Cascais 52 Super Series Sailing Week, July 16-20, LIVE Feed

Final Day Video Highlights – Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2019

July 20, 2019: The top four places were decided by a photo finish!  Quantum Racing wins the regatta, but Azzurra leaves Cascais, and the third regatta of the 2019 52 SUPER SERIES season, with a lead of eight points on the overall circuit standings, having started the week five points off the top spot. Read more here.

Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week--final regatta standings:
1. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) (2,1,2,2,1,4,3,3,5) 23 p.
2. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto/Pablo Roemmers) (3,3,1,3,6,2,2,2,2) 24 p.
3. Platoon (GER) (Harm Müller-Spreer) (5,4,3,1,7,5,5,4,1) 35 p.
4. Bronenosec (RUS) (Vladimir Liubomirov) (4,2,4,7,3,3,7,1,4) 35 p.
5. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) (1,5,7,5,2,7,6,6,3,) 42 p.
6. Phoenix 11 (RSA) (Hasso Plattner) (6,6,5,4,5,1,4,7,DNS8) 46 p.
7. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andrés Soriano) (7,7,6,6,4,6,1,5,6) 48 p.

2019 52 SUPER SERIES overall season standings after three of five events:
1. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto/Pablo Roemmers) 95 puntos.
2. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) 103 p.
3. Platoon (GER) (Harm Müller-Spreer) 103 p.
4. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) 108 p.
5. Bronenosec (RUS) (Vladimir Liubomirov) 112 p.
6. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andrés Soriano) 136 p.
7. Phoenix 11 (RSA) (Tina Plattner) 154 p.
8. Sled (USA) (Takashi Okura) 164 p.

Day 4 Highlights – Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2019

July 19, 2019: It took nearly three and a half hours to get a race away... but well worth the wait! Quantum Racing go into the final day of the Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week with a five-point lead over Azzurra and so sit on the threshold of their first major regatta title since victory in Puerto Portals in late August last year. More here.

Day 3 Highlights – Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2019

July 18, 2019: Incredible images from today's racing--see also Day 2 Highlights and Day 1 Highlights – Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2019.

Cascais 52 Super Series Sailing Week, July 16-20, Cascais, Portugal

• LIVE Virtual Eye and Results.

Venue: Clube Naval de Cascais. The 52 SUPER SERIES stays on the Atlantic as it returns again to the perennial favourite venue of the Clube Naval de Cascais, which was founded in 1938--Offering challenging and ever-changing winds conditions, and excellent racing areas on the Atlantic coast, Cascais has been proven over the years to have some of the best conditions for sailboat racing in the world. Racing on the Atlantic swell and (usually) big winds means high speed thrills and spills, and the 2018 TP52 World Championship in Cascais proved that to be the case.

2019 52 SUPER SERIES: best of 5 events gets the trophy

• Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week  May 21st - 25th, Menorca, Spain
• Puerto Sherry 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup  June 18th - 22nd, Cadiz, Spain
• Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week  July 16th - 20th, Cascais, Portugal
• Rolex TP52 World Championship Puerto Portals 2019 August 25th - 29th, Mallorca, Spain
• Porto Cervo 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week September 24th - 28th, Sardinia, Italy

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To The Oceans Chapter 2: The Project (video)

To The Oceans Chapter 2: The Project

Simon Nessman, one of the most iconic models in the world of fashion, recently decided to abandon New York City and move to Vargas Island, a UNESCO nature reserve, with the idea of getting back to nature and leave behind what he refers to as the asphalt jungle. In this second chapter, North Sails wants to inspire us, showing us that we can call reconnect with nature and do our bit for a crucial cause: protecting the planet. North Sails video above first published on Sep 10, 2018. #ToTheOceans #TheNewWave #NorthSailsFW18

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'TO THE OCEANS'. Chapter 1. Hawaii, 'THE CALL' (video)

'TO THE OCEANS'. Chapter 1. Hawaii, 'THE CALL'

Sam Potter, better known as @captainpotter, has become an influencer on the social networks, thanks to his inspiring images and videos of his trips around the world, captivating his more than 250,000 followers on Instagram.

Raised in Hawaii, Potter has lived ever since he was a child near the ocean, surfing and scuba diving in the Hawaiian Islands. His trips stand out particularly for their spirit and humility, featuring his thirst for discovery, and in particular, his desire to collaborate with different humanitarian and ecological initiatives. 

Sam was the perfect travel companion for North Sails. The goal? To discover the real situation of Kamilo Beach, a beach particularly punished by the sea currents. What used to be the beach chosen by the natives to build their wooden canoes has now become one of the beaches with the most plastic pollution on the planet. 

The sea currents are responsible for much of the plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch drifting ashore in Kamilo. In the film, we will discover a Sam Potter who is surprised and devastated by the scene he encounters, but who is also an optimistic fighter, convinced that his generation will lead the way to a change in mentality that will change the course of the planet. As Sam puts it, “Our future depends absolutely on what we do now. By protecting our oceans, we are protecting our future.” 

North Sails (northsails.com) video above first published Jul 26, 2018. #TheNewWave

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Ridding the Ocean of Plastic, 2018 World Ocean Summit Preview

Ridding the ocean of plastic

Video above published Jun 8, 2017: By 2050 the plastic in the world’s oceans could weigh more than the fish. On World Oceans Day actor Adrian Grenier, and young entrepreneur Boyan Slat, look for solutions to the problem.

World Ocean Summit 2018 Preview

Video above published Jun 4, 2017: The fifth World Ocean Summit will be held at Riviera Maya, Mexico, on March 7th-9th 2018 and will grapple with some of the ocean's most intractable problems--and explore new possibilities. #OceanSummit Visit event website: https://goo.gl/KlCk6U

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Next Transat bakerly in 2020, 2016 Sailing Video

The Transat bakerly

Video above published Apr 10, 2017.

The Race | The Transat bakerly | thetransat.com: "The Transat – single-handed ocean racing at its best. Up to 3,500 miles of open water from southwest England (Plymouth) to New York City. A challenge dominated by the progression of low pressure systems sweeping across the north Atlantic that produce the headwinds that define this classic race."

As one race finishes the next is confirmed | News | The Transat bakerly: As The Transat bakerly 2016 came to an end with the last finisher crossing the line off New York - the race owner and organiser, OC Sport Pen Duick, confirmed that it will be in the calendar for 2020 ...

Vincent RIOU ( PRB) / FR--Transat bakerly 2016

Video above published on May 7, 2016

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Conch Republic Cup 2017, A Cultural Exchange via Sailing (video)

Conch Republic Cup 2017 - A Cultural Exchange through Sport

Video above published Apr 6, 2017: An annual triangle, offshore sailing regatta helps bridge the gap between American and Cuban people. The ocean is the greatest road there is and this year's fleet used it to experience Cuba, which is trapped in time, but on the verge of great change.

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Magical Corals of Palau & Heat Wave Devastates Great Barrier Reef

Heat Wave Devastates Great Barrier Reef

Video above published Mar 10, 2017: An underwater heat wave has devastated swaths of Australia's Great Barrier Reef for the second consecutive year, threatening fragile corals along hundreds of miles of the country's tropical coastline, marine researchers have found.

Ocean: A 360-degree tour of the mysterious, magical corals of Palau

Published Mar 8, 2017: Palau's vibrant corals are thriving, despite some of the warmest and most acidic waters in the world. In this virtual reality experience, Lukas Isall from the Palau International Research Centre explains how unlocking the mystery of Palau's corals might help in the fight against climate change.

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The Oceans Series Videos & First Look Hanse 675 (video)

Playlist by The Economist

The Oceans series examines the cutting edge science and radical thinking at work in tackling the crisis facing the world’s seas. This series reflects the passion of those at the frontline of marine biology, and tells the story of the challenge now confronting us as we explore the world’s oceans.

1. The coral Noah's Ark 2:05
2. Corals are fighting back 2:20
3. Where have all the fish gone? 2:04
4. Corals: the largest organism on the planet 3:31
5. Saving corals from the effects of climate change 17:09

First look: Hanse 675

Video above published Feb 27, 2017: A walkaround of Hanse's bold flagship, the 675, from the Dusseldorf Boatshow 2017.

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Sir Richard Branson video on Plastic Pollution in the Ocean

Sir Richard Branson: "Plastic pollution in the ocean is a major global problem"

Video above published Jan 24, 2017: Sir Richard Branson praises our #OceanRescue campaign, and says a deposit return scheme is “a fantastic idea, and one that should be encouraged.”

Marine Debris Program | marinedebris.noaa.gov: "... The debris is continuously mixed by wind and wave action and widely dispersed both over huge surface areas and throughout the top portion of the water column. It is possible to sail through the “garbage patch” area and see very little or no debris on the water’s surface. It is also difficult to estimate the size of these “patches,” because the borders and content constantly change with ocean currents and winds. Regardless of the exact size, mass, and location of the “garbage patch,” manmade debris does not belong in our oceans and waterways and must be addressed ..."

Plastic is killing marine wildlife | #OceanRescue

Video above published Jan 23, 2017: Plastic in our oceans is killing marine wildlife at a staggering rate.

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Vendée Globe Racing Yacht Collision With Container in Ocean? (video)

Vendée Globe Day 43 Daily highlights

Video above published Dec 19, 2016: Vendee Globe Day 43 Daily highlights - a Vendée Globe racing yacht collision with a container adrift in the ocean?

Vendée Globe Day 43 Update from Alex Thomson onboard HUGO BOSS:

Alex Thomson onboard HUGO BOSS - video published Dec 19, 2016

Vendee Globe Update: Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII (1st) and Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS (2nd) are currently leading the Vendee Globe fleet heading for Cape Horn at the tip of South America.

Classement officiel de 22h Vendée Globe https://t.co/8jUyTzR57l #Icewatchtimerofficiel #VG2016 pic.twitter.com/uO3qtiySj6

— Vendée Globe (@VendeeGlobe) December 19, 2016

LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org
More info:

• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe
• #VG2016
• AlexThomsonRacing.com | Twitter: @ATRacing99
• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60 | www.imoca.org

The Vendée Globe race record is held by François Gabart, who finished after 78 days. The eighth Vendée Globe began from Les Sables d'Olonne, France, on Sunday, 6th November 2016.

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Vendee Globe Update: First Week, An Ocean Rainbow, Sailing Videos

The first week of a great adventure (Week 1) / Vendée Globe:

Video above published Nov 11, 2016: The first week of the Vendee Globe great adventure (Week 1)

A rainbow for Yann Eliès, Vendée Globe 2016:

Video above published November 9, 2016

Vendee Globe single-handed non-stop round the world race:

• Start: 6 November 2016 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France
• Finish: Les Sables d'Olonne, France (ETA - 25 January 2017)
• Official Event of the IMOCA Ocean Masters World Championship 2015-16

LIVE Tracking: http://tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org/hp5ip0/

More info:

• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60
• www.imoca.org
• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe
• #VG2016

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Ocean Pollution Harming Humans, Oceans Week Videos

Ocean Pollution Harming Humans:

A leading scientist has told Sky News that the millions of tonnes of plastic pollution floating in the world's oceans could pose a threat to human health. Published on Jul 26, 2016

Oceans Week Video Playlist:

• Scientists Give The World's Oceans A Health Check 3:38
• Why Our Oceans Matter 1:02
• Why Our Oceans Are Under Threat 0:58
• Plastic In The Food Chain 1:23
• Ocean Pollution Harming Humans 3:47

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Ocean Currents, Friendly Floatees, Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Garbage Island: An Ocean Full of Plastic (Parts 1-3):

Video playlist above (3 videos): Vice sails to the North Pacific Gyre, collecting point for all of the ocean's flotsam and home of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: a mythical, Texas-sized island made entirely of our trash. Come aboard as we take a cruise to the Northern Gyre in the Pacific Ocean, a spot where currents spin and cycle, churning up tons of plastic into a giant pool of chemical soup, flecked with bits and whole chunks of refuse that cannot biodegrade. Hosted by Thomas Morton @Babyballs69 | Originally aired in 2008 on VICE.com

Travel patterns of the Friendly Floatees. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Friendly Floatees are plastic bath toys marketed by The First Years, Inc. and made famous by the work of Curtis Ebbesmeyer, an oceanographer who models ocean currents on the basis of flotsam movements including those of a consignment of Friendly Floatees, containing 29,000 plastic yellow ducks, red beavers, blue turtles and green frogs, washed into the Pacific Ocean in 1992. Some of the toys landed along Pacific Ocean shores, like Hawaii. Others traveled over 17,000 miles, floating over the site where the Titanic sank, and spent years frozen in Arctic ice to reach the Eastern Seaboard, British and Irish shores 15 years later in 2007 - Wikipedia.

"[T]he North Pacific Gyre is home to what has been called the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch, a massive island of floating debris, mostly plastic, that the gyre stirs like a giant pot of trashy soup. Though the rubber ducks (Friendly Floatees) have helped raise awareness about the gyre, most of what makes up the garbage patch is hardly so cute. Most of it consists of tiny plastic fragments and chemical sludge, but just about anything discarded that floats can be found there. Some of the trash got there the same way the rubber duckies did, via lost shipping crates. Though no one knows exactly how many shipping containers are lost at sea every year, oceanographers put the figure at anything from several hundred to 10,000 a year, a startling estimate, though still only a tiny part of a global trash problem."--What can 28,000 rubber duckies lost at sea teach us about our oceans? | MNN.com - Mother Nature Network

NOAA: Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Great Pacific garbage patch | Wikipedia: "The Great Pacific garbage patch was described in a 1988 paper published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States. The description was based on results obtained by several Alaska-based researchers between 1985 and 1988 that measured neustonic plastic in the North Pacific Ocean. Researchers found high concentrations of marine debris accumulating in regions governed by ocean currents. Extrapolating from findings in the Sea of Japan, the researchers hypothesized that similar conditions would occur in other parts of the Pacific where prevailing currents were favorable to the creation of relatively stable waters. They specifically indicated the North Pacific Gyre. Charles J. Moore, returning home through the North Pacific Gyre after competing in the Transpac sailing race in 1999, claimed to have come upon an enormous stretch of floating debris. Moore alerted the oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer, who subsequently dubbed the region the "Eastern Garbage Patch" (EGP). The area is frequently featured in media reports as an exceptional example of marine pollution."

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Rolex Middle Sea Race, Brighton Port Phillip Challenge, Sailing Videos

Spirit of Yachting - Rolex Middle Sea Race 2015:

Cannons fired from the bastions of Grand Harbour in Malta as the yachtsmen set off on the 36th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race. This great regatta adventure featured a fleet of 111 yachts from 22 nations, ranging from 9 to 25 metres in length. The race action was intense from start to finish, covering one of the most scenic sailing courses in the world. Published on Mar 1, 2016 - more at http://on.rolex.com/1oEwWiy

2016 Mercedes Benz Brighton Port Phillip Challenge:

The 2016 Mercedes Benz Brighton Port Phillip Challenge: A great event held by Sandringham Yacht Club. Published April 1, 2016

Other News:
The High Seas Shouldn't Be Like the Wild West - Bloomberg View: "... The high seas -- any part of the ocean more than 200 miles from a coast and beyond national jurisdiction -- account for more than half the ocean's surface area and generate nearly half the global ocean's biological productivity. Yet they are only lightly governed by the 320 articles and nine annexes of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Talks on updating the 1982 treaty, which was bolstered by a 1995 agreement on migratory fish stocks, opened last month. A lot has happened over the last few decades. The world's fisheries are under greater strain. As bigger fleets range further afield, more of their catch is coming from the high seas, threatening the ability of stocks to rejuvenate. More than 15 percent of the world's catch is already taken illegally, by rogue trawlers flying flags of convenience and using drift nets and other destructive methods..."

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Northeast Passage, Chuan's Ocean, Parts 1 & 2 (videos)

Chuan's Ocean: Part 1 - Chinese offshore sailor Guo Chuan has set out to set the first non-stop record of the Northeast Passage. Published on Mar 11, 2016

Chuan's Oceans: Part 2 - Week one proves that setting a new record will be extremely challenging as the team heads toward the starting point.

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Transatlantic Thriller, Ocean Safety, Volvo Ocean Race Videos

Transatlantic thriller | Volvo Ocean Race - Cardiff will host the Volvo Ocean Race in 2018, welcoming the fleet after an exhausting and thrilling Transatlantic leg from Newport - the first UK stop in over a decade! Published on Mar 3, 2016



Ocean Safety | Volvo Ocean Race - VOR -  Published on Mar 6, 2016 - The BT Sport Relief Challenge: Hell On High Seas crew get their first taste of life at the extreme - a sea survival course in Cork, which is mandatory for all Volvo Ocean Race sailors

Sailing NEWS:

Royal Gazette
Olympian Barkow takes honours
Royal Gazette
The M32 Series was formed to create a professional sailing series on a regional level with the aim of staging fun, exciting and challenging arena style ...


The Sun Herald
Regatta kicks of sailing season in Mississippi Sound
The Sun Herald
AMANDA McCOY/SUN HERALD Various classes of sailboats, from Lasers to Optimists, wait for the start of the 2016 Alfonso Jr. Regatta and Sutter ...


Sail World
NZL Sailing Team - Three World Champions named in five events for Rio
Sail World
The NZ Olympic Committee have announced a team of ten sailors to contest five events, this morning at Wakatere Boating Club on Auckland's North ...

Michelle Slade's Sailing in Marin: Mill Valley family set for three-year cruise
Marin Independent Journal
Mill Valley's Frank and Marilia Middleton, owners of the Atlantic 47 Nogal, will be going on a three-year voyage with their three kids. Photo by Michelle ...


Sail World
Oman Air all set for Extreme Sailing Series opener on home waters
Sail World
2016 Extreme Sailing Series – A fresh and exciting era for Oman Sail dawns this week when new skipper Morgan Larson takes the helm of their new ...


Sailing World
Finn European Championship: Paine goes to Rio
Sailing World
He expertly laid a mark trap at the final mark in the second race of the day, and held up Paine while around 50 boats sailed past. This meant they both ...

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Getting Ahead of the Storm, Unforgiving Ocean, VOR Sailing Videos

Getting ahead of the storm | Volvo Ocean Race Video - As the BT Sport Relief Challenge: Hell On High Seas crew prepares for its last night at sea, here's a look back at the first half of the challenge - from leaving the dock, to rounding Land's End ...and battling gale force 10 winds in the English Channel - Published Mar 10, 2016



The unforgiving ocean | Volvo Ocean Race - Nine months. Four oceans, five continents. Over 40,000 nautical miles. There's a reason why they call the Volvo Ocean Race the world's toughest ocean challenge - and here it is. A trophy desired by so many, but lifted by so few, every three years, the best sailors on the planet step out of the comfort zone to truly test themselves against Mother Nature.

Sailing NEWS:

TeamUSA.org
Caleb Paine Qualifies For The 2016 US Olympic Sailing Team
TeamUSA.org
In the dog-eat-dog race that is Finn sailing in the United States, it was Caleb Paine that came out on top. After a nail-biting, winner-take-all battle at the ...
Caleb Paine (Finn) Wins Selection to Rio 2016 US Olympic Sailing Team - US SAILING (press release)
Finn Europeans: Netherlands Wins Title, Paine Wins Olympic Selection - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Sailing: Junior finishes regatta with fourth place - New Zealand Herald


Charleston Post Courier
Sailing to Cuba: An adventure of discovery and cultural exchange
Charleston Post Courier
There are sailors, and there are racing sailors. Charleston has a disproportionate number of the latter. Maybe that's why we did so well in the Conch ...


The Marshalltown
Mystery of the humpback whale 'tail-sailing' as she watches her calf off the Maui coast
The Marshalltown
A humpback whale captured 'tail-sailing' off the coast of Maui remains a mystery as researchers say the behavior is uncommon for the species and ...


Afloat
Royal Cork Viper Trio Eighth in Miami's Bacardi Sailing Week
Afloat
Cork Harbour's Anthony and Robert O'Leary and Tom Durcan have finished in the top eight of the competitive Viper 640 Bacardi Sailing Week fleet.


Times of Oman
Oman's young Olympic hopefuls taste success on Asian Sailing Championships debut
Times of Oman
Muscat: Oman's young Olympic hopefuls showed they were on a par with the best sailorsin Asia after a promising round of performances at the 2016 ...

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Countdown to Rio, Clipper Round the World Yacht Race (videos)

Countdown to Rio - Week 4 of the Clipper Race and leaders LMAX Exchange are heading for Rio's iconic skyline ahead of Qingdao and other front runners GREAT Britain, Derry~Londonderry~Doire and Garmin. Published on Sep 24, 2015

• Clipper 2015-16 Race Standings: Race Viewer
• More info: Clipper Round The World Race - ... a record breaking 40,000 nautical mile race around the world on a 70-foot ocean racing yacht. All that is asked of participants is a good level of fitness, an age over 18 - and a thirst for adventure into the unknown. Divided into eight legs and 14 to 16 individual races, you can choose to complete the full circumnavigation or select individual legs. It is the only race in the world where the organisers supply a fleet of twelve identical racing yachts, each with a fully qualified skipper to safely guide the crew....

Spinnaker Sheet Climb captured with Garmin VIRB - Visit Seattle crew member climbs the spinnaker sheet during Race 1 of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, London, UK to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Published on Sep 18, 2015



TRADE WINDS, DOLDRUMS AND TROPICAL SQUALLS TEST CLIPPER RACE FLEET - It's week three in the 5000+ nautical mile Atlantic Trade Winds Leg from London to Rio de Janeiro in the opening round of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. In this week's review LMAX Exchange clinches full points from the Scoring Gate and the front runners enter the new 'Doldrums Corridor' after racing off the African coast before heading out towards South America. Published on Sep 16, 2015

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The Unforgiving Ocean, Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 videos

The Unforgiving Ocean, Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 video - published on Jul 1, 2015: Nine months, over 40,000 miles across four oceans and five continents. Racing full-throttle through sacrifice, pain and exhaustion. Here's what it takes to be a Volvo Ocean Race sailor.



Abu Dhabi Seamanship Award | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published on Jul 4, 2015
When Team Vestas Wind grounded on its way to Abu Dhabi in Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race, a competitor turned saviour overnight - Team Alvimedica. The Abu Dhabi Seamanship Award 2014-15 goes to Charlie Enright, Will Oxley and the entire crew of the orange boat for their assistance.



Into the jungle | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - They call it the toughest media job in the world - and here's why! Nine Onboard Reporters have featured in the 2014-15 edition of this race, sending back daily stories from the most extreme areas of the planet.

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