Long way down - Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09

[foosmonkey]

Jeez, that thing's gotta be pushing 25 knots!

[thestiguy]

@1:35 is how you break your mast.

[rusty7two]

What kind of speeds are we talking about here?



[bezzel1]

@rusty7two Looks like 20 - 25 kts. In 2008 "Ericsson 4" sailed 596 nm (1105 km) within 24 hours, at an average speed of 24.85 kts (46 km/h). For more records check out sailspeedrecords (dot) com

[krhonhos]

me encantaría participar de esta regata 

[marcolonardi1]

@becsaighead: NO PLEASE!!! Back again to mono-hulls for he America's Cup finally the old Auld Mug going to show the real "F1 of Sailing" superfast boat high-tech Racing Machine the new AC45 are amazing the next AC72 i cannot even imagine.

Unfortunately Space Sail Rockets like the USA17 Oracle e Alinghi Cat we couldn't watch for a while too expensive.

Now the Banque Popolaire 5 is on the Jules Verne Trophy if they hold the speed logged until now they circumnavigate the Globe in less the 40days.

[mopsnuf]

probably your best video.

[o0oAnAnAso0o]

also dem einen dem das nicht gefallen hat kam sicher unabsichtlich auf den button;)

[zouzou7680]

A quoi reconnait on un marin de la Volvo ?

Trés simple ... il ne sait pas prendre un ris...

[beachfiredude]

running at full tilt and jibbing

what fun and great streangth in the boat

[N2peopleskills]

Who needs engines when you have the wind.

[irishtimothy]

as we say in Nova Scotia....Giv'R!

[mopsnuf]

I want one :|

[weescone001]

THATS fast

[PrettyGetGoing]

oh my god, how high is that guy up there?! wow!

[MrCph1986]

@PrettyGetGoing Somewhere in between 30 and 35 meters above the deck!

[The40knots]

MONOHULL = REAL SAILBOATS

[ciscodiablo]

Don't fall overboard. We won't be coming back to get you.

[mkjhartmann]

Big boats, big trips, big money, big balls.  The best.

[megalops07]

What machines!!!!!!

[peterNZL]

that is fast ! !!

[HighDefinitionVideo]

Sweeeeet! That would be amazing to experience!

[SkyyCaptainn]

And some people still claim monohulls can't sail fast

[quickskopznz]

@SkyyCaptainn They can't go look at some cats and tris buddy!

[becsaighead]

@SkyyCaptainn Lot's changed in just the past ten years.  It's as if they've suddenly discovered jump drive. I just wished they'd stuck w/ monohulls in the America's Cup-just when they were starting to get the kinks worked out.

[peter00785]

Wow that is beauty at it's best. amazing.

[MrCicane]

OMFG...!! 0.o

[santicuervas]

1:31 team russia guys flying!! see the guy at the grinding asking the helsman to slow down!! like... ease it, tiger!!

[bolognaANDcheese3]

@santicuervas there raceing you want 2 go fast

[santicuervas]

@bolognaANDcheese3 no shit....!! really? well I would say that if you race crossing the atlantic you wouldn't want to break your boat.....

[technozocker]

yes it's very cool the boat!

[BIGBEAR973]

Awesome! Wow! Now that is sailing!

[Furs1010]

guys I kneel down infront of my screen :))

its very brave people

[jordanzVday]

w o w !!

[jordanzVday]

w o w !

[OctoErra]

Those vessels are pure beasts....

[svetlana5526]

very scary

[svetlana5526]

very scary

[klaaskabouter]

poundig through the waves

[cerfvolant11]

epic!

[resqual]

these boats can accelerate to a velocity of 15 knots with a wind of only 6m/s. pretty fast to be a sailing boat. i can barrely get my boat to 10 XD

[resqual]

it happened in this race that one man fall overboard, the sad thing was that when they finnaly picked him up, he already was dead. really sad for the crue on the boat. so the sailing is though both fysicaly and mentaly.

if you look close, some of the men in the crue wear helmets. i understand why when they reach speeds up to 40 knots out on open sea. like cap horn and south africa. really though sailing around cap horn.

[a6km]

R.I.P. Hans Horrevoets we will never forget you .....

[EH164NT]

fantastgic...: )...

[a6km]

the speed of these boats is just scary ......

[xXMaFabXx]

yeeaaah... imagine to fall out. i guess you would probably have no chance ( in a storm )

[igor197302]

figata!!!

[dzik87]

what's that soundtrack?

[leoarch]

im lovin this !!!

[defleppard10294]

free you say?...hmmmm...

[bezzel1]

world's fastest shower cubicle

amazing sport