May 06,2015. Leg 6 to Newport onboard MAPFRE. Day 17. The Greenhalgh project almost comes to an end. The face of a sailor after 17 days at sea.
HAMPSHIRE round the world sailor Rob Greenhalgh's campaign to win a second Volvo Ocean Race suffered a blow when his team's yacht dismasted during training.
Spanish boat Mapfre, on which Greenhalgh is a watch captain for the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race, lost its rig near the team's home base of Sanxenxo.
Despite the setback, Greenhalgh anticipates the crew will be back on the water for their next training session, scheduled for April 17.
"As soon as we get the new mast in the boat, we'll be out sailing again," he said. "Hopefully this has only cost us seven or 10 days of actual sailing time – we'll have to wait to see the exact impact of it."
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