With just 500 nautical miles to go in The Ocean Race Europe 2025, the fight at the front is tighter than ever. Only seven miles separate the top five IMOCAs as they battle light winds, stormy transitions, and exhaustion on the approach to Montenegro. Team Malizia, Biotherm, Paprec Arkéa, Allagrande Mapei, and Team Holcim-PRB are locked in a drag race across the Mediterranean, where every tactical call could decide the podium.

by Marie Lefloch