ITAJAI, Brazil (Reuters) - The Volvo Ocean Race fleet made a go-slow start to the sixth leg of the nine-month marathon on Sunday when a near complete lack of breeze kept the boats lingering in Itajai, Brazil.
Race organisers were forced to shorten an in-port course to allow the six boats to find more breeze offshore for the 5,010-nautical mile stage to Newport, Rhode Island, U.S., which is the nine-month event’s only North American stopover.
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