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Volvo Ocean Race Leg 7 from Auckland to Itajai, day 09 on board Dongfeng. Daryl Wislang trimming the mian whil Vestas is trying to stay in our wake
© Martin Keruzore / Volvo Ocean Race
Spring's reluctant arrival and the wind-blown realities of two big ocean races
For the men and women engaged in the nautical dogfight known as the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR), there are no spring flowers or other harbingers of warmer days.