The Ocean Race: Fleets move into Bay of Biscay in search of stronger winds in Leg 7 ahead of Grand Finale

As both the IMOCA and VO65 fleets are through the English Channel, they can now focus on the Bay of Biscay and North Atlantic. The target now is to leave the Bay of Biscay to port and sail down the Iberian coast before turning into the Mediterranean. Ad After two days of gentle winds, Sunday morning brought a light to moderate breeze, but in the general direction of travel, meaning choices will need to be made.

Further west there is likely to be more wind, but it comes at a cost of extra distance. This tactical choice over the next day or so could be decisive. The Ocean RaceTeam Europe claim maiden Ocean Race win with In-Port victory in The Hague13/06/2023 AT 16:55 «We lost a bit on Biotherm overnight, but still have a good lead at the moment.

So far, so good,» said Benjamin Schwartz on IMOCA fleet leader, Team Holcim-PRB. His team lost a little over 10 miles in the early hours of Sunday, but have managed to stabilise now and are set up directly west of Paul Meilhat's Biotherm team, and almost 50 miles clear of Boris Herrmann's Team Malizia. The VO65 fleet has moved further west than the IMOCAs, especially the race leader, WindWhisper Racing Team who are over 70 miles west of second-placed Mirpuri-Trifork and Team JAJO in third.