Volvooceanrace

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hours after a Chinese team suffered a staggering setback when its mast broke in the remote Southern Ocean, the youngest crew in the Volvo Ocean Race experienced one of sailing’s rarest and toughest feats when it rounded treacherous The Franco-Chinese Volvo Ocean Race yacht Team Dongfeng was dismasted in the early hours of this morning in the Southern Ocean. All are safe on board, and Charles Caudrelier and his crew are heading for Ushuaia in Argentina. The mast broke at 0315 UTC ALICANTE, Spain (AP) — The joint leaders of the Volvo Ocean Race, Dongfeng Race Team, were forced to quit the fifth leg early Monday when their mast broke in the Southern Ocean. The incident could hardly have happened in a worse spot for the Chinese boat Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) continued to power towards Itajaí at the head of the fleet on Wednesday with the possibility of extending their overall Volvo Ocean Race lead tantalisingly within their reach. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR The incident could hardly have happened at a worse position for the Chinese boat, 240 nautical miles (nm) from Cape Horn in southern Chile, one of the most remote places on Earth. The breakage in the top section of the mast means that the team cannot As the six-strong fleet Volvo Ocean Race continued to endure a helter-skelter ride toward Cape Horn in the Southern Ocean, the American boat Team Alvimedica took the lead, reports AP. The Volvo Ocean Race fleet in the wild Southern Ocean was fighting two .

ABU DHABI, 2nd April, 2015 (WAM)-- Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, ADOR, the emirate’s entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, VOR, has set a new IWC Speed Record for the current edition of the round-the-world challenge, racing 550.82 nautical miles in 24 hours as it The MAPFRE sailboat racing team tipped over in the Southern Ocean, 2,000 miles off shore on the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. The team was barreling towards Itajaí, Brazil, in the nine-month, 38,738-nautical mile competition that began in Alicante ALICANTE, Spain-- Volvo Ocean Race crews are speeding through the Southern Ocean toward Cape Horn in the fifth leg Sunday after organizers guided them clear of a 1-kilometre (0.6-mile) wide iceberg that was blocking their path. The massive iceberg was Boats in the Volvo Ocean Race were hit by the roughest conditions in the race to date on Tuesday as waves pounded competitors in the Southern Ocean. Sweden's Team SCA, the Dongfeng Race Team of China and Spain's MAPFRE all briefly tipped onto their sides .

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