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Watch the VOR Finishes Today

By Christine Weaver | January 19, 2018 | Hong Kong |

The Volvo Ocean Race has armchair sailors on the edge of their, well, armchairs today. More than half of the fleet was in stealth mode yesterday, but all should be arriving in Hong Kong today, completing Leg 4 from Melbourne, Australia. Live coverage is underway at www.volvooceanrace.com as well as the Volvo Ocean Race social media channels @volvooceanrace. News Flash: As expected, the Hong Kong-flagged team, Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag, has finished first.

Sailing in Leg 4, Trystan Seal was out in the thick of it on Scallywag.

© Konrad Frost / Volvo Ocean Race

We’ll recap the finish in ‘Lectronic Latitude on Monday. Also see our report on Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic.

News Flash #2: Just 30 miles from the finish Vestas/11th Hour Racing has been involved in a collision. Reportedly boat and crew are safe, but, as seen on the tracker, they were still not sailing towards the finish at 1 p.m. PST. More here.

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