There’s a tight fight at the front of the fleet as the final miles of Leg 7 fall into the wake of the leading boats…
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Dongfeng Race Team converted a strong start into an early lead as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet embarked on Leg 2, a 7,000 nautical mile race from Lisbon to Cape Town.
French sailor Armel Le Cléac’h has almost doubled his lead on arch-rival Alex Thomson overnight after finding breeze to the west of the Cape Verde islands.