It’s Day 3 of the Transat Café L’OR and Francesca and Will are maintaining their place in the lead pack of four boats. It’s a fast and furious downwind run down the Portuguese coast.

Day 2 of the Transat Café L’OR and Francesca and Will are in the leading pack of four boats in the IMOCA fleet, at one point over night moving up into second position. The sun is out and the mood is good onboard!

It was a tough first night for Francesca and Will onboard 11th Hour Racing, but they have done a brilliant job of keeping themselves and the boat in one piece through the night. Read the very first of our Transat Café L’OR Daily Race Reports by Ed Gorman here.

Follow all the action from the Transat Café L’OR here! We’ve got the tracker here, plus all the updates from the race course. Keep returning back here for daily updates, videos, photos, and news from Team Francesca Clapcich Powered by 11th Hour Racing!

And they’re off! It’s finally here - Start Day for the Transat Café L’OR. Find out how things went for Francesca and Will as they set off on the 4,350 nautical mile race across the Atlantic from Le Havre, France to Martinique in the Caribbean.

With just two days to go before the start of the Transat Café L’OR, Will Harris, shares some insights on what happens in the final countdown before the start gun. From saying goodbye to his family to weather routing to sauna-time, it’s a busy time for the team.

We are looking for an experienced general preparateur with over three years experience. Are you looking for your next move in the offshore sailing world? If so, take a look at this job description and get in touch!

We are looking for a general preparateur to join our team for a fixed one-year contract at our team base in Lorient. Are you looking to gain your first experiences working in an offshore sailing team? If so, you may be just the person we are looking for!

In just a few days, I’ll line up on the start of the Transat Café L’OR, a 4,350-mile double-handed race across the Atlantic from Le Havre, France, to Martinique. It’s one of the toughest races in the IMOCA calendar, and it marks the beginning of a new chapter for me.

Just 24-hours after announcing North Sails Apparel as a new supplier, I’m really proud to announce two more Italian brands joining our campaign - UBI Maior Italia and Gottifredi Maffioli.

Super stoked to announce that North Sails Apparel will be my foul weather clothing partner for our Team! They are a great partner - with innovation, sustainability, and performance at their heart.

We’ve awarded our first Believe, Belong, Achieve Grant to the Società Nautica Pietas Julia in Trieste for their incredible Fair Winds for Youth inclusion program. For Francesca, it was a trip down memory lane …

What a race! Ocean Race Europe was short, intense, and full of learnings. Now a little rest, then back to Lorient for final deliveries, testing, and our last opportunities to try new solutions before the Transat.

Third on the podium into Boka Bay, Montenegro, and now fighting for fourth overall in The Ocean Race Europe. Our seven week tour around Europe is about to come to a close with this weekend’s inshore race an all-important decider.

Could you be our Purpose Communications Project Manager supporting the delivery of our purpose-driven campaign and advise and deliver our purpose storytelling and communications? If so - we want to hear from YOU!

Are you a creative, knowledgeable, and passionate storyteller with the ability to produce innovative and eye-catching content that shares Francesca’s story on- and off-the-water? If so, we want to hear from you!

We are hiring! Could you be our new Sport Communications Consultant?

Find out more about this exciting international consultancy role here - with a start date of January 2026!

That was a tough and complicated leg. I’m back ‘home’ now in Italy - where I grew up - and it was amazing to sail into Genoa yesterday, to be welcomed by so many people, to hear crowds of people speaking Italian again!

This time, I take you beyond the water: into my world with my family, showing how much heart, teamwork, and support it truly takes to build a project like this. Because chasing a dream isn’t a solo journey…

It was beyond hot onboard Team Malizia for the last leg, from Cartagena, Spain to Nice, France. It was all we could do to keep up our calorie and water intake to ensure we didn’t end up lacking energy or get too dehydrated.