From Alicante to Cape Town, a look back at the highs & lows of this exhilarating Leg 1 roller-coaster.
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Onboard Reporter Matt Knighton was the only one onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing not to have crossed the Equator before. Well, King Neptune has now officially welcomed him, and he is a true “Shellback”… but only after a couple of smelly fish were thrown at him.
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Leg 1. Day 4. The fleet is off the Western coast of Africa but all still within eyesight of each other. There's no time to rest, physically or mentally. It's an all out sprint to the Doldrums.
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Watch the full broadcast as the fleet departs Alicante, Spain - next stop: Cape Town.
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There have been a few bumps, bruises, crashes and bouts of sea sickness in 40 years of racing around the world.
In this movie we went through the archives to find some of the best examples of when things went a little bit wrong in one of the world's most insane sporting challenges...
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No próximo sábado, 21 de junho, a revenda de lanchas Nautiway estará promovendo passeio de lanchas a Santo Amaro RS.
Partindo da Ilha das Flores, em Porto Alegre, as lanchas subirão o Rio Jacuí até Santo Amaro, onde situa-se a Eclusa de Amarópolis.
A largada ocorrerá às 08:30h, com retorno a Porto Alegre às 15h.
Mais informações pelo fone (51) 3406-4040.
Fotos da eclusa...
Knut Frostad is a Norwegian sailor, a former Olympian, Volvo Ocean Race skipper and motivational speaker. He now runs the world's premier round the world sailing race.
Here Knut talks about his fascination with the sea, with danger, and with the Volvo Ocean Race.
Read the accompanying story about how I learned to love the race - http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/7450_Why-I-love-the-race.html
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The world's toughest sailing race is back!
The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 route will take in 11 cities in 11 countries and will require the teams to cover almost 40,000 nautical miles over nine months of racing.
Alicante - Cape Town - Abu Dhabi - Sanya - Auckland - Itajai - Newport - Lisbon - Lorient - The Hague (Pit stop)...
