The Full Story - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 

I would love to see this turned into a Netflix series like what they do with Formula 1. There is absolutely way more action potential on a 3 month race around the world!

This is an amazing sport, strongly influenced by……Young Aussies. Once again, Aussies amongst the best in the world. This sport leads the world in development, technology, presentation. It’s brilliant to watch!!!

Thoughts for the families of that fisherman, and the racing sailor, John Fisher. Let us remember them, and remember that the sea gives a lot, but may take much more. Neptune rules over his kingdom with an iron fist.

I am staggered, no harness??? No one goes on the deck of my boat in the open ocean, specially a race, without a full harness with crutch straps and a 12 ton carbon/kevlar wrapped steel wire safety line. They carry ten red flares and a 100,000 lumens strobe on a 20cm telescopic stick that extends to 4m, plus a personal EPIRB. This is all in the outer wet weather jacket. This is what we learned from the infamous 1998 Sydney to Hobart. All this has to be supplied by each crew member and is inspected and checked as often as possible. The SOLAS compulsory man overboard protocol in 40+knots of wind requires that you trail 2-4, 50m fluro ropes out the back with large loops every 3m to put an arm through. They are each terminated on a winch. You put the helm hard over and broach the boat immediately. You bring the boom midships. You do the same with the jib. You lock the steering and you can stop completely, and then the boat will just do circles, even in big seas and big winds. Someone goes up the mast. These yachts only weigh 12 tons. They can stop really quickly. When you have the sailor beside the boat, sometimes its impossible to lift them out of the water. You run the boom out, drop the main 6', drop the boom into the water and scoop them out in the pocket of the main that is created above the boom. To go in the Hobart you have to practice all this. Everyone of the crew has to feel what its like. In a 1m sea you lose sight of a head after 10m drifting. If you are travelling at 20 kts, you are out of sight in ten seconds. When this other guy was pulled back on board he only had skins on. Are they serious? Thats criminal. The IYRF would take away their accreditation.

For such an exciting, touching and important story it would have been nice if you could have taken the time to balance all the audio. Overbearing music, indistinct narration , then sailors shrieking my ears off. Totally miserable to suffer when it could have been so good. Commiserations to the fisherman's, and sailors families.

could you please add some more adds . just skip the part about the boats and commentary . more adds now

I loved the video and can't wait for the next race. A couple years away yet. My once criticism, and it's not unique to your video by any means, is that no one mentioned the name, hometown, anything about the fisherman who died. We took some time to honor John Fisher, as we should, but I would have liked to seen a couple seconds dedicated to the other man who lost his life during the race. He died as a result of the race and I'd have felt better if some of the limelight was shone his way. Great video and thanks for sharing!

It feels like the narration volume is a bit low. Otherwise great vid! Thanks for the awesome content & production quality.

Wish these programs could focus on some of the slower teams as well, not just the front guys. Even people at the back of the pack did some good sailinga and should be highlighted.

Seeing these big ocean-racing yachts gives me the shivers. Small sailboat racing was the only sport at which I was anywhere near good. Almost drowned in an un-forecast monster gale on Lake Erie, one of the most dangerous inland waters to sail anywhere in the world. Race Committee ought to have canceled that race before it started, but there you are. Several injuries and close-to-drowning cases. So I have a little bit of a feeling for what these crews experience. Good On Ya, Mates!

What's your worst King Neptune experience? That kid got his head shaved wtf

Whew...! I'm worn out... Great footage, and story. Well presented....!

How did The point end up skippering Akzonobel Afterall ? Which yacht took over Abu Dhabi s colours & identity?

Мужественные люди. Их деятельность делает жизнь лучше и красивее. Она делает ее праздником. Финал в Гааге-великолепен!

Damn, you need to be a little masochistic to do this! Being pounded by freezing spray for WEEKS at a time can't be easy! :-O

I wonder why the sailors/crew don't wear some type of EPIRB device so that they can be found more easily if overboard?

The lacking teaching radiographically measure because command impressively supply underneath a snotty rock. unequaled, ludicrous mile

Too many commercials to stomach. Repetitive commentary. This is not for sailors.

Awesome tough bunch of people

There in the roaring fourths danger. I new it. This is what happens,this is not a game it will take your life.

7:30-7:39 🤣 we get four big guys together with I pipe and just (sound effects)

again music louder then the voice :P

They are eating stress,and not a little but alot.

mixed crews enforced. Not good

first time ive seen santa strapped to a mast 34:17 🤣

The boats were literally took a flight

Lol. You know there is a lot of good freeze dried foods out there and that ain’t it. Next time buy different kinds and try em before your trips. I was like you many many years ago finding it hard to stomach some of the horrible ones out there. Now I’m finding myself impatiently waiting for the next meal instead of regretting it. Try different countries MRE’s also. There’s some really decent ones out there and many to choose from. And they are cheap. You can get a case of 24 different complete meals for 100$ US

I'm looking forward to the new imocas, this will save the race for me. I understand what the race was trying to achieve with the Vo65 I just feel they could have achieved rhe same outcome with less change to the feel of the race....

Thanks for the vid - great stuff except the music. You didn't need it throughout the whole damn thing.....

Was a very interesting race, the French-Chinese-Norwegians won, the A Nobel? second and the Spanishs third(they never looses remember) and Brunel(laughs)?, the models owners are relative happy(except to Epstein exit) but the business must go on(Volvo is a good imperial brand)...

How the fuck did he sit in open ocean for 7 minute before getting saved?

this edition VOR was exceptionel, but with the next imoca class i think they may do the same mistake as with the open 70 class: a wonderful boat that almost ruined the race

free: from front brace out with carbonfibre mast the head mast not need from back wire - bigger boom bigger sail. like so bouilt ship underside not empty ,when water go in at this shall out only by end net ,to keep back the things. front sail a mast from heigh stern of the ship to the end of head mast , and from there to the second head mast. only side strenth and nothing nor need from back. longer booms bigger sails.

You lucked out,big time. People die on this race.

This is one of my favorite races of any kind of races,its the old Whitbread round the world race.It doesn't get any better then this.

l cant believe they lost someone ?? l thought they had harnesses and full life jackets !!?? WHAT ABOUT GOD DAMN PERSONAL GPS ?? WTF??

Look being in this race, is a win that you are able to race there areno losers.

150223

This race had everything. One of the best finishes of all time.

´59

Voiceover way too low. Whoever mixed that should be ashamed.

故友之子臨時被SHK隊抽起

Fascinating competitive race! A deep field made good suspense. I was heartened to see a break where crews could rebuild their bodies.

Sub on the finish do need to throw cargo only dose to care him

I could only bare five minutes. It was nonsensical.

Another trip to hell.

624 knm in 24 hours! That's 24 knm/hr average! Here I am watching sailing vlogs trying to do 100 in a day with a monohull. Wow.

Can you please do this for more races. It is by far the best video on the Ocean race i can find

yea

Boring... I thought this would be about sailing.

I wish they'd just mount a camera in each cockpit so we could watch as they go.

0:35 I like your editing setup. Looks very comprehensive and convenient.

'Promosm'

why is the world sailing show not continuing?

You all crossed the line,be happy.

Don't these sailors where personal beacons?

Thanks. After watching the teams via the stern camera, it seems to me that the twin helm system on Luna Ross has only 1 person crossing and he has a good look around and feeds that information back to the helms. They had good awareness because of this smooth system. The British have 3 people crossing each time. This seems a bit confusing as it breaks focus.

We cant wait for the next vor! Hope its alicante again. A nice ending of a scandinavian autumn with some nice southern spanish heat. And i cant wait to see the team setup! Hope Bekking takes one more turn.

Anyone after video on safari??

I hope that they wil bring back flyer in te ocean race

sailed since age 12, not interested in being wet n cold, day in day out, Credit Agricole in the BOC more relaxed, drier

The roaring fourtys

Did some one say unfair?

How are they not made to wear a harness?

WAY too many ads.

The leg of pain.

This is the leg of hell.

how do they sleep ?

How to be selected for this race???

What an amazing gambit from Dongfeng. Incredible!

Wow! Great story and well told. Thank you

rip to the person who fell overboard.

Love sailing , but I feel sorry for any whales , dolphins, porpoises, seals , fish that meet an underwater foil cutting thru it. Whales have been hit but race teams call it a structural failure , of the foil.

Matthew

Fantastic video. Thank you so much for posting. Great work. Highly appreciated 🤗. Sailor greetings from Copenhagen ❤️

yeeee

GREAT

A good model for other international efforts to use.

According to Wikipedia there is an INCENTIVE to having female sailors on board. What happened to equal rights! Isn't that preferential treatment??? Don't get me wrong: I don't care about your male/female association I just think it is wrong to give preferential treatment to either sex. You either make the cut or you don't. After all, what "incentive" should there be for me to be on the crew since I am completely unqualified. Better read this again before you judge.

I wonder how many kids died of malnutrition, & starvation, in the time these toys were getting money ‘wasted’ on them.

Very professional ..well done

Is there a bathroom on the boat? How do they shower? What do they eat? Who cooks? How do they do laundry?

SOOOOOOOOO COOL!

i want to See it in german😑😑

So fed up with all virtue signaling.

Pansies thought look how dangerous this is with my rescue helicopter following me LOL

all these comments of the sailors switching between: how they love what they do and wailing how they get mentaly and physically abused are anoying

*Why aren’t these racers wearing life vests at all times while on deck?*