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Paul Meilhat’s French-flagged IMOCA Biotherm has won the fifth and final stage of The Ocean Race Europe 2025 – the 1,600-nautical mile leg from Genova, Italy to Boka Bay in Montenegro – and in doing so has confirmed the overall win in the five-week, 4,500-nm race around Europe.

Biotherm crossed the finish line at 21:13:33 local time on September 13 after completing the course in seven days, eight hours, 33 minutes, and 13 seconds to collect seven points in the overall standings.

Having won the first, second, and third legs – along with the maximum bonus Scoring Gate points – and finished third in Leg 4, the French entry’s overall tally of 48 points is an unassailable lead, making Meilhat’s crew The Ocean Race Europe 2025 champions.

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The first leg of The Ocean Race Europe 2025 ended in bright but fickle conditions off the Isle of Wight today, with Biotherm taking a confident win and Team Malizia snatching second after a bold tactical move through the Dover Strait.

The fleet had been poised for a direct run into Portsmouth, but race management last night extended the 850 nm course by 60 nm, adding a two-lap loop just off Bembridge Ledge. This saw the top three teams grinding through another set of upwind and downwind legs before they could cross the English finish line.

For Biotherm, the extension was little more than a formality. Paul Meilhat’s team had controlled the race since the start in Kiel on August 10, staying clear of trouble and keeping their nearest rivals at arm’s length. Even last night’s squall – when 25 knots came in from all directions, forcing them to drop and re-hoist sails – didn’t shake their grip on the lead.