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 06, on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Southern Ocean. Photo by Jeremie Lecaudey/Volvo Ocean Race. 15 December, 2017.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 09, Tony Mutter guides Vestas 11th Hour northward on a glassy Doldrums ocean. Photo by Amory Ross/Volvo Ocean Race. 10 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, Day 12 onboard Turn the Tide on Plastic. Dee Caffari studies the routing for the second half of this leg. Photo by Brian Carlin/Volvo Ocean Race. 13 January, 2018.
Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 11 on board Brunel. Drone picture. 400 miles from Cape Horn. 30 knots of wind. 5-6 meter waves. Drone back on board. Thanks to Kyle Langford for his help on launching and catching the drone. 28 March, 2018.
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Mark O'Brien famous Monsta cartoons of the official teams on the race: Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing..O'Brien sailing cartoons started on the Whitbread round the World race Auckland Stopover in 1989-90.
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Mark O'Brien famous Monsta cartoons of the official teams on the race: Team Alvimedica..O'Brien sailing cartoons started on the Whitbread round the World race Auckland Stopover in 1989-90.
May 22,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 05. OBR Amory Ross' reflection on the stern camera lens. The drag race northeast towards the eastern edge of the ice exclusion zone continues with the front five all still within a few miles of each other.
Annie Lush. Team Brunel.
An Olympic match racer who competed at London 2012 in the Elliott 6m class, Annie has competed in the Women’s Match Race championships three times in 2004, 2005, 2010, and topped the ISAF World Ranking in 2010. This year, Annie will face a longer and tougher race track as she competes in the Volvo Ocean Race for a second time following her debut as part of the all-female Team SCA in 2014-15.
Previous Volvo Ocean Races:
2014-15 Team SCA
Vestas 11th Hour Racing. Nick Dana
Who he is: This is Nick's fourth Volvo Ocean Race experience, although he has only raced in two of them. His first, in 2008-09, saw him work on shore for PUMA Ocean Racing, and in 2011-12 he went offshore as an Onboard Reporter on Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. His first experience as a crew member came in 2014-15 on Team Alvimedica, and he returns for a second consecutive sailing campaign with Vestas 11th Hour Racing. Dana grew up tinkering with boats at his family's shipyard in Rhode Island and has been racing professionally for nearly all of his adult life, winning prizes on all types of boat.
Previous Volvo Ocean Races:
2014-15 Team Alvimedica
2011-12 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing
2008-09 PUMA Ocean Racing
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 18, on board Vestas 11th Hour. Wet and windy condition, heading East to Cape Town. Always hard to stack a sail when you surf a big wave in south Atlantic. Photo by Martin Keruzore/Volvo Ocean Race. 22 November, 2017.
Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, day 03, sunset on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Sunset drone shots. Photo by Jeremie Lecaudey/Volvo Ocean Race. 12 December, 2017.
Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, day 04, on board Dongfeng. Sailing at the beginning of the low pressure. Taking a reef with 30knts is not an easy thing. Photo by Martin Keruzore/Volvo Ocean Race. 13 December, 2017.
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 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 12, a 40 knot squall at sunrise brings a bit of a scramble on board Vestas 11th Hour. Photo by Amory Ross/Volvo Ocean Race. 13 January, 2018.
Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 16, triple-headed (3 front sails in the air) tradewind sailing towards the Philippines on board Vestas 11th Hour. Photo by Amory Ross/Volvo Ocean Race. 17 January, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board MAPFRE, sailing with 30 knots, Rob Greenhalgh at the helm, Louis Sinclair at the aft pedestal. There is no place to hide yourself and avoid the constant water on deck. 11 February, 2018.
Brad Farrand clearing seaweed from the rudders as we cross the equator and encounter some Sargasso Seaweed on Leg 8 from Itajai to Newport, Day 8 on board AkzoNobel. 01 May, 2018.
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