With one or two notable exceptions, it is unusual for someone to come into the IMOCA Class and then top the rankings at the first time of asking, but that is what the Italian-American skipper of 11th Hour Racing has achieved this season as she goes into the final race of the year.

I’ve spent my whole life trying to find my place in sailing. Now I’m working to make sailing a place for more people.

Five sailors, a carbon box on foils, and 3,000 miles of Atlantic ocean at full throttle!

Team Francesca Clapcich Powered by 11th Hour Racing has taken victory in the Race for the Ocean Team Challenge for The Ocean Race Atlantic!

Francesca Clapcich (ITA/USA) and her crew onboard 11th Hour Racing - Will Harris (GBR), Elodie-Jane Mettraux (SUI/FRA) and Alberto Bona (ITA), with Julien Champolion (FRA) as the team’s onboard reporter - have finished second in The Ocean Race Atlantic.

The final day of a thrilling Ocean Race Atlantic and for Francesca and her crew on 11th Hour Racing - Alberto Bona, Elodie-Jane Mettraux, Will Harris, and onboard reporter Julien Champolion -  the battle for the podium and the win is going right down to the line.

With just over 500 nautical miles to go on the seventh day of The Ocean Race Atlantic, Francesca and her crew on 11th Hour Racing are still right in the battle for the podium, and possibly more, as they sail fast towards the finish off Lorient.

After losing the lead to DMG Mori Global One yesterday, both 11th Hour Racing and United by the Ocean have made big gains again on Day 6 of The Ocean Race Atlantic

Often in sailing it is said that the “rich get richer” - the leading boat keeps increasing its margin over its pursuers. This is not the case today …

Life onboard is incredibly tough for Francesca, Alberto, Will, Elodie, and Julien, our onboard reporter who shared, “The first three days of the race feel like they’ve taken a week.”

Every day, catch the latest onboard footage from 11th Hour Racing during The Ocean Race Atlantic, filmed by our OBR Julien Champolion - only on our YouTube channel.

It’s a fast and furious ride as the team take the lead for the first time in the race, with the boat smashing along in the Gulf Stream at over 30 knots.

The team are in third position in the six-strong fleet as the charge to the east continues, with around 2,500 nautical miles still to sail to the finish at Lorient.

Thunder and lightening was very very frightening on the first night of The Ocean Race Atlantic, but apart from a small power outage, all is fine onboard 11th Hour Racing.

Italian-American offshore sailor Francesca Clapcich and her crew crossed the startline of The Ocean Race Atlantic this morning at 1000 EDT / 1400 UTC / 1600 CEST in their foiling, 60-foot IMOCA raceboat, 11th Hour Racing.

Spend 3 weeks in the US with us! From the Changemakers Tour all the way to The Ocean Race Atlantic start, this whole trip was full of great people and unforgettable moments. Come jump in and share the journey with us!

The Marine Mammal Advisory Group is working closely with The Ocean Race Atlantic organizers and the teams to minimize the risk to marine mammals - look at the work that is being done behind the scenes.

The Believe, Belong, Achieve interns finish their internship in New York City with Team Francesca Clapcich

Tuesday, September 1 - 12:00 EDT / 18:00 CEST / 16:00 UTC: the fleet departs Brooklyn Bridge Marina, New York. Join us live!

Not many manoeuvres for us this time. It's going to be about pure boat speed, start to finish, a drag race for most of the way across.