Round Britain and Ireland Race

AT SEA - AUGUST 12: Team SCA compete in the Round Britain and Ireland Race on August 12 in an unspecified location at sea. Here, Carolijn Brouwer and Dee Caffari during a sail change. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2014, the 38,739-nautical mile route includes stopovers in Cape Town (South Africa), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itaja (Brazil), Newport, RI,(USA), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France). A 24-hour pit-stop in The Hague is scheduled between France and the race finish in Sweden. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Corinna Halloran - Team SCA /Getty Images)