Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015 - Leg 2

AT SEA - DECEMBER 13: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, onboard Team Alvimedica. After letting MAPFRE slip by overnight, attention turns to transiting the Straits of Hormuz before turning south towards the home stretch into Abu Dhabi. Alberto Bolzan looks at a local Omani sea craft while transiting the Straits of Hormuz. During Leg 2 between Cape Town, South Africa and Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in 11 countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, the Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier ocean race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Amory Ross/Team Alvimedica/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)