Close finish
MAPFRE win over Dongfeng and Vestas 11th Hour Racing in Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Pressure coming on
There are new leaders heading into the final week of racing in Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race.
New leaders
The Volvo Ocean Race has new leadership.
Doldrum downers
Close encounters with leaders slowing.
Tech on board
Team AkzoNobel debuts SAP’s biometric sensor technology in Volvo Ocean Race.
Crews challenged
Localised weather in the form of intense storm clouds is pushing more challenges on to the Volvo Ocean Race fleet.
Flying start
Next stop – Cape Town, as Dongfeng lead the Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Lisbon.
Endurance test
Crews in the Volvo Ocean Race are preparing for the long run from Lisbon to Cape Town, which gets underway on Sunday.
First leg finished
There were some tense moments on the final approach to Lisbon, but Vestas 11th Hour Racing is across the line for a fantastic Leg 1 win.
Tide turns for Strömberg
Race winner Martin Strömberg joins Turn the Tide on Plastic.
Sailing stars to Turn the Tide
Turn the Tide on Plastic have announced two more female sailors for their Volvo Ocean Race campaign – Irish Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy and New Zealand’s Bianca Cook.
Leg zero victory
Spanish Team MAPFRE completed Leg Zero victory while Vestas 11th Hour Racing celebrated a first stage win in another sign of just how competitive this Volvo Ocean Race is shaping up to be.
Burling joins Brunel
Olympic gold medallist and America’s Cup winning helmsman Peter Burling has joined Team Brunel for the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race – and he’s already out sailing with his new teammates in pre-race qualifying.
Wardley turns the tide
Turn the Tide on Plastic skipper Dee Caffari has named her first crew member of the 2017-18 edition by signing up two-time Volvo Ocean Race veteran Liz Wardley.
Brazilian boost
Team AkzoNobel have added Martine Grael, the Brazilian sailing gold medallist from the 2016 Olympics in Rio, to their crew for the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18.
Leg Zero – what to expect
Leg Zero not only takes care of the official qualifying for the Volvo Ocean Race, it’s also the first chance to see the teams in a competitive shakedown against each other.
