#VOR - The Daily Sail has a comprehensive update on the Volvo Ocean Race fleet as Leg 2 from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi gets underway, with the emphasis over the first few days firmly on getting the furthest east as quickly as possible.
Now five days into a leg that was cut short last time out over piracy concerns, the fleet has more or less converged a few hundred miles due south of Madagascar, with just 9.5 nautical miles separating sixth-place Team Vestas Wind from the current leaders Team Brunel.
And it's an incredibly marginal lead at best, with MAPFRE only half a nautical mile behind in second, and Donfeng Race Ream and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing close behind.
Even the current last place all-women squad Team SCA are less than 25nm off the front, and have every opportunity to catch up with nearly 4,000nm left to go as the fleet drifts into a tricky area free of wind.
That situation is set to change dramatically in the coming hours as the team's navigators track a tropical cyclone forming south of the Maldives and headed their direction as the week progresses.
With wind speeds of 40 knots forecast, it could give the fleet the chance they need to slingshot north - provided the storm turns the right way.
The Daily Sail has much more on the story HERE.
