With 600 miles to go to the finish of the Transat Café L’OR in Martinique and the fight is on for the podium positions. Frankie and Will are hand-steering to squeeze the maximum speed out of the boat.

Day 10 and the battle for the podium is well underway as Frankie and Will race towards Fort-de-France, Martinique in the Transat Café L’OR with a little over 1,000 nautical miles to go as of this morning.

Day 9 and the it has been a wild ride for Francesca and Will for the past 24-hours, averaging over 26 knots. Martinique is just three and a half days away as the duo battle to keep their hold on the podium.

While racing in the double-handed transatlantic race, the Transat Café L’OR, Francesca and Will have deployed a Météo France weather buoy to provide data for meteorologists and scientists worldwide.

Despite receiving a 30 minute penalty yesterday for breaking the seal of their liferaft, Francesca and Will are holding firmly onto third place in this double-handed battle across the Atlantic.

Overnight, during a long hitch out to the west under the Canary Islands, Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière on Charal drew level and then eased ahead of 11th Hour Racing to retake the lead on day seven. 

And the news from onboard 11th Hour Racing just keeps on coming as Francesca and Will are the first to the Canaries - a significant milestone in the Transat Café L’OR. But the next 24 hours are going to be tricky as they pick their way south.

Day 5 of the Transat Café L’OR and Francesca and Will onboard 11th Hour Racing have moved to the front of the fleet as they negotiate a tricky light-wind ridge on the approach to the Canary Islands.

Day 4 and the duo of Francesca Clapcich and Will Harris have risen to third on the tracker. It’s a beautiful morning and the last 24 hours have gone well for the crew onboard 11th Hour Racing.

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.

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