Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 1 Strategic Review - how USA won the first leg

by Mark Chisnell - Volvo Ocean Race on 1 Nov 2017 It’s been a cracking opening to the Volvo Ocean Race, right from the first moments off Alicante – with the umpires in action early – all the way to the final struggle to get across the finish line in the light air off Lisbon.

Three moves

It was a highly deserved win by skipper Charlie Enright, navigator Simon Fisher and their team on Vestas 11th Hour Racing, and it came through three smart moves that we’re going to pick apart in more detail right here. The first happened early, as it so often does in ocean racing – on the first night out of Alicante.

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