Alicante, Spain Keep up to date with all the action during the Leg 1 race start. Zinedine Zidane joined the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team on board their racing yacht Azzam at the start of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday, surviving a wet and wild inshore course, with winds gusting up to 30 knots, before jumping off backwards into the Mediterranean. Zidane later joined the team for the start of Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race, which began with a fast and furious race close to the shore, where 60,000 fans were gathered.
