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Volvo Ocean Race
Franck Cammas wins the sprint into Abu Dhabi
Team Telefónica secured overall victory in Leg 2 with a strong second place but there was joy too for Groupama sailing team on Wednesday as they notched their first win of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, snatching top spot ahead of their rivals in the dying moments of the sprint into Abu (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race
Franck Cammas : "you really have to take initiatives and not constantly stick to the pack if you want to win"
Finishing in fourth place this Tuesday morning at 3h04’19 (UTC), the crew of Groupama 4 were understandably frustrated after a fine tactical coup which had taken them up into the lead of the fleet on entering the Doldrums. Franck Cammas reviews the past intense fortnight at sea in what proved to be a complicated (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race
Iker Martínez’s crew wins leg 2 in Abu Dhabi 117 seconds ahead of Chris Nicholson’s team
Team Telefónica will charge into 2012 as leaders of the Volvo Ocean Race after snatching victory over CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand in a thrilling finish to the first stage of Leg 2 from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi. -
Volvo Ocean Race
Volvo Ocean Race course altered due to piracy problems in the Indian Ocean
The escalating security problem caused by piracy in the Indian Ocean has forced Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 organisers to redraw the second and third leg routes in the 39,000 nautical mile round-the-world challenge. -
Rolex Fastnet Race
Ian Walker set a monohull record for the Rolex Fastnet Race
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Azzam held off a relentless challenge from Groupama 4 to lead home the three Volvo Ocean Race boats and set a monohull record Record #sailingrecord for the Rolex Fastnet Race. -
Sailing Arabia
Bertrand Pacé wins 1st Sailing Arabia-The Tour
The fleet of six boats, which between them represents 4 nations, has travelled an incredible 1,064 kilometers since they left Amwaj Marina in Bahrain, and it was not until they crossed the finish line in front of the crowds at The Wave, Muscat that French team of Team New Caledonia emerged as the (...) -
Louis Vuitton Trophy
Kiwis Victorious at Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai
Racing in its second home, Emirates Team New Zealand won the Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai, defeating the USA’s BMW Oracle Racing in two straight races. -
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi clinch a tenth World title
Defending World Champions Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi produced a Championship winning drive to clinch a tenth World title for Dubai’s Victory Team, winning a dramatic and incident filled race 2 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with two separate incidents involving Victory 2010 and a collision between Skydive Dubai and Negotiator, (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012
Ian Walker : "a fantastic opportunity to build a winning team"
Two-time Olympic medallist, Ian Walker of Great Britain, has taken the helm as skipper for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race title pursuit, as the emirate’s newest sporting outfit readies for the ’Everest of Sailing’. Appointed by the team’s backer, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), Walker will (...)
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