Telefonica Blue officially suspended racing having reached landfall near Gibraltar last night to undertake repairs to the steering gear they damaged soon after the race start in Alicante. -  Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race ©   Click Here to view large photo

Telefonica Blue officially suspended racing having reached landfall near Gibraltar last night to undertake repairs to the steering gear they damaged soon after the race start in Alicante. -  Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race ©   Click Here to view large photo

Ericsson 4 heads into the Gibraltar strait during leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race. -  Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race ©   Click Here to view large photo

Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 battle it out for contention in the Gibraltar strait during leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race. -  Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race ©   Click Here to view large photo

Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 battle it out for contention in the Gibraltar strait during leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race. -  Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race ©   Click Here to view large photo

Green Dragon puts their boat to the test, offshore at the start of leg 1 of The Volvo Ocean Race. Next is a 6,500nm battle to Cape Town, South Africa. -  Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race ©   Click Here to view large photo

PUMA Ocean Racing puts il mostro to the test, offshore at the start of leg 1 of The Volvo Ocean Race. Next is a 6,500nm battle to Cape Town, South Africa. -  Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race ©   Click Here to view large photo

(l-r) Bouwe Bekking watches on as Xabier Fernandez and Pepe Ribes attempt to repair steering damage to Telefonica Blue which occured shortly after the start of leg 1. -  Gabriele Olivo-Telefonica Blue-Volvo Ocean Race ©   Click Here to view large photo

(l-r) Xabier Fernandez and Pepe Ribes attempt to repair steering damage to Telefonica Blue which occured shortly after the start of leg 1. -  Gabriele Olivo-Telefonica Blue-Volvo Ocean Race ©   Click Here to view large photo

Telefonica Blue returns to racing after pulling in overnight to make repairs at the start of Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 -  Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race ©   Click Here to view large photo

Telefonica Blue returns to racing after pulling in overnight to make repairs at the start of Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 -  Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race ©   Click Here to view large photo

by Volvo Ocean Race Media   11:46 AM Mon 13 Oct 2008 GMT

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