Mark Chisnell Volvo Ocean Race blog - Leg 7 Start
by Mark Chisnell, B&G 19 May 2015 17:43 BST
5 May 2015
Volvo Ocean Race Leg 7 starts from Newport, Rhode Island © Ainhoa Sanchez / Volvo Ocean Race
The final ocean crossing of the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race is underway, the fleet started from Newport, Rhode Island on Sunday and are already two days into Leg 7. It's 2,800 miles to Lisbon in Portugal, and it was expected to only take them about eight or nine days.
Unsurprisingly, making the early running are the overall leaders Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, and the team chasing them for the main prize, Dongfeng Race Team.
Read Mark Chisnell's full blog post here...