Director Phil Lawrence. 11:45 Here are the current overall standings in the IMOCA class: And here's the VO65 standings: — — - Stream The Ocean Race 2022-23 live on Eurosport and discovery+ The Ocean Race'Underdogs' Team Malizia look to make move in 'anything can happen' Leg 6A DAY AGO The Ocean Race'The team needed' — Roberts from Biotherm after In-Port race victory04/06/2023 AT 22:32