Abby Ehler knows what it's like to sail around the world having been the Boat Captain on Team SCA in the 2015/6 Edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. The grueling intensity of ever-changing conditions combined with sleep deprivation and dried food tests the best but the lure of the ocean and battling the elements in all corners of the globe somehow brings them back for more. This time Abby is Boat Captain for Team Brunel and as the race stops over in Hong Kong, she is taking a leg off and will return to the boat in Auckland refreshed and driven to lead the fleet as they set sail into the Southern Ocean once more. Abby will be racing to the finish line and relishes the challenges ahead. Chris Stafford caught up with her while she was home in England for some R& R, fresh food and family time to hear what has been the most intense part of the race so far and why she's enjoying being on a mixed team.
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