CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Pirates are no longer a major threat for Volvo Ocean Race sailors as they set out for Leg Two from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday but cyclone season in the Indian Ocean ensured that another rough ride is guaranteed over the next month.
Organisers have put in several exclusion zones through which the round-the-world race fleet is banned from sailing to keep them clear of pirates near the east African coast and also a potential cyclone in the south Indian Ocean.
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