To the water and the Volvo Ocean Race, where Dutch entry Team Brunel leads the way over Dongfeng Race Team in Leg 7 of the contest. The pace-setters are about 1,000 miles from the finish line in Brazil.

Team Brunel seeing their advantage over the Chinese team slip from 80 miles to just 2.8 miles Sunday. And the pressure is growing. AkzoNobel, also from the Netherlands, remains third, while Spanish boat MAPFRE is fourth. The Vestas 11th Hour Racing team is trying to rejoin the race after reporting that their mast broke -- and was sailing in 25-30 knots of wind and 10-foot waves. The mast had to be cut away to avoid damaging the hull.