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Giovanni Soldini and Maserati prepare for attempt at Cadiz-San Salvador speed record
The first ambitious challenge at a speed record in the North Atlantic by Giovanni Soldini and Maserati was announced today in Milan. As from early February a crew of eight led by Soldini will be engaged in seeking to become the new record holder between Cadiz (Spain) and San Salvador (Bahamas) on board Maserati, which has been completely (…) -
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Hot and humid tropical conditions for leg 3.2 start
Team Sanya celebrated Chinese New Year’s Eve by leading a full strength Volvo Ocean Race fleet off the start line on the 3,051-nautical mile Leg 3 second stage from the Maldives to their home port in China. -
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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 Dhabi. -
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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 forecast… -
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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. -
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Ian Walker’s Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Cape Town
The six Volvo Open 70s – three nursing major repairs – were due for an early test with winds predicted to reach 30 knots as they punched south past the Cape of Good Hope and on towards Cape Agulhas, the most southerly tip of Africa. -
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Team Telefónica surged to victory in Saturday’s Cape Town In-Port Race
Team Telefónica surged to victory in Saturday’s Cape Town V&A Waterfront In-Port Race to strengthen their overall lead after PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG had briefly hinted at a fairytale comeback to the Volvo Ocean Race. -
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Franck Cammas : "Third is not that bad"
Leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race drew to a close on Tuesday when Groupama 4 and Franck Cammas/FRA crossed the finish in Cape Town at 17.28.31 UTC (19.28 local time) after 24 days, four hours, 28 minutes and 31 seconds (24:04:28:31) of racing. It is the first time that a fully French entry has been seen in the race since the late Eric Tabarly (…) -
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Iker Martínez and his crew first to step ashore in Cape Town
After putting in a faultless performance on Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race, which started from Alicante, Spain on November 5, Team Telefónica crossed the finish in Cape Town at 1814 UTC (2014 local time) on Saturday after 6,500 nautical miles and 21 days five hours, 14 minutes and 25 seconds (21:5:14:25). -
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Ken Read : "We have about 15 feet of mast left"
After suffering a broken mast, the PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG team has officially retired from Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. The rig onboard PUMA’s Mar Mostro failed on Monday, November 21, at around 15:00 UTC in the southern Atlantic Ocean, about 2,150 nautical miles from Cape Town, South Africa. All crew were unhurt.
