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The Ocean Race 2022-23 - Updates and live tracker as Team Holcim-PRB wins Leg 1 from Alicante to Cabo Verde

Updated 21/01/2023 at 08:55 GMT

It's widely regarded as one of the toughest challenges in all of sport, and The Ocean Race 2022-23 is now upon us. The best sailors in the world departed from Alicante to Cabo Verde on Sunday for the start of Leg 1, and you can follow all the action from both the VO65 and the IMOCA fleets via eurosport.com. The leading IMOCA is expected to arrive into Cabo Verde at approximately midnight GMT.

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Saturday 20 January

Friday 20 january.

1. Team Holcim-PRB, 250.4 miles to finish
2. 11th Hour Racing Team, 36.1 miles to leader
3. Team Malizia, 49.3 miles to leader
4. Biotherm, 209.4 miles to leader
5. GUYOT environnement - Team Europe, 284.4 miles to leader
1. WindWhisper Racing, 423.6 miles to finish
2. Mirpuri Foundation Race Team, 29.7 miles to leader
3. Team JAJO, 51.5 miles to leader
4. Austrian Ocean Race - Team Genova, 106.4 miles to leader
5. Ambersail 2, 128.5 miles to leader
6. Viva México, 795.4 miles to leader

Thursday 19 January

Wednesday 18 january, tuesday 17 january.

1. Team Holcim-PRB, 1465.4 miles to finish
2. 11th Hour Racing Team, 24.6 miles to leader
3. Team Malizia, 46.0 miles to leader
4. Biotherm, 54.9 miles to leader
5. GUYOT environnement - Team Europe, 61.3 miles to leader
1. WindWhisper Racing, 1509.1 miles to finish
2. Austrian Ocean Race - Team Genova, 6.5 miles to leader
3. Team JAJO, 9.8 miles to leader
4. Mirpuri Foundation Race Team, 9.9 miles to leader
5. Ambersail 2, 21.2 miles to leader
6. Viva Mexico, suspended racing, 194.5 miles to leader

Monday 16 January

Sunday 15 january.

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'Ambersail' VO65 class sailing boat takes the start of the 2023 Ocean Race, off Alicante on January 15, 2023. - The crewed round-the-world sailing race Ocean Race will arrive in Genova on July 1, 2023.

Image credit: Getty Images

Crowd gather on the wharf in front of the VO65 class sailing boats prior the start of the 2023 Ocean Race, off Alicante on January 15, 2023. - The crewed round-the-world sailing race Ocean Race will arrive in Genova on July 1, 2023.

'WindWhisper' VO65 class sailing boat's crew members wave as the team takes the start of the 2023 Ocean Race, off Alicante on January 15, 2023. - The crewed round-the-world sailing race Ocean Race will arrive in Genova on July 1, 2023.

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What is The Ocean Race?

The Ocean Race route in full

What’s the route for The Ocean Race?

Leg 1: Alicante, Spain to Cabo Verde, leg start on January 15, 1,900 nautical miles
Leg 2: Cabo Verde to Cape Town, South Africa leg start on January 25, 4,600 nautical miles
Leg 3: Cape Town to Itajai, Brazil, leg start on February 26, 12,750 nautical miles
Leg 4: Itajai to Newport, Rhode Island, leg start on April 23, 5,500 nautical miles
Leg 5: Newport to Aarhus, Denmark, leg start on May 21, 3,500 nautical miles
Leg 6: Aarhus to The Hague, Netherlands, leg start on June 8, 800 nautical miles
Leg 7: The Hague to Genova, Italy, leg start on June 15, 2,200 nautical miles

How to watch and stream the Ocean Race

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THE NORTH ATLANTIC, THE HARD WAY

Which means even more respect for the winners.

Not just the winners. Anyone preparing to do The Transat should be applauded for their determination and courage. And yes, of course, this is one of the great races to add to your list of achievements, like the Route du Rhum and the Vendée Globe, for which The Transat is often a very good test.

And in any case, single-handed ocean racing is a difficult sport?

Exactly. All single-handed races are tough on the skipper and the boat. The Transat used to be seen as a long-distance race. Today, it's a sprint, and to win you have to push yourself and your boat to the limit. Unlike all the other east to west transatlantic races, this one doesn't offer a second half of the course downwind in warm, pleasant winds after the storms at the start. The Transat can sometimes be a dark fight from start to finish.

But we can go further north or south to avoid the worst conditions, can't we?

You can head north to try and get around the top of the lows, which are moving from west to east and generating westerly winds, i.e. headwinds. But the northerly option can prove dangerous because of the ice drifting in from the Arctic and because of the freezing fog to the south of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, which can reduce visibility to less than a quarter of a mile. And that's no fun when you're so tired you can hardly keep your eyes open. The south is another option, but it can add hundreds of miles to the route, and there's always the risk of getting stuck in light winds.

And there are other dangers, aren't there?

Ice and fog are the main threats, but you also have to keep an eye out for cargo ships and especially fishing boats, as well as the usual debris in the water and marine mammals. Some collisions can be harmful to boats and marine wildlife. There are many obstacles to contend with on The Transat route.

Is it because of the headwinds?

The route is not entirely upwind. It depends on the weather conditions at the time of the crossing. But often the skippers of The Transat find themselves facing big storms in heavy seas, sailing close-hauled for hundreds of miles, slamming into the waves to make their way westwards. The pressure on the boats and the sailors is enormous.

A historic event

The race has a special aura because it dates back to the very beginnings of single-handed ocean racing. It's where Chichester and Tabarly cut their teeth. At the time, people thought they would die trying to reach America solo, and since then, the race has offered some incredible tales of victory and failure. Today it seems more accessible, but if the weather conditions aren't right, The Transat can still be hell.

Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race

The Race to Auckland has STARTED...

Early bird entry discount enter before 11 october 2024, sydney to auckland ocean race 2025, the race of a lifetime.

Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) together with the Royal Akarana Yacht Club (RAYC) invite competitors to participate in the Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2025, 11 October .

A dramatic and compelling ocean (and we mean ‘ocean’) racecourse has been shoe-horned into the start of next year’s busy Spring / Summer sailing season.

The race will start in Sydney Harbour on 11 October 2025 and finish in Auckland Harbour. This challenging trans-Tasman 1,250nm Category 1 race is open to offshore cruising and racing yachts, Two-Handed Yachts, superyachts and ocean racing multihulls.

Follow the Fleet Live

I think it’s going to be a premier race, the longest (from Australia) and an international race. This is the first time anyone gets to do it, so there should be quite a bit of interest and a strong fleet Mark Griffith, DK46, The Old School Racing

The Alfreds have been so helpful. I had a call to see if I needed any help. You don’t get much of that these days. To have internal support makes you feel connected. Sibby Ilzhofer, Cookson 47, Dare Devil

RPAYC’s Robert McClelland explains the race’s communications have been simplified for the 1250 nautical mile race: “Satellite phones, AIS and trackers on each boat, no time-consuming skeds. This follows the Club’s successful Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race , which is run on the same basis.”

The other joy for competitors is that the Sydney to Auckland into New Zealand Ocean Race has been timed to allow prospective competitors to compete on the northern circuit in Queensland beforehand and to be back in Australia in time for the Rolex Sydney Hobart and Melbourne to Hobart yacht races.

Alternatively, entrants can stay on in New Zealand and take advantage of the famous Coastal Classic held in late October. There is also the Bay of Islands Sailing Week in late January 2025 to consider and Auckland to Noumea – not to mention the scenic cruising opportunities.

The Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race is open to fully crewed racing and cruising yachts, two-handed yachts, superyachts and ocean-going multihulls. It is the longest race originating from Australia open to a variety of yacht classes.

Early Bird discount Entry Fee closes 11 October 2024.

Standard entries for the Category 1 Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race, to be held by Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Association with the Royal Akarana Yacht Club in New Zealand, close on 11 September 2025.

Royal Akarana Yacht Club – The Home of Blue Water Sailing

The Royal Akarana Yacht Club is one of New Zealand’s oldest yacht clubs and occupies a unique place in this country’s recreational sailing history.

Throughout its 127 years, it has been at the forefront of New Zealand yachting and particularly in its early years, had a huge influence on the way the sport developed in this country. Visit the club at https://rayc.co.nz/

Future event dates

2025 Race – October 11
2027 Race – October
2029 Race – October

Additional Races

Coastal Classic Race
Bay of Islands Sailing Week
Auckland to Noumea
New Caledonia GROUPAMA RACE
Hamilton Island Race Week

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Chasing titles and records in Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2025

Both the reigning line honours champion and overall winner of Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race are to return for

Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race – Presentation

Competitors and Club members came together to celebrate the 2023 Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race at the RPAYC Clubhouse on Thursday 23 November for the

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Competitor information, race documents, find or register as crew, auckland accomodation options, contact information.

For more information on participating contact [email protected]
For supporting sponsorship opportunities contact: [email protected]

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

11 October 2024: Early Bird entry discount closes
11 September 2025: Entries Close (Late fee applies)
1 October 2025: Sailing Instructions, Entries, Divisions & Provisional Ratings Published
4 October 2025: Rating Deadline
9 October 2025: Skippers Briefing and Crew Cocktail Party (6:00pm RPAYC)
11 October 2025: Race Start Sydney Harbour

MEDIA RELEASES

The Celebration Begins
Sydney to Auckland make for the Corner
And we are off!
Crews countdown to the start of the inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race
Hong Kong entry in race for historic Lipton Cup
Talk turns to Weather
Serious Business
Mayfair first interstate entry for the inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race
Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race, scheduled for October 2023
First entries received for the inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race

Official Race Merchandise available through Official Partner Quality Marine Clothing

20% discount on 2023 Sydney to Auckland Merchandise

Further Information

The race has been classified by the Organising Authority an Australian Sailing Special Regulations category 1 race with the addition of the OAs own additional requirements as listed in the Notice of Race.

This means that an entrant will need to have a Cat 1 Audit done and additionally have an Australian Sailing National Certified Auditor sign off the O.A.’s additional items.

Download at Category 1 Audit requirements form here (from 1 July, 2025)
Stability Declaration Form
Communication Equipment Form
Sat Phone Declaration
Hull Construction World Sailing Structural Plan Review requirement information
Australian Sailing Special Regulations Information

RPAYC : Berths for competing boats may be available at RPAYC for a discounted rate in the build-up to the Race. For more details on berthing at the RPAYC and alternative berthing in Pittwater and Sydney, please contact the RPAYC. [email protected]

AUCKLAND : Berthing will be provided on arrival in Auckland at Jellicoe Harbour at the Wynyard berths.

Berths have access to power (63 and/or 125 amp 3-phase) and water, plug-in internet and black water pump out.

These are med-style mooring berths suiting vessels 30 – 50m in length, alongside berthage depending on size and number of vessels is also available.

The Race Committee will direct boats to their temporary berth. Boats planning to stay on in Auckland or New Zealand should contact Via Duct Marine to make arrangements. It is a condition of Entry that boats must moor in accordance with the directions of the Via Duct Marina Manager.

Australian Registration

Guide to registering your ship on the Australian General Shipping Register

Under the Shipping Registration Act 1981 (the Act), all Australian owned or operated ships, 24 metres and over in tonnage length, and capable of navigating the high seas, must be registered. Any ship sailing to a foreign port must also be registered, regardless of size. All other craft, including Government ships, fishing and pleasure craft need not be registered, but may be if the owners desire.

https://www.amsa.gov.au/guide-registering-your-ship-australian-general-shipping-register

Apply for a temporary pass for yacht races, rallies, and sailing overseas

https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/ship-registration/registration-yachts-cruisers-and-fishing-boats/apply-temporary

Custom requirements are applicable to all crew and boats. RPAYC has arranged for the Australian Boarder Force to conduct Custom Clearances at CYCA and MHYC.

New Zealand Customs

Competitors are reminded that it is their sole responsibility to ensure that they clear out through customs in Australia and clear customs into New Zealand on arrival. NewZealand Entry and Visa requirements may be applicable to you. NewZealand Custom Officers will meet Competiors on arrival to Auckland on berthing at the Auckland ViaDuct Berths.

For more information on the requirements for entering New Zealand by Yacht and for the New Zealand Customs Service, Yacht Pack see: https://www.customs.govt.nz/personal/travel-to-and-from-nz/yachts/

Australian Border Force

View Departure & Entry requirements here: https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/entering-and-leaving-by-sea

A crew register is available for the race hosted by MySailTeam .

Follow this link to find crew for your boat and or register as crew.

Pack & Send in Mona Vale

They will meet you at the RPAYC on Thursday 5th October from 1500hrs – before the skippers briefing and collect bags and gear. Packing crew bags between you is recommended. Sails and heavy bulky gear we suggest chatting to them about the costs ahead of Thursday.

Pricing of a bag/box depends on its destination and on its volume or weight.

Approximate estimations heading to New Zealand.

Collection Address	16 Mitala Street, Newport 2106
Delivery Address	Okahu Bay, New Zealand

Box Dimension | Weight | Cost of Freight 46 x43 x 64 CMS 25kgs $300 46 x 43 x 50 CMS 20kgs $250 46 x 43 x 35 CMS 15kgs $205 Pack & Send can tailormade box sizes to any size according to customer preferences.

Phone +61 2 9910 7000

Unit 2/1785 Pittwater Road, MONA VALE NSW 2103 Australia

Safety and Survival at Sea & other Crew qualifications

Several companies offer Crew Training certification:

Ocean Boardroom

Pacific Sailing School

Marine Safety Works

Several companies can lease equipment to yacht owners as required for the race, e.g. Satelight phones, Liferafts, PLBs.

The Place to Buy, Hire or Rent a Satellite Phone – EPIRBhire Thuraya Iridium Inmarsat

Great Circle Lift Rafts

Great Circle Life Rafts Hire

Sail Exchange

https://www.sailexchange.com.au/personal-safety-equipment/rental-gear/life-rafts-rental.html

Bettina Crafoord | Mobile – 0418 866 333

www.sailexchange.com

The race of a lifetime will draw the attention of an international and nationwide audience.

To be part of this event contact the Organising Authority at [email protected] for a prospectus.

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Crewing opportunites, event enquiry.

Contact the Organisation Authority Here and also be added to the 2025 Expression of Interest group

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Latest News: 2023 McIntyre Ocean Globe Prize giving!

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Watch out for the OGR Prize Giving live on Facebook and YouTube from 7PM Rome local time on 21st June 2024.

-319 days until the start of Leg 2!Start Day!

5 November Race Start Leg 2, Cape Town to Auckland, Table Bay Harbour (Live streamed on Facebook and YouTube ).

Entrants depart the V&A marina from 10:30hrs local time. Official start 14:00hrs local time. The race start can be viewed from East Pier, Cape Town Harbour.

Congratulations Maiden! Winners of OGR 2023

Explorer aus (28) cross the royal yacht squadron finish line, cowes, at 17:35 on 13 may after 69d 0h 35m 52s., they are the last finisher of the 2023 ocean globe race., follow the race.

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Turning the tide for ordinary sailors with a dream

The golden age of fully crewed ocean racing around the world seems a distant memory..

Huge budgets and elite professionals racing custom carbon yachts costing upwards of €1m, that 'fly' on foils steered by sophisticated autopilots, not sailors, where shore teams via satellite are making tactical decisions are the new norm. Technology moves so fast that sailors the world over, while marvelling at these advances, have been left behind and look back fondly at the Corinthian days of the 1973 Whitbread Race and dream.

A time when adventurous sailors put together their own campaigns, skippers and crew made all decisions and the fleet was evenly matched. A time when budgets played a small part, technology was minimal and humans dared to achieve.

Well it’s time for a reality check. Time to step back, slow down, take a deep breath and experience life defining moments!

Following the hugely successful 50th anniversary Golden Globe Race in 2018, and again in 2022, McIntyre Adventure is proud to launch the 50th anniversary celebration of that first fully crewed round the world race. This retro Ocean Globe Race (OGR) takes to the high seas with 14 teams on September 10th from Southampton, following the same route as the clipper ships and the inaugural 1973 Whitbread Race in similar, affordable yachts.

The Ocean Globe Race is the future of accessible around the world ocean yacht racing for any sailor and has a huge future. This opportunity returns after nearly 30 years and is set to inspire and capture the imagination of sailors and passionate followers the world over. Already nine teams are preparing for the 2027 OGR as sailors grasp what this opportunity truly means.

Turning the tide for ordinary sailors with a dream.

Don McIntyre Ocean Globe Race Founder

2023 Entrants

White Shadow

Boat Type: Swan 57
Skipper: Jean-Christophe Petit
Country: SPAIN

Galiana WithSecure

Boat Type: Swan 55 (Hull No. 2)
Skipper: Tapio Lehtinen
Country: FINLAND

Boat Type: Swan 53 (Hull No. 17)
Skipper: Rufus Brand
Country: SOUTH AFRICA

Boat Type: Baltic 55
Skipper: Campbell Mackie
Country: AUSTRALIA

Boat Type: Swan 65 Ketch
Skipper: Dominique Dubois
Country: FRANCE

Spirit of Helsinki

Boat Type: Swan 651
Skipper: Jussi Paavoseppä

L’Esprit d’équipe

Boat Type: 33 Export
Skipper: Lionel Regnier

Translated 9

Boat Type: Swan 65
Skipper: Marco Trombetti / Vittorio Malingri
Country: ITALY

Pen Duick VI

Boat Type: 73ft Bermudan Ketch
Skipper: Marie Tabarly

Boat Type: 60ft Aluminium Sloop
Skipper: Tanneguy Raffray

Boat Type: Nautor Swan 57
Skipper: Mark Sinclair

Boat Type: Swan 53
Skipper: Jean d'Arthuys

Boat Type: 58ft Bruce Farr Design
Skipper: Heather Thomas
Country: UNITED KINGDOM

Boat Type: Swan 51
Skipper: Taylor Grieger
Country: USA

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The Ocean Globe Race (OGR) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Whitbread Race the best way possible, by sailing around the world like it’s 1973.

The opportunity returns to race around the globe

Time to step back, slow down, take a deep breath and go..

With so many of the beautiful yachts from previous Whitbreads being rescued and restored, as has Maiden of course, it seems only fitting that they should be raced around the world again! Tracy Edwards MBE, Maiden

I'm delighted to hear that a 50th anniversary edition of the Whitbread is being launched. The Ocean Globe will be a great adventure as well as a great race for the participants. What a challenge one can set themselves? My congratulations to the organisers - it's such a bold and exciting move. Sir Chay Blyth

Of all the challenges, this Ocean Globe Race beats all its predecessors, the Whitbread and those that followed in its wake. The late Bob Fisher, veteran yachting journalist and author

This supreme challenge is an opportunity for those who could usually only dream of participating in such an event. Take it from me, this will offer an experience of a lifetime with lasting memories that will forever remind you of a unique and outstanding achievement. Ashley Manton, Chairman International Association of Cape Horners

What a brilliant idea to give people another chance to have the fun, to make the friends and to share the experiences we had fifty years ago. There will be days and weeks of being terrified, exhausted, cold, wet and miserable; other times you will be excruciatingly bored, but you will make friends for life, with a deep friendship born of the shared experience of danger, exhaustion and discomfort, and at the end you will realise it was the best thing you have done in your entire life. Butch Dalrymple Smith, Crew Sayula Winner 1973

The first Whitbread Race in '73 was a huge adventure and became a major milestone in the history of ocean racing. This retro Ocean Globe Race marking the 50th anniversary of that first race will be just as exciting and provides a unique opportunity for ordinary sailors to test themselves in the rolling surf of southern oceans once more. Barry Pickthall, Author of five Whitbread Race books

Those early Whitbread days really were full of passion. Every edition put up new challenges with the human element so important. The stories and characters became legend and we had a lot of fun. I have lots of memories of 'Fisher & Paykel', many of which are about coming only second! This new Classic Challenge in the Ocean Globe is going to excite a lot of people on and off the water. Imagine if Steinlager and F&P return! Grant Dalton, Whitbread and Volvo Ocean Race legend

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2021-12-27 14:30	440	9	57	Australia
2021-12-27 14:30	195	5	23	Australia
2021-04-02 06:30	135	8	44	Australia
2021-03-21 01:45	114	30	203	Australia
2020-12-27 11:15	195	22	129	Australia
2020-03-07 00:30	114	22	152	Australia
2019-12-27 14:30	440	6	31	Australia
2019-12-27 14:30	195	10	57	Australia
2019-11-02 00:05	152	22	175	Australia
2019-09-21 10:00	283	8	20	Australia
2019-06-29 11:00	646	20	20	Danmark
2019-03-08 23:00	114	22	161	Australia
2018-12-27 09:00	440	12	80	Australia
2018-12-27 09:00	195	11	71	Australia
2018-11-03 10:00	152	14	110	Australia
2018-03-30 01:00	135	4	24	Australia
2018-03-15 14:00	5000	19	38	Pacific
2018-03-10 01:00	114	18	122	Australia
2017-12-27 14:30	440	21	180	Australia
2017-12-27 14:30	195	11	75	Australia
2017-11-04 02:00	152	18	131	Australia
2017-04-14 03:35	38	5	29	Australia
2017-04-14 03:30	135	7	37	Australia
2017-03-11 01:30	114	18	139	Australia
2016-12-27 11:30	440	10	77	Australia
2016-12-27 11:30	195	11	71	Australia
2016-10-29 02:15	152	19	136	Australia
2016-03-25 15:00	135	9	56	Australia
2016-03-12 10:00	114	22	180	Australia
2015-12-29 10:00	195	7	55	Australia
2015-12-28 10:00	440	9	52	Australia
2015-10-31 10:00	152	18	125	Australia

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The Ocean Race 2023 preview: What’s in store for the new race

Matthew Sheahan
January 4, 2023

Finally the new crewed lap of the planet, The Ocean Race is set to start this month, with 5 fully-crewed IMOCA 60s on the startline

It’s been a long wait for the next fully crewed lap of the planet since the last one finished in 2018, but finally The Ocean Race will start from Alicante on 15 January. The total fleet is expected to comprise 11 boats in two classes, including the VO65 one-designs from the previous two events and a fleet of five fully crewed IMOCA 60 s.

Compared to the previous race around the world under former sponsors Volvo, there have been several key changes. The course now has fewer stopovers and some significantly longer ocean legs. But the most recent alteration is that not all the boats are going all the way round.

While the IMOCA 60s will complete a full lap of the planet, including seven legs to finish in Genoa, Italy, the VO65s will sail just the first and last two legs in what the organisers have called The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup .

A new trophy will be awarded to the VO65 team which accumulates the best score across three legs of the race; Alicante, Spain, to Cape Verde; Aarhus, Denmark, to The Hague, the Netherlands; and The Hague to the overall finish in Genoa, Italy.

The VO65 and IMOCA 60 fleets will both compete in the in-port races scheduled in those cities, although points scored in the in-port racing will only come into play for the overall trophy in the event of a tie-break.

IMOCA 60s go crewed

The last two years have been particularly difficult for the organisers of The Ocean Race. Finding a title sponsor has proved elusive, while enticing existing IMOCA 60 teams to consider reconfiguring their boats for a fully crewed round the world race has been challenging.

The biggest hurdle has been the global pandemic and the year long postponement that was required. This not only created a huge level of uncertainty for the organisation and teams alike, but the delay presented a potential clash between The Ocean Race and the single-handed French classic, the Route du Rhum , in which 38 IMOCA 60s took part.

Even with the will to do so, competing in both races was always going to be difficult for teams given the short time frame between the Route du Rhum finish in Guadeloupe and the start of The Ocean Race just a few weeks later. Getting the boat back across the Atlantic and correctly configured for a full crew was seen by many as being ambitious at the least.

However, four of the five-boat fleet, including three of the newest IMOCA 60s – Paul Meilhat ’s Biotherm Racing , Boris Herrmann ’s Team Malizia and Kevin Escoffier ’s Holcim PRB – returned relatively unscathed from the solo transat and headed straight to Alicante to be made ready for their circumnavigation.

The fourth was Benjamin Dutreux and Robert Stanjek’s GUYOT Environment-Team Europe , formerly Hugo Boss from the 2016-17 Vendée Globe Race and therefore more proven, which has helped to shuffle the odds in this fleet.

Previously, having been first in the water and having completed far more sea miles than any of the others, Charlie Enright’s 11th Hour Racing Team was considered the outright favourite. But having not competed in the Route du Rhum means that the boat has not lined up against those that it will face from January onwards in a long offshore race.

The IMOCAs are sailed by a complement of five crew, including an onboard reporter (OBR) that takes no part in the sailing. Each IMOCA 60 team has to include at least one female sailor.

VO65s no longer go for a third lap of the planet. Photo: Robin Christol

VO65s Sprint

Although not delivering the original objective of getting two fleets around the world, the late addition of The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup has provided incentive to teams that had been in the wings for some time but unable to commit to a full circumnavigation. A flurry of activity in recent months has resulted in six teams signing up.

The 65s will have a crew of 11 including an OBR. At least three of the crew must be female and at least three of the crew has to be under 30 – the youngest, Polish sailor Mateusz Gwóźdź who is just 17 and competed in the Ocean Race Europe , is returning with the Wind Whisper Racing Team .

The Ocean Race 2023 teams IMOCA 60s

Photo: Amory Ross/11th Hour Racing

11th Hour Racing Team

First to sign up and with way more current sea miles under the keel than any of the other teams, 11th Hour Racing Team skippered by Charlie Enright has been the favourite for some time. Designed specifically for this race and with plenty of runway to refine and develop the boat including four transatlantic crossings, this is the best prepared team. The crew line up is impressive too.

Photo: Malizia – Seaexplorer

Team Malizia

Skippered by Boris Herrmann, who finished 5th in the 2020 Vendée Globe on his first attempt, his team launched their brand new, radical 60 with its distinctive central accommodation area last July.

The boat was designed by VPLP to not only compete in the Ocean Race but also for Herrmann’s 2024 Vendée Globe campaign. Little is known about the true potential of this boat as Herrmann was forced to nurse the boat across the Atlantic after a problem with the mountings for one of the daggerboards.

Photo: Eloi Stichelbaut/polaRYSE

Biotherm Racing

Another brand new boat is Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm Racing , which launched in August 2022. Having co-skippered with Charlie Dalin, Sam Davies and others, Meilhat is fully up to speed with the latest generations of IMOCA 60.

While Meilhat and his crew, which includes Paralympic champion and IMOCA sailor Damien Seguin , have had little time to refine the new Biotherm , they will have gained a great deal of confidence in the boat following Meilhat’s 6th in the Route du Rhum.

Team Holcim – PRB

Designed by Guillaume Verdier for an Ocean Race team that fizzled out, Kevin Escoffier’s Holcim PRB is a modified version of the original design that Escoffier will also solo race in the Vendée Globe. Finishing 4th in the Route du Rhum has not only validated the boat’s potential in a very competitive fleet, but has underlined Escoffier’s credentials as a skipper.

Having finished 3rd and 1st in his two previous fully crewed round the world races with Dongfeng , Escoffier also knows how to get to the front in this long-haul competition.

Photo: ILP Vision/Charles Drapeau

Guyot Environment Team Europe

Winning the Ocean Race Europe in 2021 in an older, non-foiling IMOCA 60 provided the catalyst for Robert Stanjek and crew to compete in The Ocean Race.

Co-skippered with Benjamin Dutreux their boat may not be the latest but as the former Hugo Boss it finished 2nd in the 2016-17 Vendée Globe and is widely considered to be both quick and proven.

The Ocean Race 2023 Sprint teams – VO65s

Ocean Race Europe winners Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team return with an all-Portuguese team skippered by António Fontes who competed as a sailor in the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo.

Dutch Team Jajo is led by 27-year-old Jelmer van Beek with offshore legend Bouwe Bekking as a watch leader, an addition that must surely increase expectations.

Polish Wind Whisper Racing Team is skippered by Pablo Arrarte.

Viva Mexico is led by Erik Brockmann – aiming for a Mexican comeback of sorts after Sayula II ‘s historic win in the first edition of the race in 1973.

Austrian Ocean Racing also returns, along with the Lithuanian Ambersail 2 team, led by London 2012 Olympian sailor Rokas Milevičius.

The Ocean Race Course

The course for The Ocean Race has a new first stopover mid-Atlantic at the Cape Verdes, before an extra long Southern Ocean leg of 12,750 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, to Itajai, Brazil. This new stage passes south of all three Great Capes and is expected to take 34 days.

After this mammoth Southern Ocean leg, the fleet then moves onto a series of much shorter legs. From Brazil they head to Newport, USA. They then cross the Atlantic to Aarhus, DEN. After that a very short hop from Aarhus to The Hague, NED fore a race from The Hague back to Genova, ITA.

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Bayesian yacht sinking: Horror of those trapped in bedrooms described by former captain

A former captain of the Bayesian has described the terrifying obstacles facing those trapped in the cabins as the Bayesian superyacht overturned killing seven.

Stephen Edwards, who captained the Bayesian for five years until 2020, told The Telegraph : “Those who stayed curled up in bed were in the worst situation.

“The storm hit hard, placing them in the melee of flying furniture, glass and other items,” he said adding he had spoken to traumatised crew members.

“Inside the cabins, the only way to think of this is that people were lying in their beds one minute, and the next the room was on its side, totally dark, with the door now either in the floor or in the ceiling above.”

It came as divers race to retrieve Mike Lynch’s personal hard drives locked in a safe on the ocean floor, according to reports.

Italian newspaper la Repubblica reported that the tech billionaire, whose clients included MI5, the NSA and the Israeli secret service, didn’t trust confidential documents on the cloud and kept two encrypted hard drives in a safe which now lies 49 metres below sea level.

Italian navy recover video equipment

Two encrypted hard drives of Mike Lynch remain 49m underwater locked in safe - report

Professor fears more deaths by ‘medicanes’ after Bayesian tragedy

Mike lynch’s yacht was ‘unsinkable’, says boss of company who built boat, seven key unanswered questions around the sinking of the bayesian.

Divers hunting for clues on how Mike Lynch’s superyacht sank make discovery

13:30 , Barney Davis

Italian Navy divers have recovered video surveillance equipment from the wreckage of billionaire Mike Lynch’s Bayesian superyacht that could explain how it sank.

The British tech tycoon ’s boat had been moored near the port of Porticello on 19 August when it sank during the early hours of the morning . It is now lying 50m below the surface.

Jabed Ahmed reports:

Former captain claims Mike Lynch’s wife was always concerned about boat safety

12:30 , Barney Davis

The wife of Mike Lynch, 57-year-old Angela Bacares managed to escape to safety after suffering cuts from broken glass as she went to try and save her husband and daughter, according to la Repubblica.

The newspaper said she told doctors that at 4am, the boat had tilted and she and her husband were woken up.

Former captain Stephen Edwards told The Telegraph, Ms Bacares “always wants to know what is happening and what the crew are doing”.

“She is always the first person to come up to the bridge if she hears us scuttling about up there. That could explain why she was saved and Mike wasn’t.”

Mike Lynch and daughter Hannah were ‘part of a united, vibrant, loving family’

12:02 , Barney Davis

Family friends of Mike and Hannah Lynch have said the father and daughter were part of a “united, vibrant, loving family” – with the teenager remembered as a “diamond in a sea of stars” and the tech mogul as a brilliant storyteller.

Mr Lynch was the creator of software giant Autonomy and had been cleared in June of carrying out a massive fraud related to its 11 billion dollar (£8.64 billion) sale to US company Hewlett Packard.

His daughter Hannah had recently finished her A-levels and was due to study at Oxford University.

Sasha Murray, chief stewardess of the Bayesian, said: “Those who knew her will know that Hannah was a diamond in a sea of stars. Bright, beautiful and always shining.

“What most people may not have seen was the extraordinarily strong, deep and loving relationship she shared with her parents, whom she adored more than anything.

“While swimming with them she often said, if anything ever happened she would save them.

“I have no doubt that the Irish, Latina fire that burns in her soul kept that spirited determination alive.”

It is understood Ms Murray was rescued after disaster struck the yacht.

11:30 , Barney Davis

With the Bayesian lying on her side 50 metres underneath the now gentle waters of the Mediterranean, mystery still surrounds how the 56-metre superyacht, sank in the typhoon off the port of Porticello.

Remotely controlled underwater vehicles and cave divers are looking to raise the yacht , which experts will examine in the coming days.

The key unanswered questions around the tragic sinking of the Bayesian

Mike Lynch net worth: How the billionaire made his money

11:14 , Barney Davis

Mike Lynch was frequently described as the Bill Gates of Britain for founding Autonomy – one of the biggest software firms on the planet

Former captain describes horror of those trapped in cabins

10:14 , Barney Davis

Stephen Edwards, who captained the Bayesian for five years until 2020, told the Telegraph that he had spoken to crew members onboard during the sinking who recounted the horrors facing those onboard.

He said: “The storm hit hard, placing them in the melee of flying furniture, glass and other items.

“Some had made it to the saloon at this point and they are the ones who survived, as their route outside would have been a little clearer.

“Cabinets crashed open as the catches were weak, resulting in glassware and crockery falling out. I’m told almost all the furniture broke loose inside the boat.”

Mike Lynch’s wife, along with 14 others, survived and were rescued by a nearby vessel that was unscathed.

09:00 , Barney Davis

Italian Navy divers have recovered video surveillance equipment from the wreckage of billionaire Mike Lynch’s Bayesian superyacht that could explain how it sank.

The British tech tycoon’s boat had been moored near the port of Porticello on 19 August when it sank during the early hours of the morning. It is now lying 50m below the surface.

Among those killed were Mr Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, who had been due to begin studying at Oxford University in September, as well as four other family friends and associates.

What happens now weeks after tragic sinking?

07:00 , Barney Davis

Prosecutors are investigating the captain , New Zealander James Cutfield, and two crew members for possible responsibility in connection with the sinking.

Mr Cutfield is under investigation for possible manslaughter and culpable shipwreck charges. Tim Parker Eaton — the engineer who was in charge of securing the yacht’s engine room — and sailor Matthew Griffith — who was on watch duty on the night of the disaster — are now under investigation for the same possible charges, their lawyer said.

Chief prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio, who is heading the investigation, has said his team will consider each possible element of responsibility including those of the captain, the crew, individuals in charge of supervision and the yacht’s manufacturer.

Investigators are focusing on how a sailing vessel deemed “unsinkable” by its manufacturer, Italian shipyard Perini Navi, sank while a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed. They added raising the Bayesian and examining the yacht for evidence would provide key elements to the investigation.

Maritime director of western Sicily, Rear Admiral Raffaele Macauda of the coastguard, could not confirm how long it would take to retrieve the shipwreck of the sunken yacht, adding recovering the fuel tanks was a “priority for us because it has environmental knock-on effects”.

Special forces divers and robots search Mike Lynch’s sunken Bayesian yacht for clues

04:47 , Barney Davis

Specialist military divers are currently searching the sunken Bayesian yacht for clues as to why it sunk in a freak storm off the coast of Siciliy, killing seven passengers.

British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s boat had been moored near the port of Porticello on 19 August when it sank during the early hours of the morning, and is now lying 50 metres below the surface of the water.

About six divers from the Italian navy ’s Comsubin unit are investigating the superyacht for electronic equipment, which includes data storage and CCTV and to see if doors were left open during the storm.

Holly Evans reports:

Chris Morvillo and wife drowned aboard Bayesian

Wednesday 18 September 2024 00:47 , Barney Davis

Italian authorities said the first post-mortem examinations on the victims had been carried out on US lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda . The results confirmed that the pair had drowned.

Morvillo was a partner at Clifford Chance, a white-collar law firm. He previously worked as a federal prosecutor who investigated the September 11 terror attacks, according to the New York Post .

Investigators hope to recover data on sinking of Bayesian

Tuesday 17 September 2024 22:47 , Barney Davis

Navy divers recovered hard drives of the video surveillance system on board the Bayesian hopefully revealing the final moments before the tragic sinking of the superyacht.

In the engine room there were the hard disks that catalogued the parameters regarding the electric and thermal propulsion.

“We hope to be able to read something from the media”, an investigator told La Repubblica. They added “Unfortunately they are standard models that are not resistant to water and pressure”.

There was no black box on board the 700-tonne sailing vessel that sank in minutes. It was not required to have one, as it was not a commercial cruise ship.

Autopsies reveal cause of death of US lawyer and wife onboard Mike Lynch’s superyacht

Tuesday 17 September 2024 18:47 , Barney Davis

Autopsies have been carried out on a couple who drowned on Mike Lynch’s superyacht when it sank off the coast of Sicily last month.

Seven lives were lost when the British-flagged boat, called the Bayesian, went down in a freak storm while anchored near the Sicilian capital of Palermo on 19 August.

Darktrace to be taken over after Mike Lynch’s death

Tuesday 17 September 2024 16:45 , Barney Davis

Darktrace shares are set to stop trading publicly at the end of September, after the company set a timetable for its blockbuster private equity takeover to be completed.

The private equity group Thoma Bravo struck an almost 5.31 billion dollar (£4.3 billion) deal to buy Darktrace in April.

Darktrace AI interrupts in-progress cyber-attacks in seconds, including ransomware, email phishing, and threats to cloud environments.

It marks one of the biggest take-private deals for a London-listed company in recent years, and will see Darktrace leave the FTSE 100 on October 1.

Poppy Gustafsson helped to set up the Cambridge-based company in 2013 alongside Autonomy founder Mike Lynch.

Mr Lynch, and his daughter Hannah, were among seven people to die after the Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily last month.

Bodies flown back to UK on private planes - report

Tuesday 17 September 2024 15:44 , Barney Davis

The bodies of Mike Lynch, his daughter Hannah, 18, and the other victims of the Bayesian disaster have been flown back to their families after their post-mortems, according to reports.

They were repatriated on private planes, with their private funerals expected to be held over the coming days, Italian media reports.

Among those killed were Mr Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, who had been due to begin studying at Oxford University in September, as well as four other family friends and associates .

Jonathan Bloomer, the international chairman of Morgan Stanley Bank; his wife Judith, a psychotherapist; Christopher Morvillo, a US lawyer; and his wife Neda, a jewellery designer also died in the sinking.

Also killed was the yacht’s chef, Recaldo Thomas, whose body was recovered floating near the wreckage.

Four victims found with carbon dioxide in lungs

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:44 , Barney Davis

Tech billionaire Mike Lynch, his daughter Hannah, 18, and five other people died when the Bayesian went down in a downburst, which is similar to a small tornado.

Chef Recaldo Thomas, Jonathan Bloomer, the Morgan Stanley International bank chairman, his wife Judy, and Chris Morvillo, a Clifford Chance lawyer, and his wife Neda, were the other victims of the August 19 tragedy.

Four of the victims are feared to have suffocated to death in air bubbles that filled with carbon dioxide, according to their autopsies raising the frightening possibility that they may have been conscious after the yacht sank, according to Italian news outlet La Republica.

Fifteen people, including Angela Bacares, Lynch’s wife, survived when they were rescued by a nearby yacht.

Tuesday 17 September 2024 12:44 , Barney Davis

Giovanni Costantino, the chief executive of the Italian Sea Group, said there are no flaws with the design and construction of the Bayesian and it is “one of the safest boats in the world”.

The Bayesian, a 184-ft superyacht carrying 22 passengers and crew, was anchored off the port of Porticello, near Palermo, when it disappeared beneath the waves in a matter of minutes after a freak tornado struck.

“The ship sank because it took on water, from where investigators will have to say,” Mr Costantino told television news programme TG1.

He suggested that the sinking was down to a series of human errors.

The CEO said that had the crew shut all doors and hatches, turned on the engine, lifted the anchor, lowered the keel and turned the yacht to face the wind, they would have suffered “zero damage”.

He added that data showed it took 16 minutes from when the wind began for it to sink.

Cartoisio said the tragedy will be even more painful if the sinking was caused by “behaviours that were not aligned to the responsibilities that everyone needs to take in shipping”.

Bodies of Mike Lynch and daughter Hannah flown back to families after Bayesian superyacht sinking

Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:44 , Barney Davis

The bodies of those who died after the billionaire Mike Lynch’s Bayesian superyacht sunk off the coast of Sicily have been flown back to their families by private jet.

Italian publication Giornale di Sicilia reported post-mortem examinations were completed at a Palermo hospital and the bodies have now been returned.

My colleague Tom Watling reports:

Bodies of Mike Lynch and daughter flown back to UK after Bayesian tragedy

Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:27 , Barney Davis

Professor Yoav Yair, Dean of the School of Sustainability at Reichman University in Israel, told the Mirror that storms dubbed ‘medicanes’ - Mediterranean hurricanes - could cause similar sinkings like the Bayesian superyacht.

He said: “It is not a matter of if this (the Bayesian disaster) will happen again, but rather it’s when and where.

“In the last couple of years we have seen medicanes - which are a new phenomena. These are hurricane-like storms that pack a lot of energy, and create flash flooding, torrential rains, lightning, hail and severe sustained winds. The 2023 “Daniel” medicane destroyed Libya and caused over 30,000 deaths there.

“The sea surface temperature has risen globally and in the Med as well, charging the atmosphere with increased fluxes of water vapor, which means a higher potential for massive storms.”

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Portsmouth named UK host of The Ocean Race Europe 2025

18 september 2024.

The city of Portsmouth has been announced as the UK host for The Ocean Race Europe 2025.

The major sailing event falls under the banner of The Ocean Race, the historic offshore around the world race first held in 1973 as the Whitbread Round the World Race which started and finished in Portsmouth.

The Ocean Race Europe will start on Sunday 10 August, 2025 from Kiel, Germany. The mixed male and female crews of the IMOCA fleet will race through the Baltic Sea and North Sea and into the English Channel, expecting to arrive in Portsmouth on 14 or 15 August. Other confirmed stopovers include Cartagena, Spain and Genova, Italy, with more to be announced shortly.

Portsmouth City Council Leader Cllr Steve Pitt said: “We have a long tradition of hosting successful sailing events going back to the very first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973.

“It’s also exciting that the themes and passions of The Ocean Race Europe align perfectly with Portsmouth’s themes around sustainability and having a healthy ocean.”

Portsmouth Ocean Race activities

While the event is in Portsmouth, Gunwharf Quays will host the Ocean Live Park public area, with family activities, engaging and educational ocean health activities showcasing the extraordinary achievements of the sailors and teams in the race. The action is due to be in the city from 14/15 -16/17 August, when the second leg of The Ocean Race Europe will set off from Portsmouth waters.

Sustainability and ocean health

Sustainability is at the heart of The Ocean Race, with its award-winning Racing with Purpose programme focused on ocean literacy, ocean science, and advocacy.

During racing, the sailors and teams will participate in pioneering ocean science projects, collecting important ocean data and water samples with on board scientific instruments. This information is fed into science organisations around the world studying ocean health and meteorology and contributes to the scientific community’s understanding of the pressures facing the ocean due to human activity.

Latest chapter in Portsmouth’s sailing story

Phil Lawrence, Race Director of The Ocean Race, said: “It’s fantastic to bring The Ocean Race Europe to the United Kingdom and to add another chapter to the story of Portsmouth and its hosting of iconic offshore sailing events.

“The foiling IMOCA class boats are at the cutting-edge of technology and innovation for offshore racing yachts. The sailors are among the best in the world in their sport and the teams are committed not just to racing hard, but also to engaging in important ocean health initiatives like the on board science programme.”

Portsmouth is synonymous with the historic race. The original Whitbread Round the World Race started and/or finished from Portsmouth for its first four events, and last returned to the city for a stopover in 2006.

Renowned Portsmouth sailor Samantha Davies, who is preparing to race around the world again in the upcoming Vendée Globe, said: “It’s super-exciting to hear that there will be a stopover in Portsmouth.

“It’s really cool. First of all, I was born in Portsmouth, so that’s one very good reason to be excited! When I was a kid I watched some of the old Whitbread Round the World Race starts and finishes in the Solent and those are amazing memories. It’s a big part of the history of the Race so great to hear it will be coming to Portsmouth.”

The Ocean Race Europe will take place in August/September 2025, followed by The Ocean Race Atlantic: New York to Barcelona one year later in September 2026. The next edition of The Ocean Race (around the world) is scheduled to start in January 2027.

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TWO CLASSES

The next edition of The Ocean Race will be open to two classes of high-performance ocean-going racing yachts

The Ocean Race 2022-23 features two fleets of highperformance ocean-going racing yachts – both are capable of high speeds and in the right conditions can cover 600 nautical miles or more in 24-hours. The 60-foot IMOCA Class is racing around the world for The Ocean Race Trophy, while the 65-foot VO65 Class is racing for The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup over three legs: Leg 1 from Alicante, Spain to Cabo Verde, Leg 6 from Aarhus, Denmark to The Hague in the Netherlands, and Leg 7 from The Hague to Genova, Italy.

Perhaps best known for single-handed or doublehanded racing, the IMOCAs will race with a full crew for their first participation in The Ocean Race.

The IMOCA Class uses a development design rule which allows the designers to experiment with hull and sail shapes within set parameters. However, masts, booms and standing rigging are one-design.

Like the VO65, IMOCAs also have a powerful sail plan and a canting keel, but the class rules also allow the use of retractable underwater foils which further boost performance by lifting the boat partially out of the water.

60-foot (18.3 metres) carbon construction single hull yachts
Built to a development rule, so designers can experiment within hull and sail shapes within set parameters
Raced by mixed sex crews of four or five sailors
A weighted swinging keel and a pair of retractable underwater foils dramatically boost performance
Capable of travelling over 600 nautical miles in 24 hours

Having previously raced around the world in the last two editions of The Ocean Race, in the 2022-23 race the VO65s are racing over three legs for The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup.

Built to a strict one-design rule, the boats are identical in every way, and therefore extremely evenly matched.

A towering sail plan along with a weighted keel that can be canted horizontally underneath the boat make the VO65s powerful and fast in open ocean conditions.

65-foot (20-metre) single hull carbon construction yachts
built to a one-design rule, so identical hull and sail design
raced by mixed sex crews of minimum seven sailors
a weighted swinging keel gives the boat huge leverage and power
capable of travelling over 600 nautical miles in 24 hours

Bayesian yacht sinking: Horror of those trapped in bedrooms described by former captain

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A former captain of the Bayesian has described the terrifying obstacles facing those trapped in the cabins as the Bayesian superyacht overturned killing seven.

Stephen Edwards, who captained the Bayesian for five years until 2020, told The Telegraph : “Those who stayed curled up in bed were in the worst situation.

“The storm hit hard, placing them in the melee of flying furniture, glass and other items,” he said adding he had spoken to traumatised crew members.

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