Ocean highway man Casey Smith prepares for next Volvo Race

2:55 AM Thu 21 Apr 2011 GMT

'Casey Smith examines the right rudder on il mostro' Rick Deppe/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race &copy

The Volvo Ocean Race has been about legendary feats in boat speed, crew work and tactics. Even back in the early 70s when the then called Whitbread Race attracted 17 entries from seven nations, the teams threw everything they had into firstly surviving, then hopefully winning the challenge. Those teams each had an incredibly talented people, some die-hard offshore sailors and others who made the leap up from dinghy and keel boat Olympic and World Championship day sailing into the rarefied air of Volvo around the world yacht racing. One of the sailors who made the move, survived and is ...

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by Tracey Johnstone