VOR: Telefonica Black Arrives in Rio

Telefonica Black arrives at Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22 days after they left Singapore onboard the cargo ship 'Cap Palma'.


Telefonica Black arrives in Rio to begin preparations for the Rio de Janeiro In-port race Volvo Ocean Race, and leg 6 start. Image copyright Jose Olimpio/Equipo Telefonica.

Skipper Fernando Echavarri (ESP) said:

"We are working on the sails and I can say we are going to receive some new sails in Rio. We have used the data taken from the two boats of the team and we have made some developments regarding the sails.

"We are going to spend 2 weeks to repair the boat and I think we will have several days to train and check before the in port racing on the 4th of April."

More images of Telefonica Black arriving in Rio de Janeiro. All images copyright Jose Olimpio/Equipo Telefonica.







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