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AUCKLAND [url=www.cheapnikeclearan… Men's Nike EXP-X14 Sneakers Primarily White[/url] , New Zealand, March 18 (Xinhua) -- China's team Dongfeng is relying on the spirit of its crew, though two of them young and inexperienced, to edge it into the lead in the most arduous leg of Volvo Ocean Race round-the-world competition.


The six sailing boats left Auckland Wednesday after a three-day delay caused by Tropical Cyclone Pam, which is still expected to cause problems as it dies out east of New Zealand.


The teams face a three-week crossing of the Southern Ocean -- with strong winds, deep waves and freezing temperatures -- and a rounding of the storm-ravaged Cape Horn before reaching Itajai in Brazil.


Dongfeng skipper Charles Caudrelier said the team was aware of its inexperience [url=www.cheapnikeclearan… Men's Nike Air Vapormax Plus Black[/url] , with only three of the eight sailing crew having sailed Cape Horn and neither of the two on-board Chinese crew having race experience at 40 knots.


"We are prepared for this one for sure, but also we have rookies on board. They have never sailed in storm conditions and it will be their first time, so, sure, we are ready, but compared to the other boats we have less experience on board [url=www.cheapnikeclearan… Women's Nike Air Max 270 Triple White[/url] ," Caudrelier told Xinhua before leaving.


Dongfeng is currently in the second place and narrowly trailing team Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, but with the Auckland-Itajai leg being the longest of the race, it could make all the difference to the scoreboard.


The two on-board Chinese crew members, Liu Xue, referred to as Black, who celebrated his 22nd birthday in Auckland [url=www.cheapnikeclearan… Men's Nike Air Force 270 Metallic Black[/url] , and Yang Jiru, 24, were quick learners, said the French skipper.


"We work a lot and the Chinese sailors are fantastic students and learn very quickly," Caudrelier said.


"This race is all about teamwork and we have a very good team, even if we have less experience on board. We have rookies on board [url=www.cheapnikeclearan… Women's Nike Air Force 1-100 Low White[/url] , but spirit is the key, I think."


His advice to the Chinese crew members was: "Love what you do."


"Passion is important and then you can work a lot, and that's what they have done."


Black admitted that he and his team mate Yang still have a lot to learn from those more experienced sailors if they want to pursue sailing as a career and take more crucial posts in the race.


This fifth leg of the race will be followed by four more with the race expected to end in Sweden's Gothenburg in late June.


They arrived in Auckland late last month after crossing the Pacific from Sanya in China's southern island province of Hainan.


FERRARI has told Sebastian Vettel he just has to sign on the dotted line to stay with the Formula One glamour team next season.


The championship leader is out of contract at the end of the year but Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne set out his team’s position at the Austrian Grand Prix. “I made it very clear that if he wants to stay then we’ll just renew it. It’s up to him,” Marchionne told reporters before Sunday’s race.


Vettel has delayed contract talks to focus on the championship battle, saying there will be plenty of time over the summer, and any haggling is likely to be about money and the number of years.


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With the 20-round season approaching the halfway point at Silverstone next weekend, Vettel has won three races and it would probably have been four had he been given one more lap on Sunday.


As it was, he missed out by a mere 0.6 of a second.


Speaking to the Italian media afterwards, Marchionne said there was plenty to be happy about, however. “It was very close. We are there and our German friends know it [url=www.cheapnikeclearan… Men's Nike Air Force 1 Foamposite Triple Black[/url] ,” he said.


“They can feel us breathing down their necks but we will cut this little gap. I am much happier than I was in the past.”


While Vettel leads the standings, champion Mercedes stretched its lead in the constructors’ standings to 33 points and is 5-3 to Ferrari on wins.


But while Hamilton and Bottas have shared the spoils of victory, Vettel has been leading the charge for Ferrari with more than twice as many points as his Finnish teammate Kimi Raikkonen.


Vettel’s only obvious alternative to the most successful team in Formula One history would be Mercedes, but the German has already laughed off rumors of that happening.


Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has also dismissed a move.


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The family of a Chinese student presumed kidnapped in Illinois have asked US President Donald Trump to provide additional resources to help find her.


Zhang Yingying, a 26-year-old visiting scholar at the University of Illinois from southeast China, disappeared on June 9. Police believe Zhang is dead, although no body has been found.


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Zhang Yingying’s father, Zhang Ronggao, cited the US president’s own role as a father in a letter he sent to Trump earlier this month. It was read out by Zhang’s boyfriend Hou Xiaolin at a news conference on Tuesday.


“As a loving father to your own children, you can understand what we are going through,” the letter said. “We fervently request that you direct all available federal law enforcement and investigatory resources be used to find our daughter as soon as possible.”


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