Team Telefonica,skippered by Iker Martinez from Spain,sailing up the Irish coast to the finish line,on leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
IRELAND, Fastnet Rock. 2nd July 2012. Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 9, Lorient to Galway. front to back, PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, Team Telefonica, Groupama Sailing Team and Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand leave the Fastnet Rock.
IRELAND, Fastnet Rock. 2nd July 2012. Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 9, Lorient to Galway. Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand trails Groupama Sailing Team round the Fastnet Rock.
IRELAND, Fastnet Rock. 2nd July 2012. Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 9, Lorient to Galway. Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand (right) and Groupama Sailing Team chase PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG and Team Telefonica round the Fastnet Rock.
IRELAND, Fastnet Rock. 2nd July 2012. Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 9, Lorient to Galway. Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand (left) and Groupama Sailing Team approach the Fastnet Rock.
IRELAND, Fastnet Rock. 2nd July 2012. Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 9, Lorient to Galway. Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand (right) and Groupama Sailing Team approach the Fastnet Rock.
IRELAND, Fastnet Rock. 2nd July 2012. Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 9, Lorient to Galway. Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand (left) and Groupama Sailing Team approach the Fastnet Rock.
IRELAND, Fastnet Rock. 2nd July 2012. Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 9, Lorient to Galway. Team Telefonica trails PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG round the Fastnet Rock.
Team Telefonica navigator Andrew Cape,shifting sails at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
Silhouettes of the fleet,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
Team Sanya,skippered by Mike Sanderson from New Zealand,head into the sunset,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand,skippered by Chris Nicholson from Australia,with the crew out on the rail,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand,skippered by Chris Nicholson from Australia,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
Team Telefonica's crew working on the foredeck,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing bowman Wade Morgan getting pounded by waves during a sail change,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing bowman Wade Morgan getting pounded by waves during a sail change,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
Groupama Sailing Team,skippered by Franck Cammas from France,followed by a huge spectator fleet,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG's Michi Mueller working on a sail change,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
Team Sanya,skippered by Mike Sanderson from New Zealand,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet head out to sea,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
FRANCE, Lorient. 1st July 2012. Volvo Ocean Race, Start Leg 9 Lorient-Galway. l-r Groupama Sailing Team, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, Team Telefonica, PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, and Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand.
FRANCE, Lorient. 1st July 2012. Volvo Ocean Race, Start Leg 9 Lorient-Galway. l-r Groupama Sailing Team, Team Telefonica, PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and Team Sanya.
FRANCE, Lorient. 1st July 2012. Volvo Ocean Race, Start Leg 9 Lorient-Galway. l-r Team Telefonica, PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and Team Sanya.
Groupama Sailing Team,skippered by Franck Cammas from France chase the fleet,at the start of leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Lorient,France to Galway,Ireland. (Credit: PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race)
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