Volvo Ocean Race- Stu Bannatyne thoughts on the Southern Ocean - Video
by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com NZL on 13 Mar 2015
Stuart Bannatyne on watch as Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand pass into the 'furious fifties' on their way South to Cape Horn during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, Hamish Hooper/Camper ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race
New Zealand Round the World sailor, Stu Bannatyne has been bought into the crew of Team Alvimedica for Leg 5 through the Southern Ocean.
It will be his seventh round the world race - he has won three round the world races - and is one of three people - all New Zealanders who have achieved this feat.
In this interview with Sail-World's NZ Editor, Richard Gladwell, he talks about his involvement with the team as a coach; Issues in the Southern Ocean; The Volvo 70 compared to the Volvo 65; How hard boats can be pushed in the Southern Ocean; and Comparisons between the earlier boats and round the world races in which he has competed and this latest edition and more..
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