On Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, the fleet crosses the equator again, this time heading North. Newport USA is their destination, home port of Team Alvimedica, where friends and family are waiting keenly.
The sailors are within sight of each other as they slide up America’s Eastern Seaboard in light winds, and just 3 minutes and 25 seconds separate the first two finishers after 6,000 miles…
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