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June 9,2015. Leg 8 to Lorient onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 2. Ian Walker sighs as he is about to put on wet weather gear for another watch on deck.
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June 7,2015. Leg 8 onboard Team Vestas Wind. Day 0. The first night back at sea and caught in a thunder storm; lightening creates silhouettes of the watch team.
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May 24,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 07. Skipper Charlie Enright looking pensive after a tough sched,with the rest of the fleet to the south escaping from the Azores High earlier than hoped. Nearing the centre of the Azores High the fleet scatters north-to-south while conditions become light and difficult.
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May 21,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 04. Dave Swete coiling a sheet around a winch handle for storage until needed again. Arriving at the southwestern corner of the Ice Exclusion Zone the fleet is all within sight and six miles of each other.
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May 19,2015. Leg 7 to Lisbon onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 02. Headlamps and other strobes are used to check sail trim in the middle of a dark North Atlantic night. Approaching the southern limits of the Greenland Ice Exclusion Zone the fleet compresses,all six within sight of each other.
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May 05,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 16. The sunset silhouettes the foredeck during a change from the masthead Code Zero to the A3 spinnaker. With less than 500 miles to Newport the complex winds again lighten before another cold front and an overnight forecast calling for the return of stronger winds.
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May 04,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 15. Ryan Houston is exposed to leeward while sorting the outrigger stays after a sail change. Through the cold front,it's back upwind in 15-20 knots north towards Newport and colder water,750 miles away.
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May 04,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 15. Mark Towill wears gloves to protect his hands from 20 days of chafe. Through the cold front,it's back upwind in 15-20 knots north towards Newport and colder water,750 miles away.
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May 04,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 15. Dave Swete puts the spinnaker sheet through the self-tailing jaws on the primary winch before walking away,job complete. Through the cold front,it's back upwind in 15-20 knots north towards Newport and colder water,750 miles away.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
May 04,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 15. Nick Dana finishes hanging on the J1 jib before peeling to the smaller sail in a building breeze. Through the cold front,it's back upwind in 15-20 knots north towards Newport and colder water,750 miles away.
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May 03,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 14. Charlie Enright keeps a watchful eye to the west in search for signs of the approaching cold front,like the rapidly building clouds behind him. The fleet sticks together on the track northwest towards the next cold front,a day or two away,before beginning the final sprint north to Newport,just over 1,000 miles away.
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May 01,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 12. Dave Swete (L) and Seb Marsset (R) working on the bow during a sail change. Gradually leaving the trade winds behind the winds begin to lighten,a welcome opportunity to dry out following days of wet sailing.
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May 01,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 12. Ryan Houston driving at night,lit by the glow of the instrument and a near-full moon to the south. Gradually leaving the trade winds behind the winds begin to lighten,a welcome opportunity to dry out following days of wet sailing.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
April 30,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 11. The trade wind sailing continues,as does the occupation of the leaderboard's bottom--an unpleasant place to be even with the perfect conditions. A wet winch.
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April 28,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 09. 40-plus knots of wind and driving rain flattens the sea under a cloud. An early morning equator crossing--the fourth and final time of the race--brings the fleet back into the Northern Hemisphere on its way northwest towards America.
Credit: Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race
April 25,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard Team Alvimedica. Day 06. Will Oxley (L) and Alberto Bolzan (R) grind,Nick Dana (top) up the rig for a regular maintenance checkup. The first night and three scheds of sailing alone in the west haven't proven too damaging and the winds begin to steadily build on the march north towards Recife.
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April 24,2015. Leg 6 Newport onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 5. Ian Walker looks at the nav computer to check positioning on the rest of the fleet as a front approaches in the sky.
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.
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March 19,2015. Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Day 01. Luke \\"Parko\\" Parkinson braces for the next wave as Phil Harmer drives deeper into the Southern Ocean.
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