The men in question are:

Mike Pammenter, bowman on Telefonica Black
Antonio "Neti" Cuervas-Mons, pitman on Telefonica Black
Daryl Wislang, bowman on Telefonica Blue
Pablo Arrarte, trimmer on Telefonica Blue

In there own words:

How did each physically feel after stepping off the boat in Cape Town (emotions, tired, hungry)?

Stepping off that boat was an awesome experience for me. Coming into my home country and knowing that my family was in the crowd somewhere was so overwhelming. As for the tiredness and the hungry part, they were there too, but at the back of my mind.- Mike

I was really hungry but at the same time strong as a bull. Of course I was really happy for getting ashore, but I would stay more days sailing without any problem.- Neti

First feeling was being happy to finish the first leg and getting to see Jess (his girlfriend). Also not being able to wait to get my hands on some fresh food!! - Daryl

I didn't feel so tired, but I was very happy to see my wife and to think that I have already completed the first leg of the race. I felt very hungry as well, looking forward to eat something like?meat! - Pablo

What was the first night of sleeping on a real bed like (were you each able to sleep, did you feel like you were still on the boat)?

I stayed with my parents and my brother for the first night. And my brother has a 3 year old boy. So the sleep was intermittent, much like on the boat! (ha ha). But strangely enough, I woke up with a sore back! Cant explain that one! - Mike

Not really. I went out with some friend to have a beer and then I slept like a log and straight through the night. The best thing was having a shower. - Neti

Pretty restless, I guess your body is still in the watch mode where you could be woken at any time to do a sail change or something. - Daryl

I slept like a baby. Only 9 hours but very deep - Pablo

Can you describe the scariest moment during the leg?

To be honest there was no scary moments for me. Not that the sailing was not hard and pushing all the way. It?s more that I felt confident in the crew and the people driving the boat. And at the end of the day, this is what we all want to be doing, so if you scared, then something horrible has gone wrong and thankfully we never got to that situation. - Mike

There was not a scary moment at all, but if I would have to choose the most delicate one I would say it was when we lost the rudder and bowsprit. But fortunately there was no personal injuries. - Neti

The scariest moment would had to have been the trip to China! [Note from Helena: He is talking about a Chinese gybe]. Not sure what the politically correct name is but something like ?round down? but anyway, I was sleeping, when all of a sudden you feel this unnatural roll and mostly silence then it?s a very sudden bang and you are over on your side at around 62degrees. So I climbed out of my bunk and managed to get some foulies on and up on deck! Excluding my boots!! Whoops. - Daryl

There wasn't any scary moment, we enjoyed a lot. - Pablo

Can you describe your favorite moment during the leg?

Definitely the finish has been great. The skipper Fernando Echávarri let me drive the boat over the finish line and open the Champaign and it felt really special for me. - Mike

My favourite moments were the approaching to Fernando de Noronha and crossing this scoring gate and the visit of King Neptune. And, of course, the start in Alicante was very special. - Neti

The finish, just knowing that you and the team have finished the leg in one piece. - Daryl

The arrival to Cape Town! And while we were sailing I really enjoyed the moments of big waves surfing with the boat. - Pablo

During Leg One from Alicante to Cape Town, neither boat where without the hiccups, though in the Southern Atlantic Telefonica Black had quite the ordeal occur:

Mike shared where he was and thoughts when Telefonica Black lost their bowsprit (the appendage at the pointy end used to fly some of their sails use for sailing ?off the wind?, or reaching) and rudder!

Do you remember what went through your minds during the ordeal of losing the rudder and bowsprit?

"I had just been woken up for my watch, so I was in bed getting dressed. I remember the rudder going off and running on deck to tell the guys. I wish I had kept my mouth shut because it was painfully obvious what had happened. So when we watch the video you can clearly hear my voice pointing out the obvious to professional sailors. The next 5 days were very long with the guys taking the mickey out of me about my powers of observations."

What where you each doing at the time when it occurred?

"Wondering were my socks were..."

This time next week the guys will be on their way to Cochin India and for even the experienced members onboard, this is a fresh experience. To follow the stories of these four men, their teams and the entire race:

All four are excited to make way around the world, have incredible personalities and positive attitudes. I've chosen to follow their journey because for the last three years of working with sailors of all ages they all ask "how?" These four men, from three different cultures each have a story of how they got here - Volvo Ocean Race.