MAPFRE Southern Ocean Chinese gybe | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15

Chinese gybe, aka death roll, aka crash gybe. Basically, it’s a strong squall violently swinging the boom to the other side. The main sail slams over, the boat ends up in the water with the keel on the wrong side keeping it on its side. It’s dangerous, it’s scary – and it happened to the MAPFRE crew in the Southern Ocean, 2,000 nautical miles away from land.