Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8, Day 9: Into the north: Just over a week into Leg 8 from Itajaí, Brazil, to Newport, USA, Charlie Enright's American crew crossed into the northern hemisphere at 10:39:40 UTC followed closely by Team Brunel and Turn the Tide on Plastic. MAPFRE, Dongfeng Race Team and team AkzoNobel joined their rivals in the north …: Google Alert – “volvo ocean race”
MAPFRE report electrical problems in Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8: A new MacGyver-style chapter for MAPFRE. On Sunday, the eighth day of sailing on this new leg from Itajaí to Newport, the Spanish boat informed of an electrical problem, which they had previously suffered in Itajaí two days before the start, and which had reappeared, "In the Boatyard they thought that it …: 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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