Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015 - Leg Zero Alicante

ALICANTE, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 12: Team SCA members carry out an exercise to fit the emergency steering rudder and sail with it for 20 minutes prior to the race start of Leg 0 of the Volvo Ocean Race, on September 12, 2014 in Alicante Spain. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2014, the route. Spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visiting 10 ports in ten countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France and Sweden) over nine months, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Rick Tomlinson - Team SCA/Getty Images)