The Ocean Race

Vestas 11th Hour Racing dismasted

Vestas 11th Hour Racing has dismasted while racing in Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race. The team is safe and reports there is no immediate danger to the crew.

What happened to MAPFRE?

MAPFRE suspended racing to make repairs to a broken mast track, however it seems that the damage was much more intense then first realised. Watch the video: Official Update from

MAPFRE suspends racing to make repair

MAPFRE has had to suspend racing while they make repairs to a damaged mast track. A section of the mast track came unglued from the mast five days ago, but

The end is nigh, for the Southern Ocean

David Witt and his Scallywag team continue to belt their way through formidable conditions heading for the Chilean coast. Meanwhile the rest of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet is holding

Richard Brisius: “We have probably lost one of our crew members in the Volvo Ocean Race”

It would take an absolute miracle to recover Scallywag crew member John Fisher from the Southern Ocean. Speculation is rife across many different publications regarding the situation, but honestly, I

The day I met a yachting legend. John Fisher. Scallywag.

No matter how much we dislike thinking about it, ocean racing is a dangerous game we play, but as humans, we are drawn to the excitement, the adventure and the

Man overboard on Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag

Man overboard on Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag Race Control for the Volvo Ocean Race has been informed by Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag of a man overboard incident, on Monday afternoon

Bye bye Volvo Ocean Race

You couldn’t have asked for better conditions for the start of Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race, Auckland to Itajai (Brazil). A 20 knot easterly with an outgoing tide,

“We don’t give a shit, we are just gonna send it”

It was a short by humerous skippers press conference here in Auckland today at the Volvo Ocean Race stopover, with Scallywag skipper David Witt once again living up to his

Brunel fly-by

How pumped would you be if you were one of these Wakatere Boating Club Opti kids?! Brunel Sailing did an epic fly-by when they were out training earlier this week

Scallywag Tour

One of the good things about the Volvo Ocean Race being in your home town is that you get to take advantage of the special events and VIP tours of

Watching the watchers

Sometimes there is more than just watching boats go racing. Watching the watchers can be just as entertaining! Results 1. Dongfeng Race Team 2. team AkzoNobel 3. MAPFRE 4. Vestas

Meet the sailors from Dongfeng & AkzoNobel thanks to Zhik!

Auckland VOR Arrival Photos

Here are a selection of photos taken during the 2017/2018 Volvo Ocean Race Auckland Stopover on Wednesday 28 February.

Auckland VOR Videos

Check out our videos from the the Live Sail Die coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race arriving in Auckland! What a fantastic night to be a sailor and sailing supporter!

Volvo Ocean Race Auckland: It’s gonna be close

Experts are calling it. This could be one of the closest finishes in the history of the epic race, and it’s all about to happen in our backyard. We’re watching

Powerhouse Bianca Cook

This is the best thing to see on a Monday morning. A video dedicated to Kiwi sailor Bianca Cook, who in just a days time, will sail into Auckland as

VOR Auckland Walk Around

The Volvo Ocean Race Auckland Stopover officially opened on Saturday 24th February, and if all had gone to plan, the boats were meant to arrive today. But we all know

We Share It

So you think you can drone?

There are loads of people out there who think they can fly a drone – myself included. James Blake, son of the legendary yachtie Sir Peter Blake, takes drone flying

Turn the Tide makes the cross!

Well well well would you look at that. Turn the Tide on Plastic has crossed Team Brunel. If you’re Peter Burling, that ain’t so good, but if you’re Bianca Cook,

Words to live by

In the last seven days someone has fallen overboard in the Volvo and been rescued. He wasn’t wearing any safety gear and is lucky to have been found. A boat

Alex overboard

He was a bit of a Scallywag growing up, but thank goodness he lives another day so that we can all give him a clip over the ear for not