The Ocean Race

Couch Guess Championship: Sam is the Man!

Sam H has absolutely nailed the Leg 3 guesses of the couch guess championship! He picked 3rd, 4th and 5th which also landed him the trifecta bonus point! Not only

Race on board team AkzoNobel in Auckland!

WIN A MONEY-CAN’T-BUY TRIP TO RACE WITH TEAM AKZONOBEL! Win a money-can’t-buy trip to race the team AkzoNobel Volvo Ocean Race boat in Auckland with the team AkzoNobel crew! Buy

Couch Guess Championship Leg 3 Guesses

Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race is underway, but the most important element of the race, is the entries for the Couch Guess Championship. It’s a hotly contested competition

Restart!

I had a quick look at the tracker. This is what I saw. No the tracker isn’t having issues and if you actually have a closer look at the tracker

Deliberately out of the loop and suffering from VORFOIOS

I did something… I deliberately ignored all Volvo Ocean Race emails and news over the last eight days am now completely out of the loop with the race. As I

Come on Brunel

I picked Brunel for the Leg 2 win, but at the moment… Well… Let’s just say that I’m starting to question my guessing skills. So how is the yellow submarine

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 Start: The best bits from the air

If you’re like me and didn’t stay up to watch the start of Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race because it was a school night, then don’t stress, because

Chinese Porn

Ok. So it’s not exactly Chinese Porn, but it’s definitely Chinese Sailing Porn! If you need a break in your day, then check out these epic pics of Volvo Ocean

Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 2 Live Stream

The rad peeps at the Volvo Ocean Race HQ are once again providing a live stream of the start of Leg 2.

DeckHardware sponsors Couch Guess Championship!

Our friends at DeckHardware in Sydney, Australia, have come on board as sponsors for the Live Sail Die Couch Guess Championship! Mel, who runs DeckHardware with her family, and who

Swim it, swim it good

Well there you go! Leg 1 is done, but not without controversy. It’s Sunday morning here in Auckland, and I watched the action unfold from the comfort of my couch.

Saturdays are made for Hardware Stores and Race Finishes

Volvo Ocean Race Update: Saturdays are made for Hardware Stores and Race Finishes Please excuse the tardiness of this already irregular Volvo update, but it has just cracked over to

Vestas pump the breaks and let the Jacuzzi out

VOLVO OCEAN RACE UPDATE: Vestas pump the breaks and let the Jacuzzi out. Vestas 11th Hour Racing still sits ahead of the pack with a handy 17nm lead over MAPFRE

Volvo Ocean Race Update: Finish on Saturday please

Volvo Ocean Race Update: Course Change. The public can only see the boats on Saturdays. Race Director Phil Lawrence has issued a course change to the fleet with the addition

Zhik – If it’s good enough for the Volvo, it’s good enough for you.

It’s the time of year when you need to start giving hints for Christmas ideas to your significant other or family. So here is a plug for Zhik and their

Volvo Ocean Race Update: Kyle smells

Much to my disappointment, Brunel is still playing catch up and MAPFRE is now in the lead which is playing havoc with my picks for leg one! But its not

LIVE: Volvo Ocean Race Leg 1 Start

Volvo Ocean Race Leg One: Alicante to Lisbon 1,450nm

LSD Couch Guess Championship

Want to get involved with the Volvo Ocean Race but can’t be bothered playing the game? Submissions will be publicised once the leg gets underway and results will be posted

Volvo Ocean Race Countdown: Number One

This is it! The final countdown for the Volvo Ocean Race. To celebrate let’s show off the one thing that all the boats are racing for – the Volvo Ocean

Volvo Ocean Race Countdown: Number 2

Two names, one race. Just two days to go until the start of the 2017/2018 Volvo Ocean race! So to celebrate this, we are going to focus on the two

Volvo Ocean Race Countdown: Number 3

With three days to go until the start of the Volvo Ocean Race we continue our countdown with Number 3 and focus on the three winning Kiwi skippers. New Zealand

Bianca Cook – Sailor, not cook

Volvo Ocean Race Countdown: Number 4