VOLVO OCEAN RACE

Meanwhile – Here’s how the professionals do it!

By |April 1st, 2015|Categories: VOLVO OCEAN RACE|Tags: |

By Andrew Freedman, From mashable.com This frightening and nauseating video was taken early this week on board a vessel taking part in the around-the-world Volvo Ocean race, as it encountered rough weather in the tumultuous Southern Ocean. The MAPFRE team's vessel did an involuntary "Chinese gybe," also known as a "death roll," while located about 2,000 miles from the nearest landmass. Two other teams did Chinese gybes on Monday into Tuesday, according to the race's website, in gale force winds and high seas, causing damage to some of the boats but no injuries. Here's how the Ocean Race officials define [...]

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