PUMA clinched second place before Telefónica edged out CAMPER with a margin of just 93 seconds for third as thousands of fans roared home the boats over two hours of extraordinary drama at the end of Leg 4.
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The French team rallied in eight metre seas and 30 knot headwinds to isolate the leak and drain 1.5 tonnes of water before crossing the finish line at 10:33:47 UTC/23:33:47 local, more than 80 nautical miles ahead of their nearest competitor.
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Pressure is starting to mount as the clock counts down to the next round of the Volvo Ocean Race, to the Chinese city of Sanya, starting on Sunday at 0800 UTC.
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Team Sanya’s celebrations after moving into first place in Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race could be shortlived as they gear up to face a fearsome tropical storm with winds blowing more than 50 knots.
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PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG reported that they had suffered a broken mast on the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, which began 17 days ago from Alicante, Spain. The crew are unhurt.
Continue Reading ...10/2008 – Green Dragon is the new leader of the Volvo Ocean Race. Ian Walker, the skipper of this boat, has never crossed the Equateur before, but he learns fast! He passed the Fernando de Noronha bound on Oct. 23rdat 12:24 GMT. With a brilliant westward strategy in the Doldrums that saw Green Dragon escape […]
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Team Telefónica became the first team to win the first three legs of a Volvo Ocean Race in 22 years as they swept to glory in Leg 3 from Abu Dhabi to Sanya.
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The five Volvo Ocean Race teams sailing in Leg 2 Stage 2 will be scrambling for overall leg positions as well as vital points on Wednesday when they reconvene for a 98-nautical mile speed race into Abu Dhabi (provisional start time 0500 UTC).
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Team Telefónica wins leg 1 of Volvo Ocean Race by crossing the finish in Cape Town.
Continue Reading ...After continuing their charge south in good winds and at high speeds, Ken Read’s crew on PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG have taken the lead in the 6,500 nautical mile first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 to Cape Town, South Africa.
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