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Team AkzoNobel heads out of Auckland at the start of Leg 7, Auckland to Itajai, no really knowing what lay ahead in the Southern Ocean
© Jesus Renedo / Volvo Ocean Race
Volvo OR: Chris Nicholson gives his take on Leg 7
“You know that it's been a big night for them [MAPFRE] – especially coming into the Horn in the conditions we were in. That stuff shakes you up, it really does. Everyone gets back on the bike and goes again, but it still rattles you for quite a while.