Itajai, Brazil News

After 11 days as temporary land lovers in Miami, the sailors of the Volvo Ocean Race returned to the place where they are most fulfilled: The sea.

PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, skippered by Ken Read from the USA are followed by a spectator fleet, as they take first place ahead of Team Telefonica, skippered by Iker Martinez from Spain, on leg 5 from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajai, Brazil, in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 on April 6, 2012.

After months of high winds and huge waves, Puma skipper Ken Read and his crew are facing flat, calm Atlantic conditions on Sunday that could ruin a triumphant return home to the United States next week in the Volvo Ocean Race.

With a little more than a week left until boats reach South Florida, the race appears to be wide open.

Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson and about 100 bicycle riders have started their five-day, 300-mile ride across Alabama to raise money for tornado relief in the state.