Volvo Race Around the World

The boats from the Volvo Race Around the World stopped over in Melbourne on March 11. No they don't race Volvos but carbonfibre yachts including an entry sponsored by Disney (now you know where your bonuses went). They will be at sea for seven months starting in Spain and finishing in Sweden.

Here are some pictures of their stopover in Melbourne. Next stop, Wellington.





The boat Disney built, the Black Pearl. Roy is below getting seasick.

A week later I was in Wellington, New Zealand. They happen to be stopping over for a couple of days there before heading off to Rio de Janerio, 6700 miles and three weeks away.


Race leader from the Netherlands and the Black Pearl leaving Wellington Harbour.



The boats heading to the Cook's Strait (in background) as seen from the deck of James and Son's palatial Seatoun home.