The Clipper Round the World Race fleet ran into some nasty weather during Leg 4 from Cape Town, South Africa, to Albany, Australia, in November.

“In gales, the wind whistles through the rig. In storms, it screams, but this wind howled a roar that sent a chill right through you,” says Vicky Ellis, skipper of the Clipper 70 Switzerland. www.clipperroundtheworld.com

January 2014 issue