AT SEA - APRIL 30: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, onboard Team Alvimedica. Dodging Sargasso Weed became a full time job and islands like this will wreak havoc with the rudders, keel, and propeller appendages. Alberto Bolzan and Dave Swete look down in amazement. During Leg 6 from Itajai to Newport starting on April 19, 2015 in Itajai, Brazil. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Amory Ross / Team Alvimedica / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
