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What does it really take to build a winning IMOCA? Long before launch day, before the first sail is hoisted or the stopwatch starts, a new boat is shaped by countless questions, bold ideas, and fine margins. With its upcoming docu-series Born to Race, Team Malizia invites you behind the scenes of its next IMOCA build. Filmed throughout the construction process, the series follows the human, technical, and strategic journey of creating a top-performance racing yacht. From hull shape to sail design, from ergonomics that guide every movement onboard to the many layers of electronics, the team and their external experts explore the possibilities, imagining the options and challenges that lie ahead. Rather than simple build updates, Born to Race reveals the questions that drive the project: how a vision becomes reality, how experience fuels innovation, and how lessons from past campaigns shape the future. Published every last Wednesday of the month, the series captures the intensity, creativity, and collaboration behind a build that unfolds over time, leading towards the launch of Team Malizia’s future IMOCA in early summer 2026. 🎬 Episode 1 airs on Wednesday 28 January 2026, marking the start of a new chapter for Team Malizia, one that starts long before the boat hits the water.
Witness the beauty of a sailboat gracefully traversing a tranquil river, set against a backdrop of verdant trees. The J109 Going to Red was locked in a tight tussle with the Melges 24 Supersonic. With the tide pushing the boats into Strangford Lough at over 14 knots over the ground there was only meters between the boats for the first 5 minutes of racing. We will share the last video in this series shortly to give you the result. The team at bottom up boats hope you are enjoying the short bits from the 2025 racing season, and learning a thing or two about boating.