THE START OF LEG 5
Leg 5 of the Volvo ocean Race Auckland to Itajai is underway. The route will take the fleet through the cold Southern Ocean toward the ice exclusion line. Seas are rough and winds are strong.
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| Final goodbyes before the cold and the wet of the Southern Ocean. |
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| Dongfeng with the city of Auckland in the background |
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| Preparations before the start of the Auckland to Itajai Race |
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| The race is about to commence |
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| The start of leg 5, the Auckland to Itajai race. |
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| Dongfeng heading out to high seas. |
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| The girls may be last but they are determined and consident |
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| The city of Auckland in the background. |
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| And they're off to Itajai |
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| Final strategies to win the race |
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| Fully loaded with hardly any space to walk |
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| Enjoying the calm while it lasts. |
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| Forty winks before the fun starts. |
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| The angry east cape seas |
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| Icy foam and froth of the sea chilling the bones of the crew. |
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| Elodie Mettraux fast asleep without a care in the world |
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| At least Command centre is dry and perhaps even cosy. |
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| Two albatrosses following the girls. |
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| The girls mounting the radar / satellite system. |
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