“Itajai Race Village Opens” by Cailin 4/23/18
On April 6th, 2018 the Itajai race village opened in front of thousands of visitors. It was the third time that the race had visited Santa Catarina.
Good Start By Noah 4/23/18
Team Brunel is back in the lead
Pushing Hard by Vikram 4/23/18
Team SHK/Scallywag is back in the water and scheduled to take the start of Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race in Itajaí, Brazil on Sunday afternoon.The team had been in a race against time to have its boat prepared for racing after it was delivered to Itajaí on Thursday.
But the Boatyard crew, along with team members, suppliers, and with assistance from the other teams in the race, have readied the boat for racing in near record time and early on Saturday afternoon it returned to the water.
Team Brunel and Dongfeng Fight For The Lead by Julia 4/2/18
For the last 36 hours, Brunel and Dongfeng have been racing side to side. “The good news is that we have been eating the miles towards the finish quickly,” said Bekking. “Over the last five hours we averaged just under 24 knots! “You think you will be making big gains but no, only two miles on Dongfeng. They are pushing hard for the oh-so-important difference of the three extra points gained by coming first in this leg.” At last,