The Ocean Race: Boris Herrmann returns to skipper Team Malizia for Leg 3 after recovering from burn

Team Malizia skipper Boris Herrmann has recovered from a burn that ruled him out of the last leg of The Ocean Race and will lead his crew for an epic Leg 3 starting this weekend. Herrmann was forced to sit out Leg 2 after pouring boiling water over himself during the opening leg of the 2022/23 event. Ad But he said that he has received treatment and is ready to go again ahead of the longest leg in the history of The Ocean Race, a 12,750 nautical mile stretch from Cape Town to Itajai in Brazil.

The Ocean RaceMalizia skipper Herrmann to miss Leg 2 after burning foot23/01/2023 AT 17:06 “I went to a burns specialist who had a very special treatment approach that is different from what most people would experience in Germany or anywhere in Europe. It’s a more advanced and modern treatment that has worked well for me,” Herrmann said. Explaining the injury, he said: “It was me being stupid.

We are making some modifications which will be ready before the start of this leg so as to make it [the cooking equipment] as safe as it can be. “We just put our freeze dried food under the valve and open the valve, which means we don't need to move the pot with the hot water.” Meilhat delighted to add Davies to Biotherm ranks for epic Leg 3 ‘Really looking like food!’ — Escoffier on refuelling during The Ocean Race Leg 3, which sets off from Cape Town on Sunday 26 February, will be a historic occasion. Double points are up for grabs on the testing leg, with points split between the finishing positions and the order at which the teams pass the longitude of 143 degrees east.