Having left Newport (Rhode Island) on Sunday 20th May, the Volvo Ocean Race is now in its ninth leg. The fleet is heading towards Cardiff, UK, and it is expected to arrive after roughly eight days of Atlantic crossing, which is worth double points for the scoreboard.
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Up Next in 2017/8
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 27 Wra...
After 15 days at sea the Volvo Ocean Race fleet concluded Leg 8 in Newport, RI, a city with a rich sailing history and host of the Race for the second consecutive time. The 5,600 nautical miles leg came down to the wire with all seven teams finishing within just over 3 hours - and the first two w...
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 26 Wra...
One week into Leg 8 the whole fleet has crossed the Equator for the last time in this edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. The Doldrums crossing has been pretty mild, and the fleet is back in the Northern Hemisphere heading towards Newport.
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 25 Wra...
Leg 8 start, all seven boats left Itajaí and head towards Newport, Rhode Island (US). The fleet set sails after a welcome rest in Brazil, following a challenging Southern Ocean leg that has seen damages across the fleet and the tragic loss at sea of John Fisher of Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag.
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