February 12,2015. Leg 4 to Auckland onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher seals his trousers as the deluge of rain starts as Ian Walker and Roberto Bermudez 'Chuny' trim Main.
February 12,2015. Leg 4 to Auckland onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Justin Slattery tailing a halyard as the northerly winds build in the Pacific Ocean en route to New Zealand.
February 12,2015. Leg 4 to Auckland onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Phil Harmer under a dripping Main trims on the jib en route to Auckland,New Zealand.
February 12,2015. Leg 4 to Auckland onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson runs a new sheet back to the cockpit as the team unfurls the MHO in the light winded transition zone before the northerlies fill in.
February 12,2015. Leg 4 to Auckland onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Alex Higby looks on as Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher climbs the mast for a better look towards new breeze.
February 12,2015. Leg 4 to Auckland onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 4. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson grabs the lazy sheet off the A3 before changing sails in the Pacific Ocean en route to Auckland,New Zealand.
February 8,2015. Leg 4 to Auckland onboard MAPFRE. Day 0. Andre Fonseca and Jean Luc Nelias checking out where the last mark is before going back towards Sanya.
February 8,2015. Leg 4 to Auckland onboard MAPFRE. Day 0. Heading towards the Gin Yuan Buddha,very close to Team Brunel before the gybe to head offshore.
January 27,2015. Day 24 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Alvimedica. The final 50 miles to Sanya are spent in a building breeze at sunrise with MAPFRE and Brunel in hot pursuit,just 8 miles astern. A beautiful last sunrise of Leg 3.
January 27,2015. Day 24 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Alvimedica. The final 50 miles to Sanya are spent in a building breeze at sunrise with MAPFRE and Brunel in hot pursuit,just 8 miles astern. Seb Marsset on the helm at sunrise.
January 27,2015. Day 24 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Brunel. Gerd-Jan Poortman and Rokas Milevicius tack and trim hard to make as many gains on MAPFRE in the last miles leading into Sanya.
January 27,2015. Dongfeng Race Team arrives to Sanya in first position,leader of Leg 3 after 23 days of sailing. Liu Xue,aka Black,while they are approaching land.
January 27,2015. Dongfeng Race Team arrives to Sanya in first position,leader of Leg 3 after 23 days of sailing. Liu Xue,aka Black,during a life interview as they are approaching land.
January 27,2015. Dongfeng Race Team arrives to Sanya in first position,leader of Leg 3 after 23 days of sailing. Chinese sailors Liu Xue,aka Black and Ying Kit Cheng,aka Kit,arriving home as the winners.
January 27,2015. Dongfeng Race Team arrives to Sanya in first position,leader of Leg 3 after 23 days of sailing. Liu Xue,aka Black,while they are approaching land.
January 26,2015. Day 23 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Alvimedica. 250 miles remaining to Sanya and it's a close race for 2nd through to 5th place with MAPFRE,Abu Dhabi,Brunel,and Alvimedica all within 15 miles of each other. Charlie Enright and Will Oxley wait for wind on the bow.
January 26,2015. Day 23 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Alvimedica. 250 miles remaining to Sanya and it's a close race for 2nd through to 5th place with MAPFRE,Abu Dhabi,Brunel,and Alvimedica all within 15 miles of each other. Life outside and in,Nick Dana conducting rig maintenance on deck and Charlie Enright eating lunch down below.
January 26,2015. Day 23 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Alvimedica. 250 miles remaining to Sanya and it's a close race for 2nd through to 5th place with MAPFRE,Abu Dhabi,Brunel,and Alvimedica all within 15 miles of each other. Alberto Bolzan and Nick Dana having lunch at the nav station before heading on deck for their four hour watch.
January 26,2015. Day 23 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Alvimedica. 250 miles remaining to Sanya and it's a close race for 2nd through to 5th place with MAPFRE,Abu Dhabi,Brunel,and Alvimedica all within 15 miles of each other. Alberto Bolzan eating in solitude.
January 26,2015. Day 23 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Alvimedica. 250 miles remaining to Sanya and it's a close race for 2nd through to 5th place with MAPFRE,Abu Dhabi,Brunel,and Alvimedica all within 15 miles of each other. Ryan Houston looks for Abu Dhabi on the horizon.
January 26,2015. Day 23 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Alvimedica. 250 miles remaining to Sanya and it's a close race for 2nd through to 5th place with MAPFRE,Abu Dhabi,Brunel,and Alvimedica all within 15 miles of each other. Ryan Houston and Nick Dana look at the trim of the bow,the amount it dips in the water,to decide whether the internal stack should move.
January 26,2015. Day 23 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Alvimedica. 250 miles remaining to Sanya and it's a close race for 2nd through to 5th place with MAPFRE,Abu Dhabi,Brunel,and Alvimedica all within 15 miles of each other. Nick Dana and Ryan Houston on the sunrise watch.
January 26,2015. Day 23 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Roberto Bermudez 'Chuny' helms \\"Azzam\\" through the South China Sea towards Sanya while Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher checks to see if he can still see Alvimedica on the horizon behind.
January 25,2015. Day 22 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher enjoys his off-watch on-deck keeping tabs on the routing in the final stretch towards Sanya.
January 25,2015. Day 22 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Alvimedica. Through the fishing grounds off the Vietnam coast,it's a 300 mile drag race to Sanya with three competitors still in sight. Alberto Bolzan checks sail trim to leeward.
January 25,2015. Day 22 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard MAPFRE. Anthony Marchand leans over the side of the boat to check the keel for any debris that may have been picked up.
January 25,2015. Day 22 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard MAPFRE. Xabi Fernandez trimming the sails for maximum speed,in hope of keeping up with the rest of the fleet.
January 25,2015. Day 22 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard MAPFRE. Rob Greenhalgh trimming the sails for maximum speed,in hope of keeping up with the rest of the fleet.
January 25,2015. Day 22 of Leg 3 to Sanya,onboard Team Alvimedica. Through the fishing grounds off the Vietnam coast,it's a 300 mile drag race to Sanya with three competitors still in sight. Sunrise sailing upwind towards Sanya.
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