It's getting dark. It's blowing 35 knots and you're doing 25 knots of boat speed. You're hanging on the wheel. You haven't lost it. Sweat is running down the back of your neck. Your feet are iceboxes, your hands are iceboxes. Your face is raw red from the salt spray. It's just another day in the office.
The Volvo Ocean Race is sport at its most extreme. The global, behind-the-scenes operation to deliver the race to the world is logistics at its most extreme. It's no surprise that Volvo Ocean Race chose DHL - the world's leading logistics company with an extremely widereaching and sophisticated network - to be the Official Logistics Partner.