PUMA Ocean Racing at night, on leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro. Image copyright Rick Deppe/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race.
Telefonica Blue suffered a cruel blow when the Spanish boat broke its forestay while leading the fleet through the Southern Ocean on day 20 of leg 5
All images in this section copyright Gabriele Olivo/Telefonica Blue/Volvo Ocean Race.
Disappointment among the crew (l-r) Xabier Fernadez, Jordi Calafat and Jonathan Swain
Xabier Fernandez looking at the broken piece of forestay
Skipper Bouwe Bekking notified Volvo Ocean Race headquarters of their mishap at 17:40 GMT. The crew has put in place a jury rig and has decided to carry on under reduced sail.
Ericsson 4 in the Southern Ocean
Both images in this section copyright Guy Salter/Ericsson 4/Volvo Ocean Race.
Telefonica Blue set about repairing their damaged mainsail
All images in this section copyright Gabriele Olivo/Telefonica Blue/Volvo Ocean Race.
Volvo Ocean Race
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