IMOCA Open 60 - The Ocean Race - Leg 3 - Day 5 - Crazy race !

While 'Holcim-PRB' with Kevin Escoffier FRA in the lead is pulling away in fresh winds - yesterday 423 miles in 24 hours - the fleet is bobbing in a high pressure zone, the second ranked '11th hour'. (Charlie Enright USA/Justine Mettraux SUI) managed just 65 miles in 24 hours. Accordingly, the lead of 'Holcim-PRB' has grown to 500 miles ! Only 'Malizia' (Boris Herrmann GER) might have been pleased with the flat conditions which allowed the team to laminate the crack in the carbon mast - a challenging job in the masthead in a 3-metre swell - the report. 'Guyot' with Benjamin Dutreux FRA and Robert Stanjek GER will reach Cape Town tonight, they are sailing in safety mode to avoid putting too much strain on the cracked boat. The race tracker and the reports.