Telefonica Hit by Big Waves

VOLVO OCEAN RACE – Amazing footage of Volvo Ocean Race competitor Team Telefónica being slammed by two monster waves as they blast through the Southern Ocean in over 40 knots of wind on Leg 5 from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajaí in Brazil .

The footage, shot from one of the four fixed cameras on the boat, shows the entire on deck crew — including the helmsman — twice knocked off their feet by the impact of the up to 10 metre waves.