Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 2 Week 2, The Long Push South (video)

Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 2 Week 2 - The long push South

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Week 2: Fast racing continues for the teams as they head south and through the Doldrums – a famously tricky part of the world which has historically stranded ships for weeks –then, the Equator and a visit from King Neptune for the 19 offshore rookies, the Pollywogs, in the fleet, during this leg from Lisbon, Portugal, to Cape Town, South Africa. Volvo Ocean Race video published Nov 15, 2017.

See also: JohnTheCrowd.com | Sailing News: Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Lisbon to Cape Town, Nonstop, LIVE Feed.

It's not all fast racing, dolphins & rainbows 🌈

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— Volvo Ocean Race (@volvooceanrace) November 15, 2017

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Volvo Ocean Race, King Neptune, Sailing Videos

Volvo Ocean Race, King Neptune, Sailing Videos:

The Inside Track - Episode 10--Oct 24, 2014--The fleet is heading to South Africa but they are close to the coast of Brazil - what's that all about? King Neptune makes himself known as the race enters the Southern Hemisphere.


Ian Walker on crossing the Doldrums | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15--Skipper Ian Walker explains what is like to go through the Doldrums, and has no doubt they won't slow down Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.


West and East | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
Abu Dhabi went West and Vestas went East, but both teams emerged from the Doldrums at the front of the pack. Finally, the trade winds have arrived and the fleet is blasting across the Southern Atlantic to Fernando de Noronha.


A Fishy Initiation | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15

Onboard Reporter Matt Knighton was the only one onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing not to have crossed the Equator before. Well, King Neptune has now officially welcomed him, and he is a true “Shellback”… but only after a couple of smelly fish were thrown at him.

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Volvo Ocean Race official website
Volvo Ocean Race dashboard
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Awesome first day sailing with our new flying machine. Huge credit to our shore team and designers #BringTheCupHome pic.twitter.com/BEucPckNCV
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Volvo Ocean Race videos and updates:

Published on Oct 23, 2014: Clouds, clouds, clouds! It really is all about clouds today. Tomorrow, its all about King Neptune...


Published on Oct 23, 2014: The first boats will cross the Equator tonight. It’s a nautical tradition – King Neptune greets the rookies as they sail for the first time across this imaginary line. And that news alone is shaking some of the 66 sailors quite a bit…

Alicante to Cape Town: The Volvo Ocean Race begins
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