Tough start to Leg 4 Volvo Ocean Race
Team Alvimedica navigator Will Oxley looks forward to a potentially hard start to Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, as the fleet prepares for a lumpy South China Sea on the way out to the Pacific Ocean...
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