Here comes the girls! Great to see so many top female sailors helming or out on the rail - Mirpuri leading the VO65s and 11th Hour and LinkedOut battling into the finish of Leg 1 with their IMOCA 60s. Freshening winds off the northwest tip of Spain have meant significantly faster sailing for the 12 professional crews representing nine countries racing from Lorient, France to Cascais, Portugal on the opening leg of The Ocean Race Europe. © The Ocean Race 1973 SL
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