Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Leg 5 Auckland to Itajai

AT SEA - MARCH 30: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 5 to Itajai onboard Dongfeng Race Team. Kevin Escoffier getting ready to go up the mast to cut the broken piece as the team enters the Beagle channel on its way to Ushuaia on March 30, 2015. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Yann Riou/Dongfeng Race Team/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)