The five IMOCA 60 and seven VO65 crews had made short work of the opening stage of Leg 2. They enjoyed mostly fast downwind conditions on their way south along the Portuguese coast to Cape St. Vincent, before they turned southeast overnight and began to feel the effects of easterly headwinds flowing from the Mediterranean on the beat across the Gulf of Cadiz. Currently LinkedOut leading the IMOCA 60s and AkzoNobel heading the VO65 pack but the rest of the fleet snapping at their heels.. © The Ocean Race 1973 SL

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