Sunday is start day in Cape Town and the forecast is for strong, gusty winds near 35 knots. This follows Saturday where the wind in the V+A Waterfront was a steady 35-40 knots, with stronger gusts.
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That’s plenty of breeze, even for the best sailors in the world.
It will make for a challenging start, as the teams negotiate a short triangle course before departing for the open ocean and a dive to the south to hook up with the first Southern Ocean weather system of the race.
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It’s everything we hoped this leg would bring – a return to the roots of the race on a 6,500 nautical mile race from Cape Town to Melbourne, Australia.
It promises to be an epic day for the start – follow all the action here. See below for all the details.
How to follow the Leg 3 Start in Cape Town:
Leg 3 begins at 1200 UTC/1400 local.
Watch it on the website:
Head to www.volvooceanrace.com at 0920 UTC/1120 for the dock out and 1145 UTC/1345 local for the racing, to catch a live stream of the action.
Check out Facebook Live:
We’ll go live at 0920 UTC/1120 local for the dock out and 1145 UTC/1345 local for the Leg start – you can visit our page to schedule a reminder so you don’t miss it.
Join us on our live blog:
We’ll be blogging all the moves and news from the racetrack on our live blog, including the best of clips and social content, from 1000 UTC/1200 local. You can find it at www.volvooceanrace.com
Make sure you follow us on Twitter:
We’re at @volvoooceanrace… and we’ll be live tweeting the action, as well as sharing the best content from the teams, stakeholders and fans on our feed.
Download the app:
It’s all-new, full of great content and fits on your mobile phone. Why wouldn’t you want the official Volvo Ocean Race app? Head to the App Store or Google Play to download it. It’s called Volvo Ocean Race.
Come down to the Race Village:
Based in V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, there’s a fantastic Race Village and it’s jam packed full of interactive elements, innovative structures and loads of exciting things to do.
Play the Game:
Test your skills against some of the best virtual sailors in the world with the Volvo Ocean Race Game. Play it here.
