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Volvo Ocean Race - Daily Live - Day 5, Leg 2

by Volvo Ocean Race on 9 Nov 2017
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 04, on board Vestas 11th Hour. /Volvo Ocean Race. 09 November, 2017. Martin Keruzore / Volvo Ocean Race
Niall Myant-Best and Conrad Colman go live from Race HQ to look at all the moves and highlights from the water on Day 5 of Leg 2 – after one of the most epic starts in Volvo Ocean Race history.

Catch the video explaining the latest moves, plus the latest images from on-board.












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