STORY: It’s going to be rough, wild and fast. At around 30 knots – i.e. more than 50 kilometers per hour – the Malizia team flies over the Southern Ocean towards Cape Horn. Boris Herrmann’s boat was still a good 1,000 nautical miles away from the infamous South American headland on Friday – the equivalent of more than 1,800 kilometers. The last part of the third, longest and probably most dangerous leg of the Ocean Race Regatta is getting closer and closer, on Monday the participants could reach Cape Hoorn. Drone footage shows the boat speeding across the deep blue ocean in bright sunshine – and even in the lead. According to race organizers, Team Malizia was ten nautical miles ahead of its competitor Team Holcim PRB on Friday. about 50 miles southwest is the 11th Hour Racing Team. Rosalin Kuiper, Team Malizia: “We’re a lot lower than them. So we’re closer to the wind at the moment and faster, that’s good. We’re keeping an eye on our competitors.” However, the sailors will probably do without drone flights in the next few days. The last stretch to Cape Horn should be tough. A storm is ahead of the participants, the race organizers are expecting violent gusts and waves up to eight meters high for the weekend. It’s a good thing that Boris Herrmann, here crossing Point Nemo, the most remote place on earth a few days ago, had his boat specially designed for heavy seas.