Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
May 26,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 09. Dave Swete easing the jib sheet,using a helmet to protect his eyes and face from incoming waves and water. 400 miles to the finish and Abu Dhabi is breathing down the neck from the north fighting for 4th position while the leading trio extend in strong winds.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
May 26,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 09. Alberto Bolzan driving in wet and windy conditions on Leg 7,saving the best (or worst) sailing for last. 400 miles to the finish and Abu Dhabi is breathing down our neck from the north fighting for 4th position while the leading trio extend in strong winds.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
May 26,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 09. Ryan Houston swallows some salt while grinding up the daggerboard from the unsheltered pit pedestal. 400 miles to the finish and Abu Dhabi is breathing down our neck from the north fighting for 4th position while the leading trio extend in strong winds.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
May 24,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 07. Skipper Charlie Enright looking pensive after a tough sched,with the rest of the fleet to the south escaping from the Azores High earlier than hoped. Nearing the centre of the Azores High the fleet scatters north-to-south while conditions become light and difficult.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
May 24,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 07. Mark Towill (L),Will Oxley (distant),Charlie Enright (C),and Alberto Bolzan (R) anxiously await the 7PM sched in the nav station after losing sight of Abu Dhabi and fearing significant gains from the southern pack. Nearing the centre of the Azores High the fleet scatters north-to-south while conditions become light and difficult.
May 24,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 07. Will Oxley,a paper chart aficionado,researches the last half-mile of Leg 7--the Lisbon finish and city front--from the nav station. Nearing the centre of the Azores High the fleet scatters north-to-south while conditions become light and difficult.
May 23,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Dongfeng Race Team. Day 06. \\"As soon as you are entering in the high pressure,you see the other boats coming back at you,and there is nothing you can do about it. It is not always easy to accept it.\\" - Pascal Bidegorry
May 23,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 06. Will Oxley elaborates on the Azores High from the nav station to a listening audience of Nick Dana (seated) and Charlie Enright. After days of sailing next to each other along the southern Ice Limit,the fleet spreads out north-south with varying opinions about how to approach the Azores High,an area of light winds sitting in the path to Lisbon.
May 22,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Dongfeng Race Team. Day 05. Crossing of the high pressure in front of us might be the key to winning the leg. Charles Cauderlier sits at the navigation desk keeping an eye on the other boats in AIS range.
May 22,2015. Team Vestas Wind rebuild,the final stages of the recovery. The team prepare the newly built boat for its delivery to Lisbon from Persico,Italy.
May 22,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 05. OBR Amory Ross' reflection on the stern camera lens. The drag race northeast towards the eastern edge of the ice exclusion zone continues with the front five all still within a few miles of each other.
May 22,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 05. Watch Captain Ryan Houston sporting a new-look beard. The drag race northeast towards the eastern edge of the ice exclusion zone continues with the front five all still within a few miles of each other.
May 22,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 05. Mark Towill has a soft hand on the helm. The drag race northeast towards the eastern edge of the ice exclusion zone continues with the front five all still within a few miles of each other.
May 21,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 04. The instruments begin to glow red as the sky darkens around them. Arriving at the southwestern corner of the Ice Exclusion Zone the fleet is all within sight and six miles of each other.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
May 21,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 04. Dave Swete coiling a sheet around a winch handle for storage until needed again. Arriving at the southwestern corner of the Ice Exclusion Zone the fleet is all within sight and six miles of each other.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
May 21,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 04. Nick Dana leaps onto the furled Fractional Code Zero in an attempt to bring it down to windward,while Dave Swete and Seb Marsset pull from below. Arriving at the southwestern corner of the Ice Exclusion Zone the fleet is all within sight and six miles of each other.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
May 19,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 02. Headlamps and other strobes are used to check sail trim in the middle of a dark North Atlantic night. Approaching the southern limits of the Greenland Ice Exclusion Zone the fleet compresses,all six within sight of each other.
May 19,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Dongfeng Race Team. Day 02. Kevin Escoffier. ÒEvery day is a new start. Everyday is a new race. Only we have not found the top mark,yetÓ
May 17,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Dongfeng Race Team. Day 00. Busy evening for Jin Hao Chen 'Horace' and the rest of the crew. \"A day like today,it is hard to get into the normal watch system.\" says Martin Stromberg
May 5,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Dongfeng Race Team. Day 16.The wind comes from everywhere and from nowhere; Kevin Escoffier passes the binoculars through the companion way.
May 17,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 00. Nick Dana clearly enjoying a beautiful first night onboard with Abu Dhabi and Martha's Vineyard close by at sundown. The first day of Leg 7 across the Atlantic Ocean to Lisbon sees the fleet out of Newport with a massive American sendoff,through the Cape and Islands and around various separation and exclusion zones.
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