Monegasque IMOCA designed by VPLP and built by Multiplast, launched in 2022 for Boris Herrmann and Team Malizia.
Identity card
- LaunchedThe moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.See in the glossary
- 2022
- ShipyardThe company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.See in the glossary
- Multiplast
- Designer(s)The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.See in the glossary
- VPLP Design
- DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary
- VPLP Design IMOCA 2022
- GenerationBuild period: boats of the same generation often share the same technical choices.See in the glossary
- 2019 – 2022
- Hull typeHow many hulls the boat has: monohull, catamaran or trimaran.See in the glossary
- MonohullA boat with a single hull, kept upright by the weight of its keel.See in the glossary
- StatusWhere the boat stands today: active, retired from racing, lost, in a museum or converted.See in the glossary
- ActiveStill sailing.See in the glossary
- SponsorsA company or institution that funds a boat, a team or a skipper in exchange for visibility.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- OwnersThe person or organisation that owns the boat, which does not necessarily race it.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Operating teamThe organisation running one or more racing boats: technical crew, logistics, partners.See in the glossary
- Team Malizia · since 19 July 2022
- SuppliersA company that supplies part of the boat's equipment: sails, mast, electronics, foils, keel, energy.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Sail numberThe identifier printed on the mainsail: a country code followed by a number.See in the glossary
- USA 171
- FlagThe country the boat is registered in.See in the glossary
- United States
- Keel typeThe weighted fin under a monohull's hull, which stops it drifting sideways and keeps it upright.See in the glossary
- CantingA keel that swings sideways, to windward, to better counter heeling.See in the glossary
- FoilsAn underwater wing that lifts the boat so it drags less in the water and goes faster.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Hull materialWhat the hull is made of: carbon, glass fibre, composite, aluminium, wood or steel.See in the glossary
- CarbonA very stiff and light composite material, the standard of racing boats.See in the glossary
- Hull lengthLength of the hull alone, without the bowsprit or protruding appendages.See in the glossary
- 18.28m
- Max beamMaximum width of the boat; for a multihull, from one float to the other.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- DraftHow deep the boat sits: from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel.See in the glossary
- 4.5m
- Air draftHeight of the boat above the water: from the waterline to the top of the mast.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- DisplacementThe mass of the boat ready to sail, equal to the mass of water it displaces.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Upwind sail areaSail area carried when the boat sails towards the wind: mainsail and headsail.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Downwind sail areaSail area carried with the wind on the beam or from behind, with the big headsails.See in the glossary
- Not provided
History
Malizia III, the christened name of a boat that races as Malizia-Seaexplorer or Team Malizia (during The Ocean Race), is an IMOCA designed by VPLP Design for the 2024 Vendée Globe at Boris Herrmann's request. After his fifth place in the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe aboard Malizia II, Team Malizia announced in May 2021 a new boat designed to be tougher and more seaworthy, with rounded hull lines, a scow-like bow, a solid carbon laminate hull and a large closed coachroof extended aft.
She was built by Multiplast in Vannes, with sustainable-material parts from the German yard Greenboats. She was launched in Lorient on 19 July 2022 under the Monegasque flag, with sail number 1297 and Hamburg as her home port.
The 2022 season saw a foil guide failure during the Route du Rhum (24th), followed by the discovery of delamination in the original foils, which were replaced before The Ocean Race by a pair drawn by Sam Manuard. In 2023 Team Malizia finished third in The Ocean Race, won two legs and, on 26 May, covered 640.70 nautical miles in 24 hours, a performance not ratified because the margin over Holcim-PRB's was too small. A new set of foils was fitted during the 2023-2024 winter.
In 2024 Boris Herrmann was second in The Transat and second in the New York-Vendée-Les Sables d'Olonne, then 12th in the 2024-2025 Vendée Globe. In 2025 the boat placed fourth in the Course des caps and in The Ocean Race Europe. She was then handed to Francesca Clapcich and, in October 2025, took the name 11th Hour Racing, with Team Malizia handling maintenance.
Names and sail numbers
What the boat was called and the numbers it sailed under.
Life timeline
Names, skippers, shipyards and races, in one place.
Name
- Podium
- Finished
- Retired
- Yard work
Detailed timeline
2025
Renamed · October 2025
Becomes 11th Hour Racing
Handed to Francesca Clapcich, the boat is renamed 11th Hour Racing; Team Malizia handles maintenance.
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since October 2025
Francesca ClapcichRenamed
11th Hour Racing
2023
Record · 26 May 2023
640.70 nm in 24 hours (unratified)
During The Ocean Race Newport-Aarhus leg, a 24-hour distance beating Holcim-PRB's, but not ratified by the WSSRC for lack of a sufficient margin.
2022
Launch · 19 July 2022
Launch in Lorient
Launch of Malizia III, built by Multiplast.
Launched as
Malizia III-Seaexplorer
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · 2022 – October 2025
Boris Herrmann
Unknown date
Build · until 2022
Multiplast
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6 sources · updated 6 Oct 2026