18
May
Team Malizia Celebrates 10 Years of Racing, Innovation and Ocean Advocacy
Founded in 2016 at the Yacht Club de Monaco by Pierre Casiraghi and Boris Herrmann, Team Malizia celebrates a decade of offshore racing and Ocean advocacy and announces the renewal of its long-standing partnership with EFG International as the team enters a new chapter of their campaign.
by Hélène Katz
Team Malizia competing in the GC32 Racing Tour on their Malizia 1, a foiling catamaran that the crew, helmed by Pierre Casiraghi, raced on for two seasons in 2016 and 2017
© Marian Chytka | Team Malizia
Team Malizia started as the dream of two friends, Boris Herrmann (left) and Pierre Casiraghi (right), here sitting on the outrigger of the team's first IMOCA, Seaexplorer - Yacht Club de Monaco, in front of the Musée Océanographique de Monaco in 2017
© Martin Messmer | Yacht Club de Monaco
Boris Herrmann at the finish of his historic participation in the Vendée Globe 2020-2021, becoming the first German ever to compete in the solo, non-stop round-the-world race
© Martin Keruzoré | Team Malizia
In 2026, Team Malizia celebrates 10 years with founding partner Yacht Club de Monaco and with EFG International, who came onboard in the team's first year, and has renewed the partnership until 2030
© Antoine Auriol | Team Malizia
Team Malizia is currently building its next-generation IMOCA to be launched in less than 6 weeks
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia
Team Malizia rounding the iconic Cape Horn in first place a few days before making history by winning the Southern Ocean leg of The Ocean Race 2022-2023
© Antoine Auriol | Team Malizia