by Natalie | Nov 23, 2017 | Daily News
(November 23, 2017; Leg 2, Day 19) – The leading four boats of the Volvo Ocean Race will see winds near 25 knots on their final push to the finish in Cape Town, with an ETA of late afternoon (UTC) tomorrow. Vestas 11th Hour Racing and Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag opted...
by Natalie | Nov 22, 2017 | Daily News
(November 21, 2017; Day 21) – As the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race teams look ahead to arriving in to Fremantle later this week, Skippers from across the fleet have expressed their gratitude on behalf of the crew for the messages from back home after the recent...
by Natalie | Nov 21, 2017 | Daily News
(November 20, 2017; Day 20) – Following the death of crewman Simon Speirs on Great Britain and his burial at sea yesterday, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet continues its journey on to Fremantle in varying conditions with reports of everything from squalls...
by Natalie | Nov 20, 2017 | Daily News
(November 19, 2017; Leg 2, Day 15) – There are new leaders heading into the final week of racing in Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race while the fleet is battling for position in the South Atlantic. It’s taken a nerve-racking couple of days, but the leading boats have now...
by Natalie | Nov 17, 2017 | Daily News
(November 16, 2017; Leg 2, Day 12) – The first big gamble for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet since crossing the Equator was playing out as a roll of the dice in the South Atlantic as team AkzoNobel lined up to ‘cut the corner’ in a bid to overhaul the leading quartet to...
by Natalie | Nov 16, 2017 | Daily News
(November 15, 2017; Leg 2, Day 11) – The charge south continues at speed today as the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race reached its approximate halfway mark to the finish in Cape Town, South Africa. The south-easterly tradewinds that blow south of the Equator...
