Video: Chinese gybe on Turn The Tide On Plastic
by Turn The Tide On Plastic 24 Dec 2017 06:37 PST
24 December 2017

Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, day 13, on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Nico Lunven helping to stack the sail while preparig to set up the Fractional Code 0, aka FRO © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race
Rough and wavy conditions threw Turn the Tide on Plastic into what sailors refer to as a "Chinese gybe".
Fortunately everything was okay onboard, no injuries or gear failure and the team is back up and racing at over 20 knots of boat speed. Watch below!
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