A few days after crossing the finish line of the 1000 Race, I finally feel like I've got the brain space to sit down and actually take it all in. I’ve finished my first ever solo IMOCA race
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Italian-American offshore sailor Francesca Clapcich has finished her first solo IMOCA race in fifth place, after a five day, light-wind battle around the Bay of Biscay
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It’s been a race of contrasts and no less challenging for that. And this morning - approaching the end of her fifth day at sea on board 11th Hour Racing - Francesca Clapcich is contending with tough upwind conditions in the Bay of Biscay
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In her voice note from onboard 11th Hour Racing early this morning, the frustration and exhaustion of spending a whole night drifting in a windless Bay of Biscay was all too obvious, as Francesca Clapcich described the latest stage of her 1000 Race
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After nearly three days at sea in the IMOCA season-opening 1000 Race, Francesca Clapcich on 11th Hour Racing took a more direct route to the next waypoint than the long-time leaders
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