Insane video of elite sailboat doing a 'death roll' in Southern Ocean
This frightening and nauseating video was taken early this week on board a vessel taking part in the around-the-world Volvo Ocean race, as it encountered rough weather in the tumultuous Southern Ocean. The MAPFRE team's vessel did an involuntary "Chinese gybe," also known as a "death roll," while located about 2,000 miles from the nearest landmass. Two other teams did Chinese gybes on Monday into Tuesday, according to the race's website, in gale force winds and high seas, causing damage to some of the boats but no injuries.
The Volvo Ocean Race is an around-the-world sailing competition that is unlike any other. It involves elite, daredevil sailors who must contend with some of the roughest seas in the world. Right now, the teams are crossing the Southern Ocean between Auckland, New Zealand, and Itajai, Brazil.
“It felt like I was on the Titanic when that happened," said Liu Xue, a race rookie sailing in the Southern Ocean for the first time, according to the Ocean Race website. "I kept thinking ‘no, it’s going to be bad.’ But I calmed down quickly," he said.
"Hopefully it’s not going to happen that often, otherwise I’m not sure if my heart is strong enough.”
While transiting the Southern Ocean in calmer conditions, the ships deployed research buoys in the Southern Ocean to help climate scientists with their research into one of the least explored oceans on the planet.
The Volvo Ocean Race is an around-the-world sailing competition that is unlike any other. It involves elite, daredevil sailors who must contend with some of the roughest seas in the world. Right now, the teams are crossing the Southern Ocean between Auckland, New Zealand, and Itajai, Brazil.
“It felt like I was on the Titanic when that happened," said Liu Xue, a race rookie sailing in the Southern Ocean for the first time, according to the Ocean Race website. "I kept thinking ‘no, it’s going to be bad.’ But I calmed down quickly," he said.
"Hopefully it’s not going to happen that often, otherwise I’m not sure if my heart is strong enough.”
While transiting the Southern Ocean in calmer conditions, the ships deployed research buoys in the Southern Ocean to help climate scientists with their research into one of the least explored oceans on the planet.
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