
Leg 5: Life at the Extreme
The Southern Ocean leg of the Volvo Ocean Race will pit sailors against the toughest challenges yet.

The Southern Ocean leg of the Volvo Ocean Race will pit sailors against the toughest challenges yet.

Before the sailors set out for the Southern Ocean leg, Nic Douglass went behind the scenes for a dock walk in Auckland.

As the fleet gears up for the leg 5 start, check out the full recap of the Auckland in-port race.

Alex Thomson attempts the keel walk onboard his IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss.

Going to school in a city filled with entertainment and culture can be distracting, but the Tulane University Sailing Team knows how to use it in their favor.

Leg 4 from Sanya to Auckland is over. A 20-day long journey where the fleet sailed over 6,300nm, facing crucial tactical decisions, breakages, cloud unpredictability and a tight finish. Here’s a look at its best moments.

Premiere Racing’s Peter Craig announces his team will no longer run Key West Race Week, leaving the regatta’s future in doubt.

Terry Hutchinson and Stephanie Roble were honored at the New York Yacht Club on Feb. 26th.

The fleet was lined up yesterday within a 3nm reach of each other. While sailing, Brunel navigator Andrew Cape informed the rest of the crew of the latest update.

Conner Blouin was a two-time All-American Honorable Mention, a First-Team Academic All-American, and was part of the first sailing team in Washington College history to make it to the ICSA Coed Nationals. He’s ready to bring that success back to the team as head coach.

Brutal honesty today from Brunel and SCA, but the moods onboard couldn’t be more different.

High in the mountains of Norway, endurance snowkite racing takes sailing to a different level and tests skills, tactics, and perseverance.

The Southern Ocean leg of the Volvo Ocean Race will pit sailors against the toughest challenges yet.

Before the sailors set out for the Southern Ocean leg, Nic Douglass went behind the scenes for a dock walk in Auckland.

As the fleet gears up for the leg 5 start, check out the full recap of the Auckland in-port race.

Alex Thomson attempts the keel walk onboard his IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss.

Going to school in a city filled with entertainment and culture can be distracting, but the Tulane University Sailing Team knows how to use it in their favor.

Leg 4 from Sanya to Auckland is over. A 20-day long journey where the fleet sailed over 6,300nm, facing crucial tactical decisions, breakages, cloud unpredictability and a tight finish. Here’s a look at its best moments.

Premiere Racing’s Peter Craig announces his team will no longer run Key West Race Week, leaving the regatta’s future in doubt.

Terry Hutchinson and Stephanie Roble were honored at the New York Yacht Club on Feb. 26th.

The fleet was lined up yesterday within a 3nm reach of each other. While sailing, Brunel navigator Andrew Cape informed the rest of the crew of the latest update.

Conner Blouin was a two-time All-American Honorable Mention, a First-Team Academic All-American, and was part of the first sailing team in Washington College history to make it to the ICSA Coed Nationals. He’s ready to bring that success back to the team as head coach.

Brutal honesty today from Brunel and SCA, but the moods onboard couldn’t be more different.

High in the mountains of Norway, endurance snowkite racing takes sailing to a different level and tests skills, tactics, and perseverance.
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