Friday will be the first exciting day - the In-Port Race off Itajaí. But it will be even more exciting on Sunday at the start of the fourth leg from Brazil to the American east coast, to the sailing mecca of Newport. That's when the state of emergency begins again for fans, which this time will last around two and a half weeks.
Although ... the weather isn't really playing ball, at least at the start! From Thursday to Friday, a huge high will move from Peru across the South American continent to the South Atlantic, where it will settle and expand until Sunday.
This means flat winds and little action - no comparison to the rodeo off Cape Town. And it will be a real challenge for Team Malizia in particular, as light winds are not the German boat's strong point. But let's be surprised!
Here are the times, below are the TV channels and internet portals on which the spectacle will be shown live:
When to tune in for the In-Port Race on 21 April
The In-Port Race, the overall ranking of which counts as a tie-breaker at the end in the event of equal points from the stage results, begins today, Friday 21 April, at 12 noon local time with the parade of sailors to their boats. At 12.20 p.m., the boats will set off, which is not a trivial task due to the current in the estuary of the Itajaí River and the wide foils of the Imocas. The announcement signal sounds at 14:10 and we set off at 14:15.
As Itajaí is three hours behind UTC and five hours behind Central European Summer Time, the following times apply for fans from the continent (CEST in each case):
17:00 Parade of sailors
17:20 Cast off
19:05 Announcement signal
19:10 Start In-Port Race Itajaí
The broadcast of the race will start in Europe at 18:30 CEST, in the so-called World Feed on the YouTube channel of The Ocean Race it will start at 17:00 UTC(!).
The timing for the start of stage 4 on Sunday, 23 April
The times for the start of the stages are one hour earlier than for the In-Port Race. Here, too, the times are based on CEST; please subtract two hours for UTC and five hours for Itajaí local time:
16:00 Sailing parade
16:20 Dock-out
18:10 Announcement signal
18:15 Start Leg 4 from Itajai to Newport
The live streaming of the start begins in Europe at 17:30 CEST, the world feed at 16:00 UTC.
Where The Ocean Race is broadcast live
In Europe and large parts of Asia, the start of the stage on Sunday will beEurosport 1 shown live and commented on.
If you don't have linear television or access to Eurosport, you can stream both the in-port race and the start of stage four live on the internet - via the Eurosport app or the Discovery+ Player (both only with subscription).
The live report on theYoutube channelof The Ocean Race is geoblocked for access from Europe, but can still be accessed with a VPN connection via a server in the USA or elsewhere in the world (e.g. via ProtonVPN). The above-mentioned UTC times then apply to the world feed.
On Saturday, we will provide an overview of the navigational pitfalls of the fourth leg here on YACHT online, as well as an up-to-date form guide on the potential of the boats and teams.
From Sunday, we will also go live again with the tracker, which is better optimised for viewing on smartphones than the one in The Ocean Race app and on the organisers' homepage. And, of course, we will be reporting daily on what is happening on the course throughout the entire stage.
Jochen Rieker
Herausgeber YACHT
