The 45,000 nautical mile Volvo Ocean Race has come to this - a 25-mile drag race to the finish.
But while speed is critical, tactics haven't been thrown out the window completely.
At 1300 UTC, MAPFRE held the advantage on the final run towards the finish, with just 25 miles to go.
Live coverage will start approximately one hour before the boats reach the finish line, at 1430 UTC, in anticipation of a 1630 UTC finish.
Xabi Fernández's MAPFRE holds a 0.7 mile lead over Team Brunel and a 6.4 mile margin over a hard-charging Dongfeng Race Team, speeding in from the north.
Some difficult decision will be coming up as Brunel is almost certain to throw some gybes in at MAPFRE, daring the Spanish boat to let them split away.
The risk of covering too closely is that making manouevers is slow, and could allow Dongfeng to close the gap completely.
As Dongfeng Race Team navigator Pascal Bidégorry put it: "After more than 45,000 miles of racing, this is going to come down to the last 45 miles."
In reality, it looks like the winning margin might well be less than one mile.
Stay tuned to the Live Tracker and watch for live coverage starting near 1430 UTC / 1630 local time in The Hague.
