Leaders Team Brunel and Dongfeng are pulling away fast from team AkzoNobel, Turn The Tide and MAPFRE who are still sailing slowly in the High Pressure.

Onboard Brunel, Bekking’s crew are hoping that they can make it to the finish line not only in first place, but in one piece.

Caution is running through the fleet as the exhausted teams nurse their Volvo Ocean 65s north towards Itajaí, Brazil, trying to find a balance between speed and safety.

The three leaders are sailing at double the speed of Turn The Tide and MAPFRE who are stuck in the windless high pressure, losing nearly another 100 nm today (Monday) (UTC).

ETA for Itajaí, Brazil, are Team Brunel / Dongfeng Tuesday 15:00 UTC . . .

Volvo Ocean Race – Leg 7 – Monday 2 April @ 13:00 UTC
1. Team Brunel — distance to finish — 352 nautical miles
2. Dongfeng Race Team + 4 nm
3. team AkzoNobel + 226 nm
4. Turn the Tide on Plastic + 527 nm
5. MAPFRE + 602 nm
6. Vestas 11th Hour Racing – Dismasted 30 Mar
7. Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag (retired)

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