Volvo Ocean Race - Memorable departure for Dongfeng Race Team

by Yann Riou, Dongfeng Race Team OBR on 21 Nov 2014 Well, safe to say that was a Volvo Ocean Race departure that will stay in our memories. With fluctuating winds from 0-40 knots we have an epic sundown as we sailed away from Table Mountain – who was also dressed for the occasion with a thick cloud hanging over the top.

From where we were standing the start looked pretty epic, we cannot wait to see the footage but I guess that’s something that will have to wait. This little journey is going to take up to 22, 24, 28 days – perhaps even 30? At least that’s how many days food we have packed.

'The goal was to be safe. We are not first, but we manage to get out of this without breaking anything. Now we can race.' (Charles)

And that’s exactly what we did. We raced within proximity of the fleet. After a lot of maneuvers and trimming we’ve made our way to the front of the fleet, not great to watch but it did the job. We are still sailing upwind but the boat isn’t bouncing too much.

Have a nice Dongfeng Race Team website