Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, Day 10 onboard Turn the Tide on Plastic. Dee Caffari leaning a hand during a peel in a morning squall. Photo by Brian Carlin/Volvo Ocean Race. 11 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 11, Phil Harmer driving in the rain on board Vestas 11th Hour. Photo by Amory Ross/Volvo Ocean Race. 11 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, Day 10 onboard Turn the Tide on Plastic. All hands on deck at the squall line comes in closer. Photo by Brian Carlin/Volvo Ocean Race. 11 January, 2018.2
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 10 on board MAPFRE, Xabi Fernandez with the iPad commenting the last schedule with the crew on deck. Photo by Ugo Fonolla/Volvo Ocean Race. 11 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 10 Luke Parkinson and Alex Gough checking the trim from the hatch on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Photo by Konrad Frost/Volvo Ocean Race. 11 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, Day 9 Annemieke Bes is getting the supplies out for the day with John Fisher getting some rest and Grant Wharington looking for first dibs on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Photo by Konrad Frost/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 09, sunrise on board Vestas 11th Hour brings the first steady wind in days and Roberto Bermudez "Chuny" soaks it up on the rail. Photo by Amory Ross/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 09 on board MAPFRE, Pablo Arrarte stearing while AkzoNobel is 30 meters in our back. Photo by Ugo Fonolla/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 09 AkzoNobel going nowhere fast in the doldrums as the entire fleet condenses. Race reset. Photo by Sam Greenfield/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 09, Tony Mutter eyes the competition at sunset, all lined up after nine days of sailing on board Vestas 11th Hour. Photo by Amory Ross/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, Day 9 on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. As the sun goes gown Team Brunel are on the horizon. As the sun sets the lights of almost all the fleet are around us. Photo by Konrad Frost/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 09 AkzoNobel going nowhere fast in the doldrums as the entire fleet condenses. Race reset. Photo by Sam Greenfield/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 9 on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Tired hands and rough ropes. Photo by Brian Carlin/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 9 on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Skipper Dee Caffari concentrating on the task at hand. Photo by Brian Carlin/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 09 AkzoNobel going nowhere fast in the doldrums as the entire fleet condenses. Race reset. Photo by Sam Greenfield/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 09 AkzoNobel going nowhere fast in the doldrums as the entire fleet condenses. Race reset. Photo by Sam Greenfield/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 09, Dongfeng and AkzoNobel approach a growing rain cloud - will it bring wind and salvation? Or a huge hole of emptiness where wind once was? This is how every rain cloud is viewed from on board Vestas 11th Hour. Photo by Amory Ross/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 08, sleeping during the day is hard enough with near 40-degree temperatures but it must also be done in the bow, surrounded by bags and boxes, on board Vestas 11th Hour. Photo by Amory Ross/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, Day 8 Crew up on the bow to keep the weight forward on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Photo by Konrad Frost/Volvo Ocean Race. 09 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, Day 8 Packing away sails at the end of a tough day of light wind sailing on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Photo by Konrad Frost/Volvo Ocean Race. 09 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 7 A lot of clouds around. With some giving good breeze and others nothing at all its best to avoid them on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Photo by Konrad Frost/Volvo Ocean Race. 07 January, 2018
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 6 and Its heating up as the wind decreases on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Photo by Konrad Frost/Volvo Ocean Race. 07 January, 2018
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 05, navigator Simon Fisher triple checks the route ahead for obstacles on both digital charts as well as glitch-less paper ones on board Vestas 11th Hour. Photo by Amory Ross/Volvo Ocean Race. 06 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 4 Grant Wharington and David Witt check the morning position report. Good gains overnight and the team push on, on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Photo by Konrad Frost/Volvo Ocean Race. 05 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 04, sunset brings building winds and easy sailing on board Vestas 11th Hour. Photo by Amory Ross/Volvo Ocean Race. 05 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 04 on board MAPFRE, Guillermo Altadill and Rob Greenhalgh sleeping, Joan Vila and Xabi Fernandez at the nav station waiting for the last schedule. Photo by Ugo Fonolla/Volvo Ocean Race. 05 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, Day 4 onboard Turn the Tide on Plastic. Elodie Mettreaux keeps a close eye on Vestas 11th Hour Racing. Photo by Brian Carlin/Volvo Ocean Race. 05 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, Day 4 onboard Turn the Tide on Plastic. Bleddyn Mon suffers from dry hands. Photo by Brian Carlin/Volvo Ocean Race. 05 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 04 on board Dongfeng. Light breeze and sunny conditions. Jeremie Beyou under pressure when he sees AkzoNobel stuck in our wake. Photo by Martin Keruzore/Volvo Ocean Race. 05 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 04 on board Dongfeng. Light breeze and sunny conditions. Lunch time for Horace and his favorite Noodles. Photo by Martin Keruzore/Volvo Ocean Race. 05 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 03 on board MAPFRE, sunset, Sophie, Pablo and Blair on deck. Photo by Ugo Fonolla/Volvo Ocean Race. 04 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 03 on board MAPFRE, Blair Tuke was trimming a front sail when he has been hit by a wave. Photo by Ugo Fonolla/Volvo Ocean Race. 04 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, Day 3 onboard Turn the Tide on Plastic. Annalise Murphy loves the sun. Finally the sea state hss dropped slightly and life onboard is getting easier. Photo by Brian Carlin/Volvo Ocean Race. 04 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 03 on board Dongfeng. Nice down wind conditions heading north. Horace and Jeremie Beyou before a gybe. Photo by Martin Keruzore/Volvo Ocean Race. 04 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 03 on board Dongfeng. Nice down wind conditions heading north. Horace grinding the main sheet with power. Photo by Martin Keruzore/Volvo Ocean Race. 03 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 2 John Fisher getting some food in before heading back to the deck on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Photo by Konrad Frost/Volvo Ocean Race. 03 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 2 Ben Piggott catching up on some sleep. With so many gybes falling on his watch he barely had any sleep yesterday on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Photo by Konrad Frost/Volvo Ocean Race. 03 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 02 on board MAPFRE, night picture, Pablo Arrarte stearing and Tamara Echegoyen at the main sail sheet. Photo by Ugo Fonolla/Volvo Ocean Race. 03 January, 2018.
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