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After an Atlantic crossing of 3,438 miles (6,300 km)<\/strong> and eight days at sea, Charlie Enright<\/strong>‘s crew aboard 11th Hour<\/strong> won the fifth leg from Newport (USA) to Aarhus (Denmark).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The American team won after just 7 days 8 hours and 49 seconds<\/strong> of sailing, nearly 4 hours ahead of Kevin Escoffier and Charles Caudrelier’s Holcim-PRB<\/strong>, followed five minutes later by Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n With this victory, the 11th Hour Racing Team takes the overall lead with 28 points<\/strong>. Team Holcim-PRB remains in contention for overall victory with 27 points<\/strong>, while Team Malizia has 24 points<\/strong> and Biotherm 13 points<\/strong>, well ahead of Guyot Environnement – Team Europe, which dismasted on the leg between Newport and Aarhus.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “It’s great to be at the top of the rankings”<\/em>, said the American skipper. “It’s more important to be in the lead in July than now, but it’s a first step in the right direction.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3433 <\/p>\n 11th Hour Racing Team skipper, @Enright_Charlie<\/a>, on what it means to become overall race leaders after back-to-back wins! @11thHourTeam<\/a> | #TheOceanRace<\/a> \u26f5 pic.twitter.com\/VbIkFSFqb9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Eurosport (@eurosport) May 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n