June 10,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 3. Seb Marsset trimming the code zero during the final night of sailing. A difficult crossing of the Bay of Biscal sees 25-35 knots of wind in a big seaway,but the bulk of the fleet remains in sight after a short split overnight.
June 10,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 3. Mark Towill driving with a full set of foul weather gear,while a gull circles overhead. A difficult crossing of the Bay of Biscal sees 25-35 knots of wind in a big seaway,but the bulk of the fleet remains in sight after a short split overnight.
June 10,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 3. The Bay of Biscay lays down a bit in the lee of the shore,but remains windy,gray,and cold. A difficult crossing of the Bay of Biscal sees 25-35 knots of wind in a big seaway,but the bulk of the fleet remains in sight after a short split overnight.
June 10,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 3. Seb Marsset studies his home waters of Brittany from the nav station on the approach to Lorient. A difficult crossing of the Bay of Biscay sees 25-35 knots of wind in a big seaway,but the bulk of the fleet remains in sight after a short split overnight.
June 10,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 3. An ominous line of clouds passes overhead while transiting the rough Bay of Biscay. A difficult crossing of the Bay of Biscal sees 25-35 knots of wind in a big seaway,but the bulk of the fleet remains in sight after a short split overnight.
June 10,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 3. Seb Marsset adjusts the trim of the sails to the rapidly changing conditions associated with the approaching cloud line from the north. A difficult crossing of the Bay of Biscay sees 25-35 knots of wind in a big seaway,but the bulk of the fleet remains in sight after a short split overnight.
June 10,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 3. A dolphin jumps in Seb Marsset's periphery,who is occupied with adjusting the trim of the sails to the rapidly approaching cloud line from the north. A difficult crossing of the Bay of Biscay sees 25-35 knots of wind in a big seaway,but the bulk of the fleet remains in sight after a short split overnight.
June 10,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 3. Nick Dana stacking the sails as dolphin jump in the background. A difficult crossing of the Bay of Biscay sees 25-35 knots of wind in a big seaway,but the bulk of the fleet remains in sight after a short split overnight.
June 10,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Dongfeng Race Team. Day 03. Martin Stršmberg prepares the manual watermaker as our automatic watermaker has stopped working again.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 2. Roberto Bermudez de Castro 'Chuny' wipes his eyes with fresh water to wash the salt out after another 4 hour watch en route to Lorient.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 2. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson battles the spray as the cold sets in in the Bay of Biscay.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 2. Louis Sinclair and Simon \\"SiFi\\" Fisher pump on the Main halyard as the team shakes a reef in the Bay of Biscay.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 2. Rough upwind conditions to end the day. After rounding the Spanish Cape of Finisterre the fleet sails head first into steady 30-35 knots of upwind sailing,a punishing introduction to the Bay of Biscay.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 2. Nick Dana at the mast before adding a third reef to the mainsail. After rounding the Spanish Cape of Finisterre the fleet sails head first into steady 30-35 knots of upwind sailing,a punishing introduction to the Bay of Biscay.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 2. Mark Towill and Nick Dana on watch after climbing over a big wave. After rounding the Spanish Cape of Finisterre the fleet sails head first into steady 30-35 knots of upwind sailing,a punishing introduction to the Bay of Biscay.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 2. The notoriously nasty Bay of Biscay. After rounding the Spanish Cape of Finisterre the fleet sails head first into steady 30-35 knots of upwind sailing,a punishing introduction to the Bay of Biscay.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 2. Mark Towill turns his head away from an incoming wave while putting in the third reef on the mainsail. After rounding the Spanish Cape of Finisterre the fleet sails head first into steady 30-35 knots of upwind sailing,a punishing introduction to the Bay of Biscay.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 2. Charlie Enright driving upwind in difficult conditions. After rounding the Spanish Cape of Finisterre the fleet sails head first into steady 30-35 knots of upwind sailing,a punishing introduction to the Bay of Biscay.
June 09,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Dongfeng Race Team. Day 02. We wish Lorient was further away to give us more time and opportunities to catch the other boats. Kevin Escoffier
June 09,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 2. Louis Sinclair trims on the Main as a stream of saltwater drips off him and Phil Harmer looks on in the heavy winds of the Bay of Biscay.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Dongfeng Race Team. Day 2. Just passed Cape Finisterre,33 knts of wind and gusty. Eric Peron,Thomas Rouxel and Charles Caudrelier on watch.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 2. Rough upwind conditions greet the fleet upon entering the Bay of Biscay. After rounding the Spanish Cape of Finisterre the fleet sails head first into steady 30-35 knots of upwind sailing,a punishing introduction to the Bay of Biscay.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 2 .Rough upwind conditions greet the fleet upon entering the Bay of Biscay. After rounding the Spanish Cape of Finisterre the fleet sails head first into steady 30-35 knots of upwind sailing,a punishing introduction to the Bay of Biscay.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 2. Rough upwind conditions greet the fleet upon entering the Bay of Biscay. After rounding the Spanish Cape of Finisterre the fleet sails head first into steady 30-35 knots of upwind sailing,a punishing introduction to the Bay of Biscay.
June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 2. Nick Dana and Dave Swete on the bow during a sail change at Cape Finisterre. After rounding the Spanish Cape of Finisterre the fleet sails head first into steady 30-35 knots of upwind sailing,a punishing introduction to the Bay of Biscay.
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