Doldrums take a final kick at Volvo Ocean Race fleet

Doldrums take a final kick at Volvo Ocean Race fleet: The Volvo Ocean Race fleet was gearing up to jump on the highway to Hong Kong on Friday after returning to the Northern Hemisphere for the first time since mid-November. All seven teams have now crossed the Equator, and at 1300 UTC were positioned right on the cusp of the trade winds that will …: Google Alert – “volvo ocean race”

'We're idiots,' says skipper David Witt as HK's Scallywag again fights back in Volvo Ocean Race: Scallywag went from 90 nautical miles behind the leader to first place within 48 hours in leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race. Just six hours later, the Hong Kong entrant dropped down to last again. And after a chaotic past 40 hours in which at least five boats took the lead, Scallywag is back in front as the …: Google Alert – “volvo ocean race”

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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