Volvo Ocean Race - Team Brunel set sail for Gothenburg
by Team Brunel - Robbert-Jan Metselaar on 21 Jun 2015
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Volvo Ocean Race - With the support of thousands of fans, Team Brunel left The Hague. Alvimedica, Dongfeng Race Team and MAPRE were the first boats to leave the harbor. Bouwe Bekking and his crew passed the start line at 14.37 local time.
'This is the best stopover I've experienced during this race,' said Bouwe Bekking before the restart of leg nine. 'It’s great to receive the love and support of all our fans. If we arrive in Gothenburg in this order, we will have the same amount of points as Dongfeng Race Team. Then it will all come down to a tiebreak during the final In-port race in Gothenburg. But off course I'd rather overtake MAPFRE or Dongfeng Race Team so that we will secure our second place in the overall ranking of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15.'
The fleet set sail for Gothenburg now, where they are expected to arrive around 22nd June.
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