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May
Boris Herrmann Off To A Good Start in New York Vendée Race
The Malizia - Seaexplorer took the start in his second transatlantic crossing of the year earlier today. The Team Malizia skipper is competing against 27 IMOCA sailors in the New York Vendée solo race, heading back to France across the Atlantic. Off to a good start, he will race 3,200 nautical miles in what is the final major test before the Vendée Globe round-the-world solo race next November.
by Hélène Katz
![Boris Herrmann racing closely with Sam Goodchild right at the start of the race](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/2048x1536/6689baf212/a965c4e1-bf28-48fc-856e-91f4b745484c.jpg)
Boris Herrmann racing closely with Sam Goodchild right at the start of the race
© Boris Herrmann / Team Malizia
![One more nap before the start](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/1152x1442/e37cb2f806/af2686db-7411-431d-a9ee-6559638a4f07.jpg)
One more nap before the start
© Boris Herrmann / Team Malizia
![Sam Goodchild's view of Malizia - Seaexplorer](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/4032x3024/388544ced0/whatsapp-image-2024-05-29-at-14-32-42.jpg)
Sam Goodchild's view of Malizia - Seaexplorer
© Sam Goodchild
![Malizia - Seaexplorer cockpit views at the start of the New York Vendée race](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/2048x1536/139a401d19/db311a40-0fbe-4dd0-a875-d1a91dc22b0c.jpg)
Malizia - Seaexplorer cockpit views at the start of the New York Vendée race
© Boris Herrmann / Team Malizia