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Next up: Malizia 4, Boris Herrmann's new IMOCA

Early this Monday morning, a new-generation IMOCA built for the 2028 cycle hit the water for the first time. Meet Malizia 4, Boris Herrmann's new race yacht.

Malizia 4
© Ricardo Pinto | Team Malizia

Today is a very emotional day for all of us.

Boris Herrmann
MALIZIA - SEAEXPLORER

Malizia 4 has been designed around one guiding philosophy: creating a versatile IMOCA capable of performing across the widest possible range of conditions.

Our previous IMOCA was very strong in heavy downwind conditions, and we wanted to keep that. At the same time, we wanted to build a boat that is also fast upwind, fast in light winds, quick through transitions, and flies early thanks to powerful foils.

Boris Herrmann
MALIZIA - SEAEXPLORER

The new boat is the result of an unprecedented collaboration between three IMOCA teams. Team Malizia, TR Racing (skipper Thomas Ruyant, launched in June 2026) and Team Banque Populaire (skipper Loïs Berrehar, to be launched in 2027) joined forces to develop and build three sisterships. 

Combining their expertise and ambition, the teams have worked alongside naval architect Antoine Koch, design office Finot-Conq and structural engineering firm Gsea Design. The sisterships are an evolution of Koch’s previous IMOCA design (ex-Vulnérable, now Allagrande Mapei).

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