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Life of Volvo Ocean Race sailor in pictures – Eat, sleep, sail, repeat

by Volvo Ocean Race on 30 Oct 2017
Leg 1 – Alicante to Lisbon, First Morning onboard team AkzoNobel. The crew get taken out by a wave crashing over the deck – Volvo Ocean Race Konrad Frost / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race saw the teams race 1,850 nautical miles from Alicante to Lisbon, spending approximately six days at sea. Here are some of the best images that show just how weird life offshore can be...

Leg 1, Day 4 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard team Brunel. British sailor Annie Lush rinses saltwater off her face – Volvo Ocean Race © Martin Keruzore / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 1, Day 4 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard team Brunel. British sailor Annie Lush rinses saltwater off her face – Volvo Ocean Race © Martin Keruzore / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 1, Day 4 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard team Brunel. Dutch sailor Carlo Huisman tries to dry out some of his kit – Volvo Ocean Race © Martin Keruzore / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 1, Day 4 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard team Brunel. Dutch sailor Carlo Huisman tries to dry out some of his kit – Volvo Ocean Race © Martin Keruzore / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 1, Day 3 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard MAPFRE. The sailors improvise as they try and dry their boots whilst there are no waves crashing over the deck – Volvo Ocean Race © Ugo Fonolla / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 1, Day 3 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard MAPFRE. The sailors improvise as they try and dry their boots whilst there are no waves crashing over the deck – Volvo Ocean Race © Ugo Fonolla / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 1, Day 5 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard team AkzoNobel. Dutch Skipper Simeon Tienpont gets the latest position reports from Race Control – Volvo Ocean Race © Konrad Frost / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 1, Day 5 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard team AkzoNobel. Dutch Skipper Simeon Tienpont gets the latest position reports from Race Control – Volvo Ocean Race © Konrad Frost / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 1 – Alicante to Lisbon, First Morning onboard team AkzoNobel, Kiwi sailor Brad Ferrand brushes his teeth after waking up from his 2 hour sleep – Volvo Ocean Race © Konrad Frost / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 1 – Alicante to Lisbon, First Morning onboard team AkzoNobel, Kiwi sailor Brad Ferrand brushes his teeth after waking up from his 2 hour sleep – Volvo Ocean Race © Konrad Frost / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 1, Day 3 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard AkzoNobel. Danish sailor Nicolai Sehested repairs a winch – Volvo Ocean Race © Konrad Frost / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 1, Day 3 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard AkzoNobel. Danish sailor Nicolai Sehested repairs a winch – Volvo Ocean Race © Konrad Frost / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 1, Day 2 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Australian sailor Alex Gough and Dutch Olympian Annemeike Bes repair a sail onboard in 20 knots of wind – Volvo Ocean Race © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 1, Day 2 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Australian sailor Alex Gough and Dutch Olympian Annemeike Bes repair a sail onboard in 20 knots of wind – Volvo Ocean Race © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 1, Day 6 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard Team Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag. Skipper David Witt smiles as his jokes with his navigator Steve Hayles – Volvo Ocean Race © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 1, Day 6 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard Team Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag. Skipper David Witt smiles as his jokes with his navigator Steve Hayles – Volvo Ocean Race © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 1, Day 6 – Alicante to Lisbon, afternoon onboard Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Australian Tom Clout helms as his teammates' boots dry in the sea breeze – Volvo Ocean Race © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 1, Day 6 – Alicante to Lisbon, afternoon onboard Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Australian Tom Clout helms as his teammates' boots dry in the sea breeze – Volvo Ocean Race © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 1, Day 3 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard Turn the Tide on Plastic. 4 hours on, 4 hours off - the crew grab some rest in between sailing shifts – Volvo Ocean Race © Jen Edney / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 1, Day 3 – Alicante to Lisbon, onboard Turn the Tide on Plastic. 4 hours on, 4 hours off - the crew grab some rest in between sailing shifts – Volvo Ocean Race © Jen Edney / Volvo Ocean Race


Who says men can't multitask? American sailor Nick Dana enjoys a peach while grinding onboard Vestas 11th Hour Racing – Volvo Ocean Race © James Blake / Volvo Ocean Race
Who says men can't multitask? American sailor Nick Dana enjoys a peach while grinding onboard Vestas 11th Hour Racing – Volvo Ocean Race © James Blake / Volvo Ocean Race

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