Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 13 on board Vestas 11th Hour. 29 March, 2018. Cape Horn Rounding. The Cape as it looks like when you arrive from the Southern Ocean.
Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, day 06, on board Dongfeng. Rough sailing condition close to the ice gate. Our new friends, the albatross. Photo by Martin Keruzore/Volvo Ocean Race. 15 December, 2017.
Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, day 6, on board AkzoNobel. The slowed pace of the boat has meant we have had 8 or more albatrosses soaring around the boat. Maybe one wing flap seen in the last 6 hours. Photo by James Blake/Volvo Ocean Race. 15 December, 2017.
Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, day 04, on board Dongfeng. Sailing at the beginning of the low pressure. Match racing with an albatross. Photo by Martin Keruzore/Volvo Ocean Race. 13 December, 2017.
Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, day 04, Welcome to the Southern Ocean on board Vestas 11th Hour. After a morning of calm a massive low pressure bears down on the team. Photo by Sam Greenfield/Volvo Ocean Race. 13 December, 2017.
Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, day 03, The final day before entering 40 degrees South on board Vestas 11th Hour. Photo by Sam Greenfield/Volvo Ocean Race. 12 December, 2017.
Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, day 03, The final day before entering 40 degrees South on board Vestas 11th Hour. Photo by Sam Greenfield/Volvo Ocean Race. 12 December, 2017.
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 19, As Cape Town draws near it's another day of close fighting with Akzonobel and Scallywag onboard Turn the Tide on Plastic. Photo by Sam Greenfield/Volvo Ocean Race. 24 November, 2017
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 19, on board AkzoNobel. One of the largest Albatross we have seen, flew past this morning- proabably a 2m wing span. Photo by James Blake/Volvo Ocean Race. 23 November, 2017.
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 19, on board AkzoNobel. After 7000 miles we are still racing head to head. back within eyesight of Turn the Tide on Plastic. A large albatross flew effortlessly past to see what the fuss was about. Photo by James Blake/Volvo Ocean Race. 23 November, 2017.
April 1,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 14. Free of Cape Horn and the true Southern Ocean,the fleet turns north together,upwind past the Falkland Islands towards strong winds and still-cold temps. A lone albatross leads the way north during a beautiful South Atlantic sunset,with the moon rising in the distance.
April 1,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 14. Free of Cape Horn and the true Southern Ocean,the fleet turns north together,upwind past the Falkland Islands towards strong winds and still-cold temps. A lone albatross leads the way north during a beautiful South Atlantic sunset,with the moon rising in the distance.
March 22,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Team SCA. Carolijn Brouwer,Elodie Mettraux and Sophie Ciszek. Team SCA has been followed by an albatross couple the whole day.
November 21,2014. Leg 2 onboard Team Vestas Wind. Chris Nicholson on the helm as we sail north on a new gybe with some sea birds silhouetted against the set sky.
November 21,2014. Leg 2 onboard Team Vestas Wind. We are greeted with the great albatross once again,you can never get bored of watching these birds soar the skies
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