Volvo Ocean Race: Cool Runnings
As the battle for Melbourne continues, it gets close at the top as the teams run through the icy Southern Ocean.
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As the battle for Melbourne continues, it gets close at the top as the teams run through the icy Southern Ocean.
A string of collisions and accidents plague skippers across the fleet causing some to retire, while at the front, Armel Le Le Cléac’h sets new record time.
Once they have reached the Southern Ocean, the solo sailors of the Vendee Globe have to dodge icebergs and deal with low-pressure systems for a month or more.
With the longest edition of the Volvo Ocean Race coming next year, sailors will return to the event’s Whitbread roots with 12,500nm of Southern Ocean sailing.
The Southern Ocean leg of the Volvo Ocean Race will pit sailors against the toughest challenges yet.
Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race was noteworthy primarily for the damage done to boats throughout the fleet, with five of six boats sustaining significant damage and two of six dropping out of the leg. Is the Volvo Open 70 rule to blame?
As the battle for Melbourne continues, it gets close at the top as the teams run through the icy Southern Ocean.
A string of collisions and accidents plague skippers across the fleet causing some to retire, while at the front, Armel Le Le Cléac’h sets new record time.
Once they have reached the Southern Ocean, the solo sailors of the Vendee Globe have to dodge icebergs and deal with low-pressure systems for a month or more.
With the longest edition of the Volvo Ocean Race coming next year, sailors will return to the event’s Whitbread roots with 12,500nm of Southern Ocean sailing.
The Southern Ocean leg of the Volvo Ocean Race will pit sailors against the toughest challenges yet.
Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race was noteworthy primarily for the damage done to boats throughout the fleet, with five of six boats sustaining significant damage and two of six dropping out of the leg. Is the Volvo Open 70 rule to blame?
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