Sailing World on Water March 03.23 Huge Drama in the Start Leg 3 The Ocean Race, ETNZ, Women on 44's

Highlights of what happened globally in the sport of sailing in the last 7 days.
As we reported earlier this week GUYOT entertainment Team Europe heard loud bangs and on checking they found delamination of the hull under the working area. Then they decided to return the 600 miles back to Cape Town for repairs.
Here is the first video from the boat.

This is your weekly Sailing highlights show, the World on Water, March 03, 2023.

After a rocky start to Leg 3 which saw them temporarily suspend racing, Biotherm have worked their way back into the race and are now looking ahead to the rest of the journey to It​ajai​.

In the very close pre-starts, the Kiwis were both using effectively the double-board down move which gives the boats greater stability and enables fast positional changes. Nathan Outteridge, always superb in an interview, gave the following explanation: “I think it’s just trying to get the balance between the two boards. The boat’s quite tricky to turn and high turn rates with just one foil in the water, so knowing how to be able to really spin the boat hard in the pre-start with both boards down to make a smooth transition to get the thing out the water.

The Melges 15 Class relocates to Jensen Beach Florida for the 2023 Winter Series! The Melges 15 Winter Series is a three-regatta series hosted by the Class at the US Sailing Center of Martin County.

Frustrations onboard 11th Hour Racings' Mālama, and a swift repair executed by Jack Bouttell, as the crew experience the first breakages onboard what is set to be the longest leg in The Ocean Race’s history from South Africa to Brazil.

In another step towards re-energising the 44Cup, the rules for the International RC44 One Design class have been revised for 2023 so that all nine teams will race with at least one female crew.