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Volvo Ocean Race- Stu Bannatyne thoughts on the Southern Ocean - Video

by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com 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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