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Team Malizia (GER)

Team Malizia, led by Boris Hermann, is made up of experienced sailors who are known for their commitment to sustainability and marine research. By taking part in the race, the team aims to raise awareness of environmental issues and identify solutions to the climate crisis. The team is actively involved in scientific projects on marine conservation and collects important data during the race. "My Ocean Challenge" is an educational initiative by Team Malizia that aims to sensitise young people to marine conservation and motivate them to get involved in sustainability.

In addition to Will Harris, who already co-skippered The Ocean Race 2022/23 together with Rosalin Kuiper, 24-year-old US sailor Cole Brauer, who was the first American to sail around the world solo and took second place in the Global Solo Challenge 2023/24, will also be on board for The Ocean Race 2025.

Skipper
Boris Herrmann

Boris Herrmann

Boris Herrmann

Boris Hermann, 43, grew up in Oldenburg as the son of sailing-enthusiastic parents. He is the skipper of Team Malizia, has already taken part in The Ocean Race 2022/23 and enjoys international recognition. Herrmann has taken part in numerous international ocean races and achieved notable successes, including fifth place in the Transat Jacques Vabre transatlantic regatta together with Thomas Ruyant in 2015 and overall victory in the Portimão Global Ocean Race. in 2016, he founded Team Malizia with Pierre Casiraghi, which specialises in participating in prestigious ocean races. He took part in the Vendée Globe 2020/21, started in the traditional Route du Rhum ocean race in 2022 and completed his second participation in the Vendée Globe in 2025 after 80 days, 10 hours, 16 minutes and 41 seconds in Les Sables-d'Olonne.

On Herrmann's initiative, an automatic laboratory from the joint initiative of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, the Kiel research association "The Future Ocean" and the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg was installed on board the yacht back in 2015, which regularly measures the temperature, CO2 content, pH value and salinity of the water and sends it to a database every 20 seconds.

Hence Boris’ commitment to Marine Protection on his sail: A race we must win.

Team Holcim-PRB (SUI)

Skipper: Rosalin Kuiper

Team Paprec Arkéa (FRA)

Skipper: Yoann Richomme

VULNERABLE - TR Racing (FRA)

Skipper: Thomas Ruyant

Team 6 (GER)

Skipper: tbd

Team 7 (FRA)

Skipper: tbd

Team 8 (ITA)

Skipper: tbd