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Volvo Ocean Race 2010-2012
Lorient - Galway as last leg
Following the huge success in Galway when it was the finish of the transatlantic leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, Ireland, will again feature in the new route for 2011-12. The fleet will race from Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa région. in France back to Galway on Ireland’s west (...) -
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Lorient secures two stopovers in France
France returns to host the Volvo Ocean Race from Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa région. , in Brittany on the northwest coast of France, in the summer of 2012. Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa région. will be the penultimate stopover in the race, which starts from Alicante, Spain (...) -
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New Volvo Open 70 rule and notice of race revealed
The new look Volvo Open 70 Rule, published today along with the Notice of Race, confirm changes set to enhance the fleet racing in the 11th Volvo Ocean Race, which will start from its new home base of Alicante in Spain in the autumn of 2011. -
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Giovanni Soldini named as the skipper of the Italia 70 team
Italy is back in the world’s premier ocean race for the first time since Brooksfield entered the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1993-94. Italy’s Giovanni Soldini (43) has been named as the skipper of the Italia 70 team, which will race under the Italian flag with a fully Italian crew. Soldini has completed two single handed (...) -
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Spanish win for leg 10 in Russia
It was an historic moment tonight in St Petersburg, Russia, when as the White Night turned to dawn the Volvo Ocean Race fleet, led by Telefónica Black in a thrilling climax, crossed the tenth and final finish line of this nine-month, 37,000 nm race around the world. -
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Double wins for Bouwe Bekking’s crew in Stockholm
After an extremely disappointing leg nine, which saw second overall in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 slip away when Telefónica Blue ran aground and had to return to Marstrand for emergency repairs, Bouwe Bekking and his men made a remarkable comeback today, to snatch the in-port race in Stockholm from nearest rival PUMA. Telefónica Black was (...) -
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Torben Grael : "It’s finished. We can really enjoy it"
A third place finish in leg nine has been enough for Ericsson 4 to provisionally win the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. The team now has a 13-point lead over PUMA, with just 12 points available in the rest of the race. “We made a few errors on the leg, but we got what we wanted so we’re pretty happy,” said Ericsson 4 skipper (...) -
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Telefónica Blue wedged on a rock
Drama today in Marstrand as Telefónica Blue/Bouwe Bekking became wedged on a rock and suspended racing at 1231GMT while leading the fleet at the start of leg nine to Stockholm. -
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Photos : VOR70s surfing at 30 knots
Puma, Ericsson 3 and 4, Telefonica Blue and Green Dragon surfing at 30 knots off the Blasket Islands West of Ireland, shortly after the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand. Photos from Rick Tomlinson for the Volvo Ocean Race press office. -
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Irish lead for irish start of leg 8
Hometown boat, Green Dragon, made a fantastic start today as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet left Galway Bay on the 1250 nm sprint leg to Marstrand in Sweden. It was a great reward for the huge crowds of well-wishers, who filled every available space in Galway in order to cheer their home team (...)
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