At sunrise on Sunday
morning, february 12, four teams
were in the fight for the leg win,
with Biotherm, 11th Hour Racing Team
and the Holcim - PRB crews racing in
lockstep in light and changeable
conditions.
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12 February
2023, The Ocean Race Leg 2
arrivals. Team Holcim PRB
crew celebrates after
crossing the finish line
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Energy / The Ocean Race |
Team Malizia was some 20 miles to
the south, but then spent the next
three hours just about sailing
around the leading trio. But the
light and fickle winds didn't hold
for them and in the end it was a
three boat race among the northern
trio.
Just three hours before the finish,
Escoffier and his team finally
popped up at the head of the
rankings, having been able to sail a
slightly better angle at a similar
speed towards Cape Town, creating
the narrow separation necessary to
eke out a winning position.
This is the second consecutive leg
win for Escoffier and his team, who
maintain a perfect record, and will
extend their advantage on the race
leaderboard.
The latest finish updates are on
www.theoceanrace.com
This finish blog will be updated
from time to time as the IMOCA fleet
races towards the Cape Town
finishing line.
Leg Two Rankings at 1311 UTC - 12
February 2023
1. Team Holcim-PRB, winner
2. Biotherm, distance to finish, 3.4
miles
3. 11th Hour Racing Team, distance
to lead, 0.7 miles
4. Team Malizia, distance to lead,
11.6 miles
5. GUYOT environnement - Team
Europe, distance to lead, 53.2 miles
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