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Sunday, October 05, 2014
VNR - H.R.H. Carl-Philip of Sweden clambers to top of 30-metre mast at sea
Alicante, Spain –
Prince Carl Philip is a patron of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, and had sailed the previous day with Swedish-backed entry Team SCA during the in-port race. On Sunday he boarded Chinese – French challenger Dongfeng Race Team to take part in the Pro-Am event – and took the opportunity to grab a once in a lifetime shot with a GoPro camera.

Foto: www.volvooceanrace.com

After climbing the mast in a safety harness, Prince Carl Philip wrote a message for the sailors at the top. When asked what the message was, the prince was refused to divulge the secret. One of his aides would only say “You’ll have to find out – it’s a message only for the brave,” he laughed. “You have to get up there to read it for yourself."

The Prince was in the company of Swedish compatriot Martin Strömberg, the only Swedish sailor competing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 who is part of Dongfeng’s sailing team.

The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15's first leg starts in one week on October 11th when the boats will leave on the first leg of the race taking them to Cape Town. It will visit nine other ports before concluding in Gothenburg on June 27th, 2015.

SHOTLIST
00:00 OPEN SLATE 00:05 Prince Carl Philip walks along the dock with Martin Strömberg from Dongfeng Race Team. 00:08 Prince Carl Philip onboard Dongfeng with skipper Charles Caudrelier and Martin Strömberg. 00:12 The prince grinding with Strömberg – raising the sail. 00:38 The prince grinding. 00:45 Prince Carl Philip steering the boat with Charles Caudrelier. 00:52 Prince Carl Philip puts on his harness. 00:59 Aerial shot – Prince Carl Philip starts to ascend sail. 01:18 Prince Carl Philip climbs sail. 01:26 GoPro shot of Prince Carl Philip climbing. 01:35 Prince Carl Philip reaches top of mast. Yann Riou, Onboard reporter, Dongfeng Race Team. “So how are you doing?” Prince Carl Philip, Patron, Volvo Ocean Race “Good. A different way to look at it.” 01:49 Prince Carl Philip at the top of the mast, Yann Riou is taking a photo. 02:09 Prince Carl Philip, Patron, Volvo Ocean Race “How high is she? The mast.” Yann Riou, Onboard reporter, Dongfeng Race Team. “30 meters.” 02:15 Aerial shot of Prince on the mast. 02:25 Prince Carl Philip writes a secret message on the mast. 02:34 Aerial shot - the prince starts to descend 03:10 Prince Carl Philip, Patron, Volvo Ocean Race (Back on deck) “Very good. Very nice. Good view.” 03:17 Interview - Prince Carl Philip, Patron, Volvo Ocean Race
“The sentence or the word that captures everything is what you [at the Volvo Ocean Race] have developed on your own. “Life at the Extreme”. Everything is so extreme, and the guys are only 8 people, and the girls are 11. And it’s a lot of duties and a lot of tasks that they have to cope with during a long time. So it’s really extreme, and really fascinating to see how well they cope with all the problems that they will struggle of course.”
03:56 END SLATE