Es ist Nip und Tuck an der Front, als MAPFRE einen schmalen Vorteil gegenüber Dongfeng erlangte, während diejenigen im hinteren Teil der Flotte versuchen, nicht von einem Hochdrucksystem verschluckt zu werden … Die spanische Crew MAPFRE hat am Mittwoch nach 10 Tagen auf See die Pattsituation in der dritten Etappe gebrochen und die Führung vom…
Unglaublich enge Action im Südpolarmeer, während die Leg-Leader Dongfeng und MAPFRE ihr Match Race nach Melbourne fortsetzen … Die aktuellen Spitzenreiter der Etappe 3, das Dongfeng Race Team und MAPFRE, haben am Montag praktisch Kopf an Kopf gekämpft, während der Südpolarmeer weiterhin die Volvo Ocean Race-Flotte testete. Nach acht außergewöhnlichen Tagen auf See segelten weniger…
15.12.2017 Straddling the line red-line A gybing battle between the leaders of the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race ensued on Friday as they tussled for position in the depths of the Southern Ocean… Charles Caudrelier’s Franco-Chinese crew Dongfeng Race Team continued to lead the way east, managing to stay just ahead of a…
Volvo Ocean Race 14.12.2017 Feeling the sting of the Southern Ocean red-line The Volvo Ocean Race teams were feeling the full strength of the Southern Ocean on Thursday as they were pummelled by winds gusting as high as 50 knots and surfing down mountainous waves. The deep low-pressure system that has been forming for the…
Pressure coming on as Southern Ocean storm approaches red-line A north-south divide of more than 200 miles has opened up in the Volvo Ocean Race fleet as the teams prepare for a deep Southern Ocean depression to strike… Faced with the tough decision of whether to take on the impending storm by diving south on…
Volvo Ocean Race Leg3 11.12.2017 Respite after a furious start red-line After a fast and furious opening 24 hours of Leg 3, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet were today enjoying a brief moment of respite as they cross a high-pressure ridge. A spectacular start to the 6,500 nautical mile leg from Cape Town in South…
10.12.2017 Dongfeng leads the way to the Southern Ocean from Table Bay EPIC HELI SHOTS IN CAPE OF GOOG HOPE: Click here Dongfeng Race Team skippered by Charles Caudrelier of France led the way around a short inshore course at the start of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town to Melbourne…
Leg 3, Race Day 1 — 10 December, 2017 Volvo Ocean Race fleet flying out of Cape Town red-line Cape Town provided another spectacular stopover to the Volvo Ocean Race, as the fleet raced off for Melbourne, Australia on Sunday afternoon… Charles Caudrelier’s Dongfeng Race Team and the Spanish MAPFRE squad were neck and neck…
24.11.2017 Dongfeng finishes in “a good second place” into Cape Town after an epic voyage from Lisbon Dongfeng Race Team reached South Africa this evening in second place at the end of an epic Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 that sees the red and white Chinese boat now sitting in third place overall on the…