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Dec 23
“What A Year, What A Race” Boris Herrmann Happy About Fourth-Place Finish In Retour à La Base
Team Malizia’s skipper Boris Herrmann crossed the line of the Retour à La Base transatlantic solo race in fourth position this Sunday 10 December 2023. The German sailed 4,490 nautical miles from the Caribbean to Brittany, overcame a series of issues, managed to hold on to his place, and to achieve a top 5 finish in his first solo race of the year. After an intense 2023 season, this performance gave the offshore sailor and his team a good boost of energy and motivation for the year ahead.
by Hélène Katz
![Boris Herrmann just after crossing the finish line in fourth place.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/4252x2834/a72bd93434/rlb23_finish_malizia_1012ab1654.jpg)
Boris Herrmann just after crossing the finish line in fourth place.
© Anne Beaugé / Retour à La Base
![Malizia - Seaexplorer, a boat for high potential for the Vendée Globe next year.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/4252x2834/ee3c699dc8/rlb23_finish_malizia_1012ab1662.jpg)
Malizia - Seaexplorer, a boat for high potential for the Vendée Globe next year.
© Anne Beaugé / Retour à La Base
![Boris Herrmann, happy about Team Malizia's 2023 season.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/4252x2834/56ad34060b/rlb23_finish_malizia_1012jlc1700.jpg)
Boris Herrmann, happy about Team Malizia's 2023 season.
© Jean-Louis Carli / Alea / Retour à La Base
![Team Malizia celebrating Boris Herrmann's fourth place finish in Lorient.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/4252x2836/1c76549405/rlb23_finish_malizia_1012jlc1695.jpg)
Team Malizia celebrating Boris Herrmann's fourth place finish in Lorient.
© Jean-Louis Carli / Alea / Retour à La Base