Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8, Itajai, Brazil, to Newport, RI USA, LIVE Feed

LIVE Tracker 2018.05.08: Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8 Finish in light winds:

See also Virtual Eye -- Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8 started 22 April 2018 from Itajai, Brazil, at 17:00 UTC (14:00 Itajaí) 1:00 p.m. EDT (US).

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MAPFRE take a stunning win into Newport - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18: "The Spanish team MAPFRE made an incredible comeback over the final 24 hours to steal a leg win on Leg 8..." read more at link above.

Standings After Leg 8 (courtesy VolvoOceanRace.com):

Full Replay: MAPFRE Brunel Vestas Dongfeng Arrivals in Newport | Volvo Ocean Race:

Volvo Ocean Race video above published May 8, 2018. See also previous Volvo Ocean Race 'Daily Live' Shows (videos).

North to Newport - Leg 8 - Week 2 Volvo Ocean Race

The World Sailing Show video above published May 3, 2018: As the fleet heads north to Newport the pack is re-shuffled once again. Team Brunel has once again turned on the gas, and the battle for the long game has never been closer.

April 22, 2018--check out all the action from the start of the Leg 8 race from Itajaí to Newport--Full Video Replay and Leg 8 Start ...in 137 seconds (video). All 7 seven boats were on the start line in Itajaí, with their sights set on the 5700 nautical miles to Newport, Rhode Island. See also:
The Itajaí In-Port Race ...in 137 seconds (video) and Skippers' Leg 8 Start Press Conference (video).

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, Leg 8 Itajai to Newport, 5700 nautical miles, start 22 April:

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

Leg 7 recap: Team Brunel won Leg 7 and Dongfeng Race Team placed second, 15 minutes behind, on Tuesday, April 3, 2018:

Notes: Vestas 11th Hour Racing dismasted and motored to the Falkland Islands. Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag 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 presumed "lost at sea" (video). More info: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Volvo Ocean Race Leg 7, Auckland to Itajai, March 18 Start, LIVE Feed and VolvoOceanRace.com.

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 Leg 8, the teams: Vestas 11th Hour Racing, Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag, MAPFRE, Dongfeng Race Team, AkzoNobel, Team Brunel, Turn the Tide on Plastic:

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

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Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 8, Fleet Splits, Sailing Videos

VOR Leg 8, Lisbon to Lorient, Positions at: 9 June 18:44 UTC

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet has passed and survived Spain's legendary Costa da Morte, Coast of Death, and has now split, and is heading upwind to the finish at Lorient, France. (graphic source: volvooceanrace.com)


Inside Track: Leg 8 #5 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Jun 9, 2015 - the fleet has split! Genny catches up with Race winner "Juggy" Clougher for a catch up and chat with MAPFRE, Team Brunel and Team Alvimedica.


Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Jun 9, 2015 - Stunning aerial footage of the fleet slamming upwind off Cape Finisterre. Next stop: the Bay of Biscay.


Inside Track: Leg 8 #4 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Jun 9, 2015 - The breeze is building as the fleet rounds the North West corner of Spain. Race legend Mike Sanderson chats with Genny and we call current leg leader SCA.

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Volvo Ocean Race, Fleet Hugging Portugal Coast, Sailing Videos

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is headed north along the Portugal coast--in a few hours, once the fleet "turns" the northwest corner of Spain (see map further below)--expect a windy upwind beat and sprint to the Leg 8 finish at Lorient, France.


Inside Track: Leg 8 #3 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Jun 8, 2015: A live connection with Skipper Charles Caudrelier onboard Dongfeng Race Team and a quick catch up with ADOR Navigator Simon Fischer - race veteran Katie Pettibone joins Genny for this evenings show.


Inside Track: Leg 8 #2 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Jun 8, 2015: Genny Tulloch talks to Sam Davies on current leader Team SCA and Team Alvimedica's Charlie Enright about their strategy for this short leg, and Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad analyses the overnight tactics as the fleet splits into two distinct groups.


VOR, Leg 8 - Jun 8, 2015: Capricious wind conditions push the lucky boats ahead and leave the others stranded in frustration.


Lisbon Leg 8 Start Highlights | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Jun 7, 2015: Leg 8 kicked off on a humid Lisbon afternoon, with really tricky and light wind conditions! Here's a look back at the action from the departure, as the fleet set out from Lisbon to Lorient.

Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 8 - Lisbon to Lorient - Positions at: 8 June 21:35 UTC above
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LIVE Video Replay, Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 8 Start From Lisbon

Live recording: Leg 8 start - Lisbon, Portugal, to Lorient, France - 647 nautical miles

Voyage into the unknown | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: “...There are light winds chasing up the Portuguese coast, but by the time we get to Cape Finisterre, it should be a dead beat to Lorient, and probably quite windy, over 30 knots,” he says. He is banking on plenty of upwind sailing. “It’ll be interesting as we haven’t had a lot of upwind in this race. We don’t really know what the pecking order is in these conditions, so it could be a very different leg to the others.” The race is intriguingly poised with Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, on paper, able to clinch overall victory if results go their way when the boats arrive after three to four days of sailing..."

Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 8 - Lisbon to Lorient, Positions at: 7 June 15:43 UTC source: volvooceanrace.com

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Team Vestas Wind Returns for Leg 8, Volvo Ocean Race videos

Expect the unexpected - Team Vestas Wind | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
Team Vestas Wind Returning for Leg 8, Volvo Ocean Race - published on May 28, 2015
Team Vestas Wind is back in the race.  Above: the movie that has been shown exclusively at the cinema in the Race Villages around the world, the full story from when Team Vestas Wind were shipwrecked in the middle of the Indian Ocean.


Team Vestas Wind Lisbon arrival | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on May 28, 2015
The blue boat arrives into Portugal - but the team must wait until night falls before permission is granted to truck it the final 50km to Lisbon. It's a tense moment with the boat so close to its destination, yet so far.

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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