Destination: Southern Ocean for VOR Fleet racing to Melbourne

Destination: Southern Ocean for VOR Fleet racing to Melbourne: Big winds to almost no winds for the Volvo Ocean Race Leg 3 start from Cape Town to Melbourne. Charles Caudrelier’s Dongfeng Race Team and the Spanish MAPFRE squad were neck and neck leading the Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Cape Town and towards the southernmost point of the African continent on Sunday. It […]: vor2017 – MyPE News Alan Straton

How a ‘Rookie’ feels helming a VOR65: On Wednesday 6 December 2017 I was privileged enough to sail on the Volvo Ocean Race entrant, Sun Hung Kai Scallywag in the shake down practice race after esential maintenance. At the helm was Australian Skipper, David ‘Witty’ Witt – a veteran of more than 20 Sydney Hobart races and skipper of the 100 foot […]: vor2017 – MyPE News Alan Straton

The Volvo Ocean Race returns to Cape Town in 2017 and will be in the City from 24 November to 10 December. The first of Leg 2 yachts are expected to arrive on 27 November with the start of Leg 3 to Melbourne on 10 December 2017:

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