This photo makes the race look like a vacation. The weather was undeniably calm for the start of the Atlantic Ocean crossing, leg 7, of the 39,270-mile around-the-world race -- flat seas and southeast winds of 8 knots. Race officials are predicting it will take 11 days to complete this leg of the race. Tropical Storm Alberto, might give the crews a little more challenge in the days ahead.

More news about the race on the Volvo Ocean Race website.

I've capsized small boats plenty of times, but nothing this big. It must be scary when you realize the boat is not going to right itself and you are being lifted straight up 30 feet into the air. Apparently the wing was damaged during the incident so Artemis Racing will have some repairs to do if they are going to race again tomorrow. Today they had 25 knots of wind and high seas which can be challenging for these kinds of boats.

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The Associated Press reports:

Supermaxi Investec Loyal was the provisional winner in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Wednesday, taking line honors ahead of favorite Wild Oats XI by just three minutes in one of the closest finishes in the history of the prestigious ocean-racing event.

But the result was immediately placed under protest by the race committee, which alleged Investec Loyal had used a television helicopter pilot to spy on Wild Oats XI. Continue reading.

"This is the saddest and most disappointed 11 people on earth," skipper Ken Read said after his yacht was forced to retire from the first leg of the race. Read more in this report from Australia's Daily Telegraph.

Really interesting sailboat.

From the Dubai International Marine club's website:

The Al Gaffal race was created because His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and other leading officials of Dubai's ruling family became increasingly concerned that the once active traditional dhow was being left to die out. It was no longer needed for the pearl trade and His Highness was worried that a huge part of the local history would be lost along with the dhow. The boats littered the roadsides and fishing villages and it was a sad sight in a region that was quickly moving forward. In an attempt to bring life back in to the fleet of traditional boats His Highness commissioned a race which was to become one of the most important turning points in the history of the Traditional Dhow in the Gulf Region. The race, which was designed to commemorate the pearl divers who were integral to the early trading port of Dubai, started at the small uninhabited island of Sur Bu Na'air, 50 nautical miles west of the UAE. It was the island where the pearl fleets used to stop on their long journey home after months at sea looking for pearls. The crews were made up of free divers and sailors who had their own seafaring culture and language; words for different types of weather conditions, sails and parts of the boat and songs about journeys and chants to get them through grueling times.