Volvo Ocean Race Leg 7, Auckland to Itajai, March 18 Start, LIVE Feed

Daily Live – Friday, 6 Apr 2018 | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race daily LIVE video above published Apr 6, 2018. Previous 'Daily Live' Shows.

Standings after Leg 7 finish (courtesy VolvoOceanRace.com):

Full Replay: Brunel Dongfeng Arrivals in Itajai | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published April 4, 2018: Team Brunel won Leg 7 and Dongfeng Race Team placed second, 15 minutes behind, on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.

LIVE Tracker 2018.04.06 at 15:00 UTC: Remaining two boats still racing are Turn the Tide on Plastic (light blue), and MAPFRE (white):

Notes: Vestas 11th Hour Racing dismasted and motored to the Falkland Islands. Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag (gray boat in Pacific Ocean) diverted to Chile following the loss of John Fisher, the Volvo Ocean Race SHK Scallywag sailor who was reported overboard on Monday, March 26, 2018, and is now presumed "lost at sea" (video).

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Volvo Ocean Race Leg 7: Across the Southern Ocean at the bottom of the World

Cape Horn 29 March 2018

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Mar 30, 2018: Conrad Colman gets all the reaction following the fleet's rounding of sailing's most iconic landmark, Cape Horn.

Back to the Southern Ocean - Week 21 - Volvo Ocean Race

The World Sailing Show video above published Mar 23, 2018: Leg 7 back to the Southern Ocean as the fleet leaves Auckland for Itajaí, Brazil, via the legendary Cape Horn - 7,600 nautical miles - this week we look at:
- The spectacular leg start in Auckland with all seven boats
- The successful return of Vestas 11th Hour Racing now in the leading pack
- The first days of sailing in challenging conditions and dropping temperatures

Leg 7 Start ...in 115 seconds--Volvo Ocean Race video published Mar 18, 2018--the Leg 7 Start from Auckland. Full replay video here. Leg 7 Started 01:00 UTC March 18, 2018 (9pm EDT March 17th U.S.). See also Leg 7 Start Press Conference video - Auckland | Volvo Ocean Race Mar 16, 2018: The seven Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 skippers face the world’s media ahead of the Leg 7 start from Auckland.

Leg 7 (double points awarded): 7600 nautical miles across the Southern Ocean and around Cape Horn to finish at Itajai, Brazil:

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 Leg 7 (source: VolvoOceanRace.com)

Standings after Leg 6 (via VolvoOceanRace.com)

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 Leg 7: This is the defining leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, the longest leg of the race--7,600 nautical miles--and most of it is through some of the coldest, roughest ocean in the world. The fleet will leave Auckland on 18 March and head south past New Zealand’s East Cape into the Southern Ocean. Once they get far enough south they will be racing from west to east, sailing within the Westerly Storm Track (low pressure systems circulating west-to east around Antarctica), running with the low pressure systems that prowl around Antarctica. There will be big waves and there will be big breeze. And icebergs. Once across this vast expanse of ocean they will have to negotiate the legendary Cape Horn – where the power of the South Pacific slams into South America – and then turn north, traversing the coast of Argentina, Uruguay and finally Brazil to Itajaí. (source: VolvoOceanRace.com).

The Teams (Vestas 11th Hour Racing will return to the race for Leg 7):

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 teams (source: VolvoOceanRace.com)

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Volvo Ocean Race: Vestas 11th Hour Racing back in the water (video)

Vestas 11th Hour Racing is back in the water! | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Mar 5, 2018: After a global effort to repair the damaged boat, from a team working around the clock to get back to the race, Vestas 11th Hour Racing is back in the water in time for the New Zealand Herald​ In-Port Race – and ready for the Southern Ocean in Leg 7!

Volvo Ocean Race (2017-18) Leg 7 starts from Auckland on March 18, 2018.

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6 Finish

World Sailing TV video above published Feb 28, 2018.

See also:  Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6, Hong Kong to Auckland NZ, LIVE Feed

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Life at the Extreme, Episodes 33/34, Volvo Ocean Race Videos

A look back at the Volvo Ocean Race, Newport, Leg 7--

Life at the Extreme - Ep. 34 - 'Changing Lanes' | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on Jun 2, 2015: During the stop-over in Newport, USA, race chief Knut Frostad looks to the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, while US sailor Kenny Read makes a splash off Team Brunel on the Atlantic leg start. Soon the boats become embroiled in shipping lane incidents, and a near collision in the fog in the pitch black of night…


Life at the Extreme - Ep. 33 - 'Regeneration' | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Team SCA receive a warm magenta flag waving welcome in Newport, USA. The Boatyard crew can now spring into action to maintain boats and sails, and American race fans young and old get a chance to visit the boats and meet the sailors. Since we’re in the US, we visit Farr Yacht Design, the naval architects who drew the lines of the one-design Volvo Ocean 65s.

Remaining Schedule for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15:
In-Port Race Lisbon June 6, 2015 
Leg 8 Start Lisbon-Lorient June 7, 2015 647 nm

In-Port Race Lorient June 14, 2015 
Leg 9 Start Lorient-Gothenburg June 16, 2015 960 nm

In-Port Race Gothenburg June 27, 2015

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Hard Sailing Lessons Learned, Leg 7, Volvo Ocean Race videos

Hard sailing lessons learned | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 27, 2015: Dozens of tactical maneuvers and exhausting tacks kept the sailors on their toes until the end of Leg 7 in Lisbon


The Tejo decides again | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
Light winds and tight knit racing meant an amazingly close finish in Lisbon, as Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race came to a close.

Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 8 schedule:
In-Port Race Lisbon June 6, 2015
Leg 8 Start Lisbon-Lorient June 7, 2015 647 nm

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
Overall Standings After 7 Legs:
1 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing 16
2 Dongfeng Race Team 21
3 Team Brunel 22
4 MAPFRE 26
5 Team Alvimedica 27
6 Team SCA 41
7 Team Vestas Wind 52

Each team gets the same points as their finishing position--first place gets 1 point. All legs count and lowest score overall wins. 

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Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 7, ETA Lisbon Wednesday, Sailing videos

Inside Track: Leg 7 # 6: Shakeup | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - May 25, 2015: Big shakeups amongst the fleet over the weekend as they race through the Azores High in the final countdown towards Lisbon.


Gains and losses | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - May 25, 2015: The fleet is coming out of the Azores High heading towards a bigger breeze where the rich get richer on the big sprint to Lisbon.

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Meanwhile another destination: Lisbon | Team Vestas Wind - Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
Team Vestas Wind’s incredible journey to rejoin the Volvo Ocean Race was nearing its final lap on Friday. The rebuilt boat emerged out of the Persico boatyard ready for the trip from Italy to Lisbon.

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Volvo Ocean Race, Battle In Exremely Irregular Wind, Sailing Videos

Battle in extremely irregular wind | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 23, 2015

“We have a key decision to make - how to cross this windless anticyclone,” writes Charles Caudrelier on Dongfeng Race Team. “The choice has to be made over the coming 24 hours. But by being in front, we’re showing the way. …. In this kind of situation, no-one knows the absolute facts (about the wind), and the best indicator is the other boats.”

Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 7 - Newport to Lisbon -positions at: 23 May 18:43 UTC shown above
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Bad for the heart | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Published on May 22, 2015
“That’s MAPFRE... they may be friends, but not right now,” grumbles Spaniard Pablo Arrarte on Team Brunel about his compatriots.

Inside Track: Mike Sanderson & Katie Pettibone | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Published on May 22, 2015 - We are joined today by previous race winning skipper Mike Sanderson and 2X race veteran, current Olympic competitor and California State lobbyist, Katie Pettibone

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Volvo Ocean Race Leg 7, Light Air Slows Fleet, Sailing videos

Back in the same patch | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 21, 2015
After a crazy day yesterday the fleet is now back in the same patch of water, skirting along the ice limits...


Inside Track: Leg 7 #4: Atlantic chaos | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 21, 2015
As the fleet settles out under the ice limits, teams reflect back on the chaotic conditions of yesterday, Abu Dhabi hits an underwater stopper, and Sam Davies updates us aboard Team SCA.

Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 7 - Newport to Lisbon - Positions at: 21 May 18:43 UTC above

Volvo Ocean Race - Live Twitter feed: JohnTheCrowd: VOR - Volvo Ocean Race
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A Skippers duel | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 20, 2015
It’s Leg 7 of a nine-month marathon. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing is the overall leader, currently six points ahead of Dongfeng Race Team. But Charles Caudrelier won’t give up and let Ian Walker win that easily - his men are still in the hunt for the first place.

From heroes to zeroes | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "... caught for a day in a transition zone near the ice exclusion zone and in sub ten winds, the fleet has slowed down – but it’s cold, and it’s stressful. Seriously stressful. There are 0.6 nautical mile between Jens’ boat, currently first, and MAPFRE, second. Less than 3nm between the first five boats. And 8nm of total spread for the fleet...."

Can Sailing In The 2016 Olympics Kill You?: "... The International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Sailing Federation (ISAF), Rio Organizing Committee and at least one of the 140 Member National Authorities are remaining silent on water quality tests...The secrecy in all of this is appalling...  Is Olympic Sailing in Guanabara Bay in 2016 going to provide that same attraction, waiting to see if someone might die?" (read more at the link above)

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Volvo Ocean Race Leg 7, North Atlantic Crossing, Sailing Videos

Inside Track: Leg 7 # 3 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 20, 2015
Today we call both the second and first place teams to hear about the current crazy racing in the Gulf Stream, and think back on this leg of the race 9 years ago.

Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 7 - Newport to Lisbon - Positions at: 20 May 18:42 UTC (source: volvooceanrace.com)

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Freerunning on a Sailboat | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 18, 2015
Parkour athletes Jason Paul & Pavel "Pasha" Petkuns take freeruning skills from the streets to the Volvo Ocean Race!


"The Beat" - Episode 1: Volvo Ocean Race Newport - published on May 20, 2015
US Sailing launches the series premiere of "The Beat" at the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover in Rhode Island.


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Volvo Ocean Race, Crossing the Atlantic Ocean to Lisbon (videos)

Inside Track: Leg 7 #1 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 18, 2015
As the fleet takes off on leg 7, we take a look back on the incredible start in Newport and the difficulties the sailors are facing in the Atlantic Ocean.

Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 7, Newport to Lisbon - Fleet position (red circle) May 18, 2015 (source: volvooceanrace.com)

VOR wind graphic (source: volvooceanrace.com)

A tale of two systems | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "“It’s kind of uncertain.” Gonzalo Infante smiles ... the Spanish meteorologist is looking at the coming 2,700 nautical miles. “It’s a two-weather system leg – a low pressure, and the Azores High. And they’re both unstable...”

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Remembering Hans | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 18, 2015
The Volvo Ocean Race marks a sad anniversary today. Nine years ago, Dutchman Hans Horrevoets, 32, of ABN AMRO TWO, was washed overboard at night on the New York to Portsmouth leg of the 2005-06 race and became the fifth sailor to die at sea in the history of the event.

Other sailing news briefs:

First Sanctioned Key West-to-Cuba Sailing Race in 50 Years Begins | NBC 6 South Florida: "Five teams of American Hobie Cat sailboat racers departed Key West's South Beach Saturday morning on a Key West-to-Havana race, believed to be the first U.S. government-sanctioned sailing race between the two cities in more than 50 years. The Havana Challenge features 16-foot Hobie Cat catamarans, most skippered by Florida Keys-based sailors, navigating more than 90 miles across the Florida Straits to Cuba...."

Record-setting turnout for Volvo Ocean Race: "...“I've been following the race online and it was just a dream come true to be able to watch it here in Newport,” said Oliver Neal, who drove from Toronto. “People live sailing, they love it,” said a man who traveled all the way from Spain. “Newport is special.”..."

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