Thriller taking place off the coast of New Zealand
The racing in the final miles of Leg 6 is closer than ever as the fleet bump up against light winds off the east coast of New Zealand...Make sure you follow the final moments of Leg 6 with our Live Tracker here... the racing is unbelievably close.
At 0130 UTC, the leaders, team AkzoNobel and Scallywag have been bumping up against a high pressure systerm that is slowing their progress. They're match racing just boat lengths from each other.
But Turn the Tide on Plastic, further offshore, has also closed to within three miles, and even MAPFRE and Dongfeng, over 100 miles back less than 24 hours ago, are now less than 20 miles behind and closing every minute with better speed.
The tracker is LIVE so it has the latest.
We'll have live coverage of the finish of Leg 6 on the website and out social channels @volvooceanrace.
