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.
Leg 8 from Itajai to Newport, day 09 on board MAPFRE, parked at the Doldrums, Xabi Fernandez looking at the horizon expecting to see some wind coming to us. 30 April, 2018.
Leg 8 from Itajai to Newport, day 09 on board MAPFRE, Antonio Cuervas-Mons repairing a little hole in the sail with the help of Blair Tuke. 30 April, 2018.
Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 13 on board Vestas 11th Hour. 29 March, 2018. Cape Horn Rounding. The full team happy to be in the Atlantic Ocean after 13 days in the Southern Ocean.
Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 12 on board Brunel. Brunel first at Cape Horn. Bouwe Bekking, Peter Burling, Andrew Cape, Kyle Langford, Carlo Huisman, Abby Elher, Alberto Bolzan, Thomas Rouxel. 29 March, 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.
Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 9 on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Libby Greenhalgh looks on at the navigation computers. The software says the fleet will bunch together after Cape Horn and the team should have some options to make a move for a better position. 25 March, 2018.
Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 9 on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Ice cold water comes over the deck and John Fisher is there to meet it. 25 March, 2018.
Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 08 on board Vestas 11th Hour. 25 March, 2018. As the sun comes out Nick Dana convinced me to go back flying in 30 knots while the boat played submarine with the waves....
Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 5 on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Annemieke Bes with her prescription goggles. A must have down here. 22 March, 2018.
Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 04 on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Sailing through the furious fifties Frederico de Melo deploying the scientific drifter. 21 March, 2018.
Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 04 on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Sailing through the furious fifties and deploying the scientific drifter. 21 March, 2018.
Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 04 on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Sailing through the furious fifties Liz Wardley tries to fix load cells. 21 March, 2018.
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