The new week started with a reshuffle of the Leg 4 leaderboard as the seven-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet eased into the Doldrums for the second time so far this race. After six days at sea, racing is so tight between the top five teams that the smallest of gains or losses can propel them up the rankings or send them plummeting down the positions. This was certainly the case on Monday as Vestas 11th Hour Racing became the new Leg 4 leaders while Dongfeng Race Team, the table-toppers for … [Read more...] about Lightning Strikes Volvo Ocean Race Yacht
Team Brunel
Quick Hoist for Team Brunel!
Team Brunel is hauled out ahead of her top to toe inspection and maintenance regime at the end of Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race which finished in Cape Town on Saturday 25 November 2017. Team Brunel finished in 4th place with an elapsed time of 19 Days, 10 Hours, 14 Mniutes and 44 Seconds. The fleet sets off for Freemantle, Australia on 10 December 2017. Current Standings after Leg 2: MAPFRE Dongfeng Vestas 11th Hour Racing Team Brunel AkzoNobel Sun Hung Kai / … [Read more...] about Quick Hoist for Team Brunel!
Neck and Neck as Pressure Mounts
While it may be a relaxed Sunday for many around the world, that is surely not the case for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet battling for position in the South Atlantic. In particular, the navigators and skippers are faced with choices that may largely determine their fate on Leg 2 as they race towards Cape Town. On Sunday morning, with most of the leading group having finally gybed and sailing an easterly track towards Cape Town, Team Brunel defied expectations and turned back to the southwest … [Read more...] about Neck and Neck as Pressure Mounts
In Port Win for Team Brunel
Bouwe Bekking’s Team Brunel fended off a late charge by MAPFRE to win the Mirpuri Foundation In-Port Race Lisbon on Friday afternoon. Conditions were challenging, to say the least, with squalls bringing rain and gusty, shifting winds. Not only that, but the confines of the mouth of the Tagus River meant a short leg length, with four laps of the race course – plenty of manoeuvres and boat handling for the teams. “I think we did well, we’ve made huge steps as a team,” Bekking said following … [Read more...] about In Port Win for Team Brunel
