During The Ocean Race’s Newport stopover, SAIL magazine had a chance to catch up with some of the sailors that make this race possible. Here’s a peek into the mindsets onboard halfway through the round-the-world race.

“Kevin asked me to come and after the last leg, with the breaking mast, I couldn’t refuse.”

—Charles Caudrelier, 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race winner and soon-to-be crew on Holcim-PRB, on returning to the race to help a friend out and sailing when the leaderboard is so close—just like it was during his winning race five years ago.