Michael Holloway's FilterBlogs: Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12: Sailing porn

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12: Sailing porn

In my last post on the Volvo Ocean Race I presented prose by a crew member in the third day of hell on the North Atlantic Ocean.

Now for something completely different.

Violent footage from Leg 8:

Huge Wave Knocks Down Nico - Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12

"Amazing footage from Volvo Ocean Race competitor CAMPER with ETNZ shows a big wave crashing against the crew on deck while skipper Chris Nicholson is at the helm sailing over 25 knots boat speed on the Bay of Biscay heading to Lorient, France."
"Huge Wave Knocks Down Nico - Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12": http://youtu.be/ytLYOt2NHvU

From the video: Chris Nicholson, Skipper - Camper with ETNZ:

"... There were 1 or 2 ways in... one wave that I managed not to catch, and if we'd caught it there would have been tears at the bottom... and one wave that we did catch - and it had tears at the bottom."

More please.

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 - Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/volvooceanracevideos/videos

..more...

(Via New.Livwatream.com - http://new.livestream.com/camperemiratesteamnz/Leg8/videos/1474323)

(Via New.Livwatream.com - http://new.livestream.com/camperemiratesteamnz/Leg8/videos/1470896)

Raw Power - The Best of Leg 8 - Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12

Via Youtube channel VolvoOceanRace / playlists /leg 8 - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL47915E8FA7E2EF6B&feature=plcp

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2 comments:

hl67August 20, 2012 at 1:11 AM
Ever since I was a boy I have enjoyed watching the Volvo Ocean Race (including when the race had a different sponsor name!). I don't know if it was a decision made by the race organisers or Volvo: Sydney, isn't one of the cities visited by VOR anymore. As beautiful as Auckland harbour is, I'd love to see the race back In Sydney.
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Michael HollowayAugust 20, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Cool. I discovered the existence of the race one Saturday while surfing the web; the race was in the Port of Miami at the time.
Do you / have you sail(ed)?
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