MAPFRE take overall lead in 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race with Leg 2 victory: Team MAPFRE were first past the post in Cape Town, winning Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race to take the overall lead in the points table. The Spanish flagged team claimed victory in the 7,000 nautical mile marathon from the Portuguese capital Lisbon, reaching Cape Town just over 19 days after the …: Google Alert – “volvo ocean race”
Team Brunel finished fourth in leg two of Volvo Ocean Race: The first Southern Ocean leg of this Volvo Ocean Race. Bekking: 'Before we arrived in Cape Town the new boys were already complaining that it was a bit cold. I have already warned them that this is nothing at all. It only gets really cold when the anemometer starts to freeze on the way to Melbourne.': 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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Cape Town Image: Castle of Good Hope