NEWPORT— Chinese challengers Dongfeng Race Team won an enthralling duel with event leader Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing to claim the sixth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race late Wednesday and reignite its hopes of an overall victory. Dongfeng had been forced to retire during the previous leg to Itajai, Brazil, when its mast broke in the Southern Ocean, 200 nautical miles from Cape Horn. The crew nursed their stricken boat to safety but the shore crew had just under a week to repair the vessel and fit a new rig ready for the start of the stage from Brazil to Newport, Rhode Island. Skipper Charles Caudrelier and his crew then sailed a brilliant leg to wrest victory from Abu Dhabi. — Reuters
