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Sep
Third in Boka Bay: Team Malizia Clinches Podium Finish in Final Leg of The Ocean Race Europe 2025
After a tight battle for the podium on the fifth and final stage of The Ocean Race Europe 2025, Team Malizia crossed the finish line in Boka Bay, Montenegro, last night to claim third place and five points. Having departed from Genova, Italy, just over seven days ago, the crew navigated a demanding Mediterranean course of coastlines and capes, testing new watch systems and strategies while remaining firmly in the leading pack until the very end. With one Final Coastal Race remaining, fourth place overall is still within reach, leaving Team Malizia determined to fight to the very last mile.
by Hélène Katz
Malizia - Seaexplorer crossing the finish line in the early hours of Monday 15 September 2025 in Boka Bay, Montenegro
© Llyod Images | The Ocean Race Europe 2025
Working hard until the very end: the Team Malizia crew moments before the finish of Leg 5
© Flore Hartout | Team Malizia
Co-skipper and navigator Will Harris back on land after a gruelling Mediterranean Leg 5
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia
Cole Brauer, filmed by Flore Hartout, celebrating Team Malizia's third-place finish in Leg 5
© Llyod Images | The Ocean Race Europe 2025
Italian-American co-skipper Francesca Clapcich finishing third in the Adriatic Sea where she grew up
© Flore Hartout | Team Malizia
Skipper Boris Herrmann at the finish of Leg 5
© Flore Hartout | Team Malizia
Team Malizia's Leg 5 crew from left to right: Will Harris, Francesca Clapcich, Boris Herrmann, Flore Hartout, and Cole Brauer
© Vincent Curutchet / The Ocean Race Europe
Boris Herrmann reunited with his shore crew
© Vincent Curutchet / The Ocean Race Europe
