Charles Caudrelier
Riding the Gulf Stream
The formation flying continues on day two of the Volvo Ocean Race's seventh leg eastbound across the North Atlantic between Newport, RI and Lisbon.
MAPFRE leads out into the Atlantic
MAPFRE, winner of yesterday's Newport in-port race winner, were again the class act as they led the six VO65s out of Newport at the start of Leg 7 taking the boats across the North Atlanti
MAPFRE shines in Newport
MAPFRE, with Iker Martínez back on board as skipper dominated the Team Vestas Wind In-Port Race Newport today, leading from start to finish to claim their first victory in an in-port race.
Match race into Newport
In the match race to the Newport finish line of the Volvo Ocean Race's sixth leg, Dongfeng Race Team managed to fend off overall Volvo Ocean Race leader Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing to
High pressure hurdles
Having been on starboard tack, since they made their manoeuvres north on 24 April, to clear the easterly bulge in Brazil, finally eight days and a hemisphere later, on Saturday the Volvo Ocean Race
Caribbean bound
Into the North Atlantic proper, the Volvo Ocean Race boats have been eating up the miles covering around 480 miles in the last 24 hours as they speed north towards Newport, Rhode Island and the fin
Back into the North
Overnight the Volvo Ocean Race boats have crossed the Equator passing back into the Northern hemisphere.
Shaving Brazil
The overall strategy for the first south Atlantic section of the Volvo Ocean Race's sixth leg north to Newport, Rhode Island has been about when to put in 'the big tack'.
Water, water everywhere...
Twenty-four hours into Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race and Dongfeng Race Team has suffered another set back.
MAPFRE out in front
The leg north up the Atlantic is one that is often underestimated with the presumption of it being a lighter wind affair compared to the previous ravages of the Southern Ocean.