Volvo Ocean Race: Fleet get a smacking on Leg 6

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board Sun hung Kai / Scallywag. This is what the front of the boat looked like this morning. 11 February, 2018 © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race

The six boat Volvo Ocean race fleet are now making fast time heading south east at over 20kts. According to the latest position sched. the lead group of two (MAPFRE and Team Brunel) are closely bunched with Dongfeng racing 19nm behind and Turn the Tide on Plastic only 19nm off the lead.

Team Akzonobel and SHK Scallywag who made an early bid to head north and pick the the breeze are around 60nm behind the leaders - which is sufficient for them to be able to take a different course through the The Doldrums and pull back the time, once they see how the front runners cope in the Convergence Zone.

See the latest Volvo OR Live video plus Scallywag 'fess up on their opening moves in the leg and why they didn't pay the anticipated dividend.

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 04 on board Brunel. Drone. Dongfeng 0,5 mile below. 10 February, 2018. - photo © Yann Riou / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 4 on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Henry Bomby fixing a wrist seal broken a few watches ago. 10 February, 2018. - photo © James Blake / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 5 on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Bianca Cook grinding in the surf. 10 February, 2018. - photo © James Blake / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 5 on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. The bow is somewhere up there. 10 February, 2018. - photo © James Blake / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 04 on board Brunel. Brunel and Dongfeng. 10 February, 2018. - photo © Yann Riou / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board Brunel. 11 February, . Reaching. Wet deck. Louis Balcaen, 10 February, 2018. - photo © Yann Riou / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 04 on board Dongfeng. Light breeze today and still no sun. Clouds are coming and wind will become shifty. 10 February, 2018. - photo © Martin Keruzore / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 04 on board Sun hung Kai / Scallywag. Alex Gough preparing to get out while Antonio Fontes is packing sheets outside. 10 February, 2018. - photo © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board Brunel. 11 February, . Reaching. Wet deck. Carlo Huisman, 10 February, 2018. - photo © Yann Riou / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 04 on board AkzoNobel. The clouds are closing in... 10 February, 2018. - photo © Rich Edwards / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board Sun hung Kai / Scallywag. Good mood onboard the Scallywag's. 11 February, 2018 - photo © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board MAPFRE, sailing with 30 kts, Louis Sinclair at the aft Pedestal. 11 February, 2018 - photo © Ugo Fonolla / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board MAPFRE, sailing with 30 kts, Rob Greenhalgh at the helm, Louis Sinclair at the aft pedestal. There is no place to hide yourself and avoid the constant water on deck. 11 February, 2018 - photo © Ugo Fonolla / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board Brunel. 11 February, . Kyle Langford. Reaching. Wet deck, 10 February, 2018. - photo © Yann Riou / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board MAPFRE, sailing with 30 kts, Pablo Arrarte at the main sheet. 11 February, 2018 - photo © Ugo Fonolla / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board Sun hung Kai / Scallywag. Trystan Seal making his way to the front pedestral to trim on the J1. 11 February, 2018 - photo © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 5 on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. -Bernado Freitas- I think he is trimming. 10 February, 2018. - photo © James Blake / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board Sun hung Kai / Scallywag. Marcus Ashley-Jones making his way back inside. 11 February, 2018 - photo © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board Sun hung Kai / Scallywag. Trystan Seal grinding under water. 11 February, 2018 - photo © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board Sun hung Kai / Scallywag. Alex Gough, concentrated on the helm as the breeze goes up and down. 11 February, 2018 - photo © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 6 to Auckland, day 05 on board Sun hung Kai / Scallywag. Good mood onboard the Scallywag's. 11 February, 2018 - photo © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race