Stuart Bannatyne and Adam Minoprio on watch as CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand pass into the 'furious fifties' on their way South to Cape Horn during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race)
Stuart Bannatyne and Adam Minoprio on watch as CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand pass into the 'furious fifties' on their way South to Cape Horn during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajai, Brazil. (Credit: Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race)
Skipper Ken Read is interviewed onboard PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG,as they finish first on leg 5 from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil,during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. (Credit: PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race)
Jordi Calafat from Spain climbs the rig of Team Telefonica,skippered by Iker Martinez from Spain and Casey Smith from Australia does the same on PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG,skippered by Ken Read from the USA,in the final miles of leg 5 from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil,in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
Groupama Sailing Team,skippered by Franck Cammas from France,suspend racing from leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil,after the mast broke just above the first spreader around 60 nautical miles south of Punta del Este. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
Groupama Sailing Team,skippered by Franck Cammas from France,suspend racing from leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil,after the mast broke just above the first spreader around 60 nautical miles south of Punta del Este. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
Navigator Will Oxley onboard CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race)
Jean-Luc Nelias below decks on Groupama Sailing Team during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
Casey Smith attempts to block spray from his face while spotting wind from the rail onboard PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand,to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
The Cape Horn approach from PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand,to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Thomas Coville celebrates rounding Cape Horn, onboard Groupama Sailing Team during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajai, Brazil. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
Groupama Sailing Team during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajai, Brazil. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
Skipper Ken Read at the helm in the Southern Ocean. PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand,to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Shore crew boss Nick Bice is interviewed by a television crew prior to Team Sanya skippered by Mike Sanderson from New Zealand,arriving in Tauranga,New Zealand,after a broken rudder and hull damage forced them to sail back,during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. They are now forced to retire from leg five and miss leg six of the race and ship their race boat and equipment to Miami. (Credit: Gareth Cooke/Volvo Ocean Race)
Casey Smith,Michi Mueller,and Tom Addis get to work trying to fix one of the sheared engine mounts,a breakage believed to have occurred in the heavy upwind conditions leaving Auckland. PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand,to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Martin Krite cover by a flow of water onboard Groupama Sailing Team during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
Groupama Sailing Team,Martin Krite enjoying the sun on his face during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
Groupama Sailing Team during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
Damian Foxall and Laurent Pages on deck onboard Groupama Sailing Team during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
Helming onboard PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG in heavy Southern Ocean weather,during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Trimming onboard PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG in heavy Southern Ocean weather,during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Clipping your tether in to the jacklines running along the deck is an essential practice employed by all. PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
The gear locker won't look this stocked for a while,with rough weather expected to come in the ensuing days. PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Jonathan Swain catches up on some much needed sleep while hiding under his fleece. PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Phil Harmer closing a sail bag onboard Groupama Sailing Team during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
Team Telefonica,skippered by Iker Martinez from Spain,changing sails in rough weather,at the start of leg 5 from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil,during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. (Credit: PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race)
Team Telefonica,skippered by Iker Martinez from Spain,in rough conditions,at the start of leg 5 from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil,during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. (Credit: PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race)
PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG,skippered by Ken Read from the USA,crashing through waves in heavy weather,at the start of leg 5 from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil,during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. (Credit: PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race)
PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG,skippered by Ken Read from the USA,changing sails whilst crashing through waves in heavy weather,at the start of leg 5 from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil,during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. (Credit: PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race)
PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG,skippered by Ken Read from the USA,crashing through waves in heavy weather,at the start of leg 5 from Auckland,New Zealand to Itajai,Brazil,during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. (Credit: PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race)
Bowman Daryl Wislang from New Zealand onboard CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand,skippered by Chris Nicholson from Australia,leading the fleet during the Auckland In-Port Race,in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
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