Alicante's Iberdrola In-Port Race

The in-port race marked the start of the epic 39,000 nautical mile round the world race, tipped to be the most hotly contested edition in the event´s 38-year history.
Strong winds and pelting rain greeted the teams as they left the dock in Alicante, Spain, but by the time the start gun fired at 1400 local time (1200 UTC-GMT) the weather cleared with a 10-15-knot breeze blowing down the race course and the state-of-the-art Volvo Open 70s blasting along Alicante's coast around the short inshore course.
An incredibly close start saw Abu Dhabi, CAMPER and Groupama lined up and equally matched, each looking for the slight advantage over their rivals.

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• Alicante
• Iberdrola
• In-Port Race
• Volvo ocean race
• groupama 4
• slam sailing