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10. May 2015
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Left, right?! I'm confused ;)

Left, right?! I'm confused ;)

An exiting day in Newport, Rhode Island watching the Volvo Ocean In-Port Race.

Only 4 hours drive from my new home, a trip I did delightfully. The race itself actually wasn’t the most exiting event of the day; reaching race with a lot less details and close ups compared to the live-stream. The action in the race village, the boats, the sailors made it worthwhile!

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Seeing the boats, that I have seen so often on TV in real life sets things into perspective. We couldn’t get on-board a Volvo but Vestas had build a model – casted in the original mold with just different materials that one could get onto. Amazing boats. I was really surprised about the bunks – a lot more comfy than I envisioned; but poor on-board reporter. He really got one of the worst places in the boat; rather a cave where even a bear wouldn’t prefer to spent the wintertime.

Being there made me anxious to get back onto the water. If someone had asked, I would have joined any of the teams for the next leg to Lisbon. … who wouldn’t!

I got some pretty colorful shots from the sailors parade and around the area before race start. Unfortunately the sun died on us later the day, basically with start of the race.

Race Village

Volvo exhibition hall
Volvo exhibition hall
VO 2015 Route
VO 2015 Route
Massive bow sprits
Massive bow sprits

In-Port Race Newport
In-Port Race Newport
All teams lined up
All teams lined up
Volvo Digger Challenge
Volvo Digger Challenge

Volvo Digger Challenge
Volvo Digger Challenge
Fans supporting SCA
Fans supporting SCA
SCA campaigning for a cleaner world
SCA campaigning for a cleaner world

Lego VO65
Lego VO65
Lego VO65
Lego VO65
Epic
Epic

Vestas Model
Vestas Model
Scoreboard
Scoreboard

Sailors Parade

Sailors' Terrace
Sailors’ Terrace
Delivering high class footage as we not it
Delivering high class footage as we not it
Birdy bird
Birdy bird

Leading the way to the boats
Leading the way to the boats
Live music ...
Live music …
Why is he looking at me like that?!
Why is he looking at me like that?!

Announcing the teams
Announcing the teams
Team SCA
Team SCA
Sam Davis - Skipper
Sam Davis – Skipper

The youngest team - Alvimedica
The youngest team – Alvimedica
Team MAPFRE
Team MAPFRE
Team Brunel with Skipper Bouwe Bekking
Team Brunel with Skipper Bouwe Bekking

Team Dongfeng with Skipper Charles Chaudrelier
Team Dongfeng with Skipper Charles Chaudrelier
Dongfeng - bringing sailing to China
Dongfeng – bringing sailing to China
Overall leader - Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing
Overall leader – Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing

Getting Ready To Race

Team Abu Dhabi
Team Abu Dhabi
SCA first to depart
SCA first to depart
Volvo Ocean Race Banners
Volvo Ocean Race Banners

Team Brunel - last minute preparations
Team Brunel – last minute preparations
Team Brunel - last minute preparations
Team Brunel – last minute preparations
Look at those fenders
Look at those fenders

The Home Team
The Home Team
Taking the banners down
Taking the banners down
Hooking up the main
Hooking up the main

Alivmedica on its way
Alivmedica on its way
Nice camera dude, almost as big as mine ;)
Nice camera dude, almost as big as mine 😉
Brunel on its way
Brunel on its way

Dongfeng on its way
Dongfeng on its way
Abu Dhabi on its way
Abu Dhabi on its way

In-Port Race

Reaching conditions, no up-wind leg
Reaching conditions, no up-wind leg
5 minutes to start
5 minutes to start
Fly by
Fly by

Abu Dhabi overtaking Brunel
Abu Dhabi overtaking Brunel
About 11.000 spectators
About 11.000 spectators
Left, right?! I'm confused ;)
Left, right?! I’m confused 😉

Pre-start phase, the code-zero will be the only foresail used in the race
Pre-start phase, the code-zero will be the only foresail used in the race
MAPFRE secured their lead start through the entire race
MAPFRE secured their lead start through the entire race
Brunel in bad air of SCA
Brunel in bad air of SCA

Against the incoming tide
Against the incoming tide
Reaching
Reaching
Reaching ... just the other direction
Reaching … just the other direction

Reaching ... just the other direction
Reaching … just the other direction
Reaching ... just the other direction
Reaching … just the other direction
Two contenders
Two contenders

Payoff ...
Payoff …
Jibing
Jibing
Concentration!
Concentration!

SCA still ahead of Abu Dhabi
SCA still ahead of Abu Dhabi
Taking around the windward buoy ... bold move
Taking around the windward buoy … bold move
Jibing
Jibing

Last leg
Last leg
Another contender trying to sneak onto the race course
Another contender trying to sneak onto the race course
And the winner is ...
And the winner is …

... not him
… not him
Buoy back to base ...
Buoy back to base …
MAPFRE 1st!
MAPFRE 1st!

Teams preparing their boats for Lisbon

Checking ... something
Checking … something
Loading the boat
Loading the boat
Drinks and suits
Drinks and suits

... for the girls
… for the girls
Alvimedica cockpit
Alvimedica cockpit
Preparing for the leg to Lisbon
Preparing for the leg to Lisbon

Preparing for the leg to Lisbon
Preparing for the leg to Lisbon
Preparing for the leg to Lisbon
Preparing for the leg to Lisbon
Cloth for the ladies
Cloth for the ladies

Fair winds!

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