Things are slow for the fleet while they are stuck in an area of no wind & high temperatures... perfect scenario for 'the hunger games' onboard MAPFRE.
A quick Team Vestas Wind update, then we catch up with Ian Walker and have some dental work on Abu Dhabi, plus a hygiene refresh onboard Dongfeng, as it gets lighter and lighter in the Indian Ocean.
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 2, Cape Town to Abu Dhabi updates:
JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR;
Volvo Ocean Race official website;
Volvo Ocean Race dashboard
JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR;
Volvo Ocean Race official website;
Volvo Ocean Race dashboard
Nicholson and crew safe after sailing into reef in round the world race
The Australian
None of the sailors was injured and the team plans to transport them to Mauritius over the next 24 hours via a ferry which services St Brandon.
The National
Pair of golds for France and Australia as ISAF Sailing World Cup Finals conclude
The National
ABU DHABI // It was a good day for sailors from France and Australia on Sunday as two gold medals each went their way from the 10 that were up for ...
Shaw takes Sailing World Cup gold in Abu Dhabi - Eurosport
Two gold medals for Australia at ISAF Sailing World Cup Final - My Sailing
Sailing Journal: St Kitts and Nevis Launches National Yachting Policy
Caribbean Journal
The new policy, which was unveiled this week, aims to develop a “sustainable yachting sector,” according to McClean Hobson, director of Maritime ...
Times of Oman
Sailing: Oman Air switch gears for Sydney Act
Times of Oman
Muscat: Oman Sail's Oman Air Extreme Sailing boat will have a shuffle-up in its crew line-up as it gears up for the final act of the 2014 Extreme Sailing ...
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