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ASSA ABLOY wins leg 8 into Gothenburg
Sunset Sailing on Assa Abloy. Photo : Richard Mason.
ASSA ABLOY got their third victory in the Volvo Ocean Race in Gothenburg after being on top of the podium in Auckland and Miami. They led the way into their home base on a clear, crisp and beautiful night. -
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Close Call At Skagen
At 1343 GMT, 10 miles northwest of the Skagen lighthouse ASSA ABLOY ran into a more headed breeze than the rest of the fleet and ASSA ABLOY’s two mile lead started to shrink immediately. The difference in wind direction was as much as 20 degrees, hard on the wind, with no possibility to luff up to compensate for the shift. -
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Back Down
In the shallow waters of the North Sea, all crews report trouble with catching seaweed with their keels, rudders and engine struts. Getting anything wrapped around one of your boat’s appendages is the nightmare of every racing sailor. The flow of water around the fin that has been perfectly smoothed before hitting the water is destroyed and a (…) -
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Navigators’ Challenge in the North Sea
"Since rounding Ushant off the north coast of France, ASSA ABLOY has done well to play the right hand side of the track picking up better current and better breeze," wrote navigator Mark Rudiger from on board, continuing, "we were a little miffed as to why the fleet kept pushing left and put a loose cover on them just in case the left hand (…) -
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Amer Sports One Leads Into The English Channel
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After a dramatic start to the beginning of the penultimate leg, less than two miles separate the seven boats at the front of the fleet. -
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Gale force winds for leg eight of the Volvo Ocean Race
There are warnings of gales in the Plymouth and Biscay area, which indicate that the eight strong fleet racing in the penultimate leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, which started at 5pm local time today from La Rochelle, France, could encounter heavy sailing conditions as they approach Ushant on the northwest tip of the Brittany coast tomorrow morning. -
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Illbruck Looks to Wrap It Up
Germany’s Illbruck Challenge, at the top of the Volvo Ocean Race points table, has an opportunity to win the race on leg eight from La Rochelle to Gothenburg, Sweden. Skipper John Kostecki’s team currently leads Assa Abloy by eight points with two legs remaining. With eight points available for a leg win, Illbruck needs to gain one more point (…) -
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Amer Sports Too battles Mother Nature
Lisa McDonald and her crew of women finally left Gosport, England, today at 1300 local time, to sail to La Rochelle, France, in preparation for the restart of the Volvo Ocean Race leg eight, which starts next Saturday, May 25th at 5pm local time. -
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Radical changes for djuice
After a disappointing performance in the Volvo Ocean Race, skipper of seventh placed djuice, Knut Frostad, has decided to make radical changes on board in an effort to boost the team’s performance for the remaining two legs. French navigator, Jean-Yves Bernot, will step down and Erle Williams will return to the team. -
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Sidney Gavignet : "Welcome To France"
"I use the opportunity of this daily report to transmit a "Welcome to France" to the fleet and shore teams," wrote Sidney Gavignet from ASSA ABLOY, one of the four French crew members that are currently on their way to La Rochelle on V.O.60s.
