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Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 from Alicante to Cape Town has started. In gusting windspeeds over 30 knots the boats have engaged their nautical journey at 14.00 local time. Godspeed to all ! ...
Virtual Volvo hits 10 000 players
What would you say if you had the opportunity to win a new Volvo C30 and participate in the famous Race Around the World, The Volvo Ocean Race? A global event which is the biggest and most difficult race to sail ever....
Volvo Ocean Race Leg One Preview
After years, or in some cases weeks, of planning, the day of reckoning has almost arrived for the eight 11-man crews who will be racing their record-breaking Volvo Open 70s in the Volvo Ocean Race 6,500 nautical mile leg one to Cape Town which starts at 1200 GMT (1400 CET) this Saturday, 11 October....
Follow the race: what when and how?
With points already on the leaderboard, and Spain’s Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) in pole position with four points, the next opportunity to accumulate points will be as the fleet rounds Fernando de Noronha, an island off the coast of Brazil during leg one, which starts this Saturday at 1400 l...
Delta Lloyd repaired
Team Delta Lloyd are back on the water and sailing four days after their yacht’s hull was damaged during the in-port race on Saturday. Ger O’Rourke’s preparations for Saturday’s first leg start were dealt an untimely blow on Alicante Bay when Team Russia speared bow-first into Delta Lloyd during the...
Virtual Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009
Armchair experts now have the chance to test their skills against the best offshore sailors in the world with the launch of Virtual Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 – the race's official game....
StealthPlay: Hide and seek to gain
The docks in these race villages are always secretive as shore crews look to hide their creations, but now, with the launch of a StealthPlay initiative, the cloak and dagger feel will spread to the open ocean....
2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race Confirmed
Alicante, Spain: Organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race have announced that the next edition of the world's premier offshore event will start in 2011....
TELEFONICA'S WIN-WIN SITUATION
Flanked by thousands of Spanish spectators hollering at the one-two managed by the Telefonica boats, Bouwe Bekking tried to put the result in context. “It’s a 37,000-mile race,” he said. He also reminded us that the winner of the opening inshore is not guaranteed to feature in the grand scheme of th...
ALICANTE IN PORT RACE: PREVIEW
The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 will open in Alicante, Spain, today with the first of seven in-port races. The action kicks off at 13.00 local time and there have been plenty of changes to the format....
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