11.   The change means yachts no longer have to navigate the shipping lanes and oil derricks in the Bass Straits between Australia and Tasmania.

12.   The yacht had three crew members.

13.   The Volvo yachts will have a short stop in Hobart before continuing to Auckland.

14.   The yachts will have a one-week stopover in Baltimore and will resume the race from nearby Annapolis before crossing the Atlantic on the way home.

15.   Two other Volvo yachts had overnight problems.

16.   All yachts had to pull down their sails and there was widespread confusion for several minutes but no serious incidents were reported.