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Volvo Ocean Race - Stories of the Southern Ocean - three sailors tell

by Sail-World.com on 13 Jul 2016
Tony Rae nursing Camper through monster Southern Ocean waves during Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajai, Brazil. Hamish Hooper/Camper ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race
The next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will see the seven or eight entries sail a near lap of the planet in southern latitudes taking in the three Capes - heading north for the Asian section - and only missing passing south of New Zealand.

In these three videos Volvo Ocean Race features three sailors telling their stories and impressions of racing in the Southern Ocean on the old four leg Round the World Race course.

Volvo Ocean Race legend Grant Dalton on the 2017-18 route ...and some Southern Ocean Stories of his own - including a near sinking

"You need to be tough"

Volvo Ocean Race legend Grant Dalton on the 2017-18 route ...and some #SouthernOceanStories of his own

Posted by Volvo Ocean Race on Monday, July 11, 2016


Just how cold is life down south? This 1973-74 race sailor tells us his Southern Ocean Stories - and the moral of the story is - don't forget your thermals

Just how cold is life down south? This 1973-74 race sailor tells us his #SouthernOceanStories - and the moral of the story is, don't forget your thermals

Posted by Volvo Ocean Race on Monday, July 4, 2016


Ever wondered what it's like to sail through icebergs in the Southern Ocean Peder Lunde, Olympic gold medallist, and skipper of Berge Viking in the 1981-82 race, tells us his Southern Ocean stories

Ever wondered what it's like to sail through icebergs in the Southern Ocean? Peder Lunde, Olympic gold medallist, and skipper of Berge Viking in the 1981-82 race, tells us his #SouthernOceanStories

Posted by Volvo Ocean Race on Thursday, June 30, 2016






















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