IMOCA Open 60, VOR65 - The Ocean Race Europe - Lorient FRA - Today Start

Today at 12.45h UTC, the start to the 1st leg of the Ocean Race Europe to Cascais will take place in Lorient. This is the first time that IMOCA Open 60 and VOR65 are sailing a race together, with the Open 60 sailed with crews is a first as well. ----- A total of 12 teams will start, including 5 Open 60s, among them Louis Burton FRA and Thomas Ruyant FRA, two Vendée Globe finishers, with prominent crews. For the first time, the 'Ocean Race Team Germany' with Robert Stanjek GER will start, with the Vendée-experienced Benjamin Dutreux FRA aboard. The 11th-Hour Racing Team of Charlie Enright USA, with Justine Mettraux SUI, has been training intensively in the run-up to the race. ----- The official preview. The start of the race can be followed live from 12.30h here on our www.sailing-news.com (we hope) or on Eurosport.