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Resorts and tequila bars are Baja California’s best-known attractions. But up the coast, the quiet waters of protected Loreto Bay hold almost 900 species of fish — and few tourists, at least for now.
With each paddle stroke, sea spray pelts my face like driving rain. In the past five minutes, I’ve barely moved along the limestone cliffs of the shore. My guide Terry Prichard — my partner in this two-man kayak — yells at the nearby boats, “Paddle back to shore!” We’ve taken too long a lunch break, and the wind has picked up: we’re fighting a strong headwind. But I don’t mind; the sky above is a sharp blue, and this morning three bottlenose dolphins passed close by our beachfront camp.
We’re heading for our campsite on a cactus-covered island in the Sea of Cortez… Details
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Portimao Global Oceab Race – Leg 3, Week 4 Review (Saturday 14th March – Friday 20th March):
In the race south-east through the Furious Fifties towards Cape Horn, Desafio Cabo de Hornos continue to extend their lead over the German team on Beluga Racer. Team Mowgli stays west, until moving further east on Monday, regrouping with the fleet.
A Force 12 gale leaves the fleet shaken but safe as the leading boats close in on the coast of Chile and downwind conditions for Desafio Cabo de Hornos and Beluga Racer in the final sprint to the cape results in the two boats rounding within …Â Details
Ericsson Racing Team skipper Torben Grael of Brazil led Ericsson 4 across the Leg 5 finish line here at 2257 GMT (1957 local) to complete a team sweep of the leg and solidify its overall lead in the Volvo Ocean Race.
The arrival of Ericsson 4, with three Brazilians aboard – Grael, Horácio Carabelli and João ‘Joca’ Signorini – marked a homecoming of sorts. The three have been away from Brazil for more than a year, and were welcomed by hundreds of fans, team personnel and the outstretched arms of the illuminated Statue of Christ on Corcovado Mountain.
‘That’s the wonderful thing about Brazil,’ said Grael, a Brazilian sports hero for his five Olympic sailing medals. ‘The warmth and friendship that everyone expresses, it’s a wonderful feeling. To have a reception like we’ve had here in Rio is fantastic.’
Ericsson 4 finished more than …Â Details
