Volvo Ocean Race RAW

The 13th round-the-world yacht race set sail from Alicante, Spain in October 2017. The first stop will be Lisbon, Portugal, in the gruelling race that sees teams travel 45,000 nautical miles to their final destination in the Netherlands in June 2018.

The 13th round-the-world yacht race set sail from Alicante, Spain in October 2017. The first stop will be Lisbon, Portugal, in the gruelling race that sees teams travel 45,000 nautical miles to their final destination in the Netherlands in June 2018.

The 13th round-the-world yacht race set sail from Alicante, Spain in October 2017. The first stop will be Lisbon, Portugal, in the gruelling race that sees teams travel 45,000 nautical miles to their final destination in the Netherlands in June 2018.

This round-the-clock, round-the-world yacht race is the ultimate test of teamwork and individual endurance.

The crews face the last marathon stage of the race in Leg 9 as they sail 3,300 nautical miles on the classic Atlantic Ocean crossing from Newport, USA to Cardiff in Wales.

The 13th round-the-world yacht race sails its second leg in the gruelling race that sees teams travel 45,000 nautical miles. The race began in Alicante and will end in The Hague. www.redbull.com/int-en/volvo-ocean-race-leg-2-recap

Rookies and veterans alike face their greatest test as the fleet heads out into the notorious Southern Ocean where, if they face an issue with their boats, they're on their own. www.redbull.com/int-en/volvo-ocean-race-leg-4

After the loss of a beloved crew member teams try to push forward in his memory. The fleets navigate difficult weather as they make their way from Itajaí, Brazil to Newport, America.

The fleets make crew changes before they head out from Melbourne, Australia to Hong Kong, China. The journey begins on choppy waters and weather gets crueller as they approach the Solomon Islands. Things get even worse as a member goes overboard.

After eight months of sailing around the world the race is extremely tight with only three points separating the top three teams. The crews make the second-to-last leg from Wales to Sweden as they head towards the big finish at The Hague.

Skipper Yann Guichard attempts to set a new world voyage record aboard championship yacht Spindrift 2.

The fleets take off from the bustling city of Hong Kong, China and sail to Auckland, New Zealand. Before the race begins officials add a tropical storm exclusion zone where a cyclone had hit to the east of the Philippines.