Leg 6 Starts earlier because of strong winds later on.

The Leg 6 in VolvoOceanRace, from Hong Kong to Auckland, is starting now at 300 UTC, 2 hours earlier. Main reason is the expected stronger winds some hours later, and by that time the Boats are out of HK and in the open waters.

Leg 6 is for a long stretch the reverse of Leg 4, but in the End will turn east to New Zealand for a traditional finish in Auckland. 

There will be 6 boats only in this Leg , as Vestas due to damage after a collision is shipped for repairs to Auckland.  
The parcour for the start is here Hong Kong Start parcours and as normal there will be live broadcasts on the volvo website.