Nautical News: For the week of April 8, 2018: The round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race will make its only North American stopover next month May 8th thru the 20th when the boats arrived there from Brazil. Fort Adams State Park in Newport will once again be home to the race village hosting the boats and their crews. The festival will be open to the …: Google Alert – “volvo ocean race”
Breaking down the Volvo Ocean Race: On Sunday, MAPFRE was the last of the Volvo Ocean Race boats to make landfall in Itajaí, Brazil, ending Leg 7, the most dangerous leg of the race so far. Of the seven boats in the fleet that started the leg in Auckland, New Zealand, only five finished the journey through the fierce Southern Sea.: 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: Porpoise Bay, Catlins, Otago