We look back to a time of hope and ambition for all 6 teams as they left Alicante, Spain bound for Cape Town, South Africa. We'll bring you all the action from the first leg in a 60 minute documentary on 3rd December.

Expect more like this to be uploaded to the Official Volvo Ocean Race YouTube Channel in the future. Get all the latest updates on www.VolvoOceanRace.com