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Planet Sail: Onboard with 11th Hour Racing Team's IMOCA

by Matt Sheahan 13 Jan 2023 03:26 PST 13 January 2023
11th Hour Racing Team - In-Port Race of The Ocean Race 2022-23 © Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race

Matching the windspeed upwind aboard a latest generation IMOCA is a special experience

Planing downwind even faster takes the blast onto another level! Matt Sheahan rides with 11th Hour Racing Team's skipper Charlie Enright and crew during a practice race in Alicante and talks to him ahead of the start of The Ocean Race this weekend, a race that his team have spent the last three years preparing for. 

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