The Volvo Ocean Race unveils the route for 2014-15.
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East coasters rejoice, the Volvo Ocean Race to stop at Newport, Rhode Island for first time during the 2014-15 event.
Newport, a popular New England tourist destination, is the sixth Host Port for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 to be revealed so far. The Race will start in Alicante, Spain and visit Recife in north east Brazil. Later in the Race, the teams will race to Auckland in New Zealand before rounding Cape Horn and making a second Brazilian stop in Itajaí and then heading to Newport.
The Race will finish in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The remaining stopovers on the 2014-15 route will be revealed over the coming weeks.
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Night of chaos as Alberto surprises fleet
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet found themselves in survival mode battling their way out of the eye of a violent tropical storm overnight, suddenly caught in lightning and gale force headwinds.
Image: Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race
Camper weathers one final storm before arriving in Miami last week.
PUMA’s Mar Mostro arriving in Miami last week.
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Andres Soriano gives us a behind the scenes peak at what it’s like to be the Media Crew Member (MCM) on-board Sanya Lan.
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