Flying fish hurt sailors in Volvo Ocean race

www.news.com.au -- Sailors in the Volvo Ocean Race have resorted to wearing helmets to protect them from flying fish which have been slamming into their faces. "Those sardines with wings get so surprised when they see us surfing down a wave at 20-plus knots that they jump in every other direction and of course all the way through the boat," Telefonica sailor Mikel Pasabant said. "Imagine us ducking like we are in a shoot-out," he said from the Volvo Ocean Race. READ MORE