The fleet will sail through the notorious Roaring Forties and Furious Fifties where the winds consistently blow above 40 knots and conditions are more than capable of breaking boats.
Date: 17/3/2012
The most beautiful pictures taken from aboard Groupama 4 in the fourth leg Sanya-Auckland. eg
Date: 28/2/2012
The breeze was fairly light at this morning's start (0800 UTC) to this second part of the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, with around five knots of ENE'ly breeze off the port of Malé (Maldives). As such the fleet is headed upwind for the initial 1,300-miles to the Straits of Malacca…
Date: 21/1/2012
The best pictures of 1st leg Alicante to Cape Town, Volvo Ocean Race
Date: 6/11/2011
Pre view from Alicante. Together SLAM and Groupama Sailing team.
Date: 2/11/2011
SLAM, Groupama, technical collection in Lorient, France.
Date: 11/6/2011
Puerto Calero RC 44 World Championship. SLAM is official supplier of RC44 Class Association.
Date: 12/10/2010