Telefonica Big Wave Crashes - Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12

Amazing footage of Volvo Ocean Race competitor Team Telefónica being slammed by two monster waves as they blast through the Southern Ocean in over 40 knots of wind on Leg 5 from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajaí in Brazil . The crew experience life at the extreme as they hang on to whatever they can grab a hold of in a near capsize.

The footage, shot from one of the four fixed cameras on the boat, shows the entire on deck crew - including the helmsman - twice knocked off their feet by the impact of the up to 10 metre waves.

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[Tom Wooding]

Dick - kiwis practically ARE the race

[Joshua Purnell]

woah, bit of hate...

[damirovy]

Real adventure...

[Peter Mackin]

did i seriously just see the main try and flog down the centreline surfing one of those waves?

[hydrox393]

dont they sail just around Antarctica they dont got to miami, europe or any of those areas so it would seem like a pretty big distance difference but still a shit load harder and more fun

[DCBorg]

Impressive, but not that impressive. Imagine doing the same thing, but with only one sailor on board. That's the Vendee Globe - single-handed non-stop race around the world in 60' boats. Same ocean (Southern Ocean), same size boat. One man (or woman) crew.

Now THAT's balls/ovaries of steel.

[Margo Cx]

for a moment. it looks like they're in space...floating in mid air! hectic!