Further delay for Volvo Ocean Race start

Published on March 12th, 2015

Auckland, NZL (March 13, 2015) – Cyclone Pam caused another postponement for the Leg 5 departure of the Volvo Ocean Race as organisers announced today that the fleet would not now leave Auckland for Itajaí, Brazil, until Tuesday at the earliest. With the start of the 6,776nm journey originally planned for Sunday (March 15), the initial delay was for 24 hours. Details.