Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
April 4,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 17. A broken instrument mount shows a typical Southern Ocean repair--lots and lots of tape. The strong winds begin to subside as the fleet compresses on the southern limit of a high pressure system near Itajai,guaranteeing a close finish in 400 miles for places 1 through 4,all within sight of each other.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
April 4,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 17. Stu Bannatyne (L) and Ryan Houston (R) on deck at sunset. The strong winds begin to subside as the fleet compresses on the southern limit of a high pressure system near Itajai,guaranteeing a close finish in 400 miles for places 1 through 4,all within sight of each other.
April 1,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Dongfeng Race Team. Day 14. Dongfeng Race Team retire from Leg 5. They're currently in Ushuaia securing the mast so they can continue their journey to Itajai by motor.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
March 31,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 13. Team Alvimedica is the first boat to round the fabled Cape Horn before turning north to an immediately different environment--light air and sunshine. Ryan Houston head butts the ocean spray to leeward.
Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing / Volvo Ocean Race
March 30,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 13. Phil Harmer lights up his celebratory cigar using whatever means necessary at Cape Horn.
Credit: Francisco Vignale / MAPFRE / Volvo Ocean Race
March 29,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard MAPFRE. Day 11. Surfing is one of the passions of the OBR Francisco VIgnale,as MAPFRE is surfing the waves in the southern Ocean he decided to get barrelled onboard the Volvo Ocean 65.
Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing / Volvo Ocean Race
March 27,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 9. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson helms Azzam through the white foam of the Southern Ocean.
Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing / Volvo Ocean Race
March 26,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 8. A distressed Ian Walker looks ahead towards the next gybe as Brunel crosses the bow.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
March 22,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 4. Charlie Enright on the helm as the clouds part for a momentary glimpse of sunlight with rain and squalls on the horizon. Conditions remain variable and puffy for the last 48 hours until the next low pressure system takes over,forecasted to bring a quick rise in wind and waves.
Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing / Volvo Ocean Race
March 22,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 04. Louis Sinclair prepares to take on a wave that has already engulfed Justin Slattery on the bow during a sail change in the southern ocean.
Credit: Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing / Volvo Ocean Race
March 22,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 04. Justin Slattery shows off the good luck message his daughter Molly wrote on his boots way back in Alicante: \\"Go Daddy\\".
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
March 19,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 1. The still weakening Ex-Cylone Pam serves up a dosage of nastiness as the sea state continues to destabilize for the push to get east above it. Stu Bannatyne driving Alvimedica over waves as the sun sets on day one.
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