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Navigator Will Oxley makes the jump and puts on some clean clothes after 11 days at sea

The luxury of fresh clothes

Hamish Hooper blogs from CAMPER on the luxury of fresh clothes… The last 24 hours on board...

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Andy McLean grinding on day 11

Into the stealth zone and hunting opportunities

On day eleven of leg two CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is entering into the ‘stealth zone’ put in place by race...

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Audio: Andy McLean on Day 11

On day 11 of leg 2 Hamish has a chat to Andy McLean about his role as pitman and co-navigator aboard CAMPER.

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Video: The Pitman

On day 11 of leg 2 Hamish has a look at the role of the pitman aboard CAMPER

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CAMPER powering on towards to doldrums

The sticky march towards the doldrums

Hamish Hooper blogs from on-board CAMPER…. And still we race north on starboard tack; gradually the wind direction has...

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Video …. that’s it for another year

Team boss Grant Dalton reflects on the year – and looks forward to a couple of weeks off.

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The piracy alert message ready to go in case of emergency

Pirates on the horizon

Hamish Hooper blogs from on-board CAMPER…. So as the fleet head north we slowly get closer and closer to the ‘pirate...

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Audio: Trae and Adam on the piracy risk

On day 10 of leg two as CAMPER moves further up the Indian Ocean and into a higher-risk piracy area Hamish chats to the...

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CAMPER on the wind on day 9

Focused on the doldrums

On day nine of leg two CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is eying up the fast approaching doldrums as a key opportunity...

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Audio: Mike Pammenter on his role as boat captain

Hamish chats to CAMPER bowman and boat captain Mike Pammenter on day 9 of leg two about his role on the boat

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Will Oxley at CAMPER's navigation station

CAMPER’s technological backbone

Our old friend ‘upwind’ has come to play again, so after days of relatively easy and smooth motion down below, it’s...

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Audio: Daryl Wislang on Day 8 of Leg 2

Hamish chats to CAMPER bowman Daryl Wislang on Day 8 of Leg 2 as CAMPER surges north in trade wind conditions towards the...

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Adam  Minoprio checks the bearing of Telefonica from onboard CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand during leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Rac

Into the trades and enjoying the drag race north

On day eight of leg two CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is enjoying trade wind sailing and pushing hard for top place...

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Mike Pammenter enjoying some decent breeze and some biltong on the rail on day 7

Out of the trough and dealing with boat crimes….

A momentous day. Finally we managed to break through the ‘Trough of Torture’. It happened within the blink of an eye,...

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Wings ‘n’ things: turning ideas into reality

Martin McElwee, known universally as Toon, blogs on what’s going on in the wonderful world of wings…

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