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Volvo Ocean RaceLeg 7 started - the recording

Lars Bolle

 · 17.05.2015

Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 7 started - the recordingPhoto: Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race
The field at the pre-start round before Newport
It's back to Europe. On Sunday evening, the Volvo field took off from Newport heading for Lisbon - into difficult conditions

With a constant 15 knots and picture-book weather, it was a worthwhile start to the seventh leg. Tight manoeuvres, close encounters, guests jumping into the water - there was everything you need for a successful sailing sports broadcast.

The highlights of the launch

The recording of the start

But just two hours after the start, the field reached a light wind area, from which Mapfre and Team SCA were able to break away and take a narrow lead.

The positions in the morningPhoto: Volvo Ocean Race The positions in the morning
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Lars Bolle

Lars Bolle

Chief Editor Digital

Lars Bolle is Editor-in-Chief Digital and one of the co-founders of YACHT's online presence. He worked for many years as an editor in the Sports and Seamanship section and has covered many sailing events. His personal sailing vita ranges from competitive dinghy sailing (German champion 1992 in the Finn Dinghy) to historic and modern dinghy cruisers and charter trips.

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