'Underdogs' Team Malizia look to make move in 'anything can happen' Leg 6 of The Ocean Race

Co-skipper Will Harris believes Team Malizia can thrive as underdogs heading into Leg 6 of The Ocean Race, which will have “absolutely everything”. After five legs of the race Team Malizia are third in the overall standings, four points behind leaders 11th Hour Racing. Ad The sixth and penultimate leg of the race is an 800-nautical mile sprint from Aarhus, Denmark to The Hague in the Netherlands.

The Ocean Race'The team needed' — Roberts from Biotherm after In-Port race victory04/06/2023 AT 22:32 “We can be really happy with how we are now,” said Harris. “And how the whole race has gone and I think that's a good situation for us to be in because I feel like we have less pressure going into this. We're the ones who are slightly the underdogs.

“We want to beat them, we're a bit of a younger team with fewer laps around the planet than the others, so it's cool to be fighting with them really.” Leg 5 was won by 11th Hour Racing Team ahead of Team Holcim-PRB and Team Malizia. As it was a double-points scoring leg, the result saw 11th Hour Racing Team move to the top of the overall leaderboard for the first time. Biotherm win In-Port race in Aarhus Leg 5 win moves 11th Hour Racing top But there’s still plenty to play for ahead of Leg 6, which starts on June 8.

“I think the last two legs it’s clear that we've been in the fight for more points,” added Harris. “Finishing four minutes behind Holcim-PRB in second place in Leg 5 and 26 minutes behind 11th Hour Racing Team in Leg 4, we've been in the fight but we haven't got the score to show for it. “Four points is still achievable, especially having five boats back in it so nothing's out of the question, anything can happen.