Volvo Ocean Race in Southern Ocean
2017-12-15
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The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is now in the tough Southern ocean.
The farther south you go, the shorter the distance, but the conditions are tougher with greater risk of damage.
For the moment is Dongfeng in the lead followed by Mapfre, Vestas, Team Brunell, Scallywag, Turn The Tide on Plastic and AkzoNobel. In that order.
Turn The Tide on Plastic has chosen a more northern course than the rest.
Dee Caffari, the skipper on Turn The Tide on Plastic give us a clue of the conditions in this honest post.
“I have had bad guts for 24 hours and I was thinking it may have been something I have eaten or drunk, but that is highly unlikely. If I was honest it may be the responsibility sitting heavy on me to make the right decision and get boat and team through the next 48 hours unscathed. It is turning my stomach in knots, something I have never experienced before.”
AkzoNobel had some damage on mast and mainsail and has been forced to slow down and go for a more nothern course, and try to identify potential repair options.
