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Volvo Ocean Race Leg 3Volvo Ocean Race: New crew member for Delta LloydTeam Delta Lloyd today announced that David Pella from Spain will replace New Zealander Ryan Houston (NZL) for leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race from Singapore to Qingdao, China, the 2008 Olympic Sailing venue.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson 4 wins Singapore In-Port RaceEricsson 4 won the UBS Challenge for the In-Port Race in the Volvo Ocean Race in Singapore yesterday after finishing second in race one and winning race two, earning the team the four maximum points on offer, which extends their total to 39 points.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson 4 protest dismissedThe International Jury for the Volvo Ocean Race today dismissed a protest against overall race leader Ericsson 4 for allegedly being in violation of the rules of the Volvo Ocean Race.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Reshuffle of Ericsson crewEricsson Racing Team skipper Anders Lewander (Stockholm, Sweden) will miss Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race while recuperating from knee surgery.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Team Russia looking for ways to stayLast week, Team Russia principal Oleg Zherebtsov informed the Volvo Ocean Race organisers his team would not be on the starting line for the in-port race on 10 January, nor would they start leg four to Qingdao, China on 18 January due to insufficient funds – but the Russians are not giving up so easily.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Delta Lloyd finished!Roberto Bermudez de Castro/ESP brought the crippled Delta Lloyd across the finish to complete leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cochin in India, at 2007 GMT tonight, after 10 days, 10 hours, 7minutes and five seconds (elapsed time 10:10:7:5), more than 24 hours after Bouwe Bekking and Telefónica Blue scored their first leg win of the event.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Delta Lloyd will make it in time for ChristmasDelta Lloyd is making great speed towards the finish line off Singapore and the final boat at sea in leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race is making 15 knots - at noon (GMT) she had just over 60 miles to run so should make it in time for Christmas.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Green Dragon and Kosatka battle to the endGreen Dragon (Ian Walker/GBR) and Kosatka Team Russia (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) have been fighting their own private battle for the minor placings in the Volvo Ocean Race on the leg to Singapore.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Telefónica Black home fifthFernando Echávarri from Spain brought Telefónica Black through the finish in Singapore today in fifth place at 1736 GMT (0136 local time), after racing for nine days, seven hours, 36 minutes and 23 seconds (09:07:36:23).more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Telefónica Blue wins hard-fought battleFighting for every inch Telefónica Blue, skippered by Dutchman Bouwe Bekking, crossed the finish line at the end of leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race to score a victory in Singapore today at 1451 GMT (2251 local time).more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Pressure on in home straitAlthough the Volvo Ocean Race fleet is in the final stages of the 1950nm leg three from Cochin to Singapore, nothing is certain and a nail-biting finish is in store and at 1000 GMT today, the game changed again as Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) snatched back the lead.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson 4 snags top pointsEricsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet through the scoring gate at Palau We yesterday for top points, followed by Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) and Ericsson 3 (Anders Lewander/SWE) and although they were disappointed not to be first through the gate, Bekking and his crew were pleased with the second place points, but today, they are not happy at all.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson 4 back on topIn the tussle to be first to reach the Volvo Ocean Race leg three scoring gate, a line that runs directly north from Pulau We, at the northern end of the Malacca Strait, Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) has rolled over the top of Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) and has a slim lead of eight nautical miles in what is set to be a close finish in Singapore.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Delta Lloyd limpingThe Dutch/Irish entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, Team Delta Lloyd (Roberto Bermudez/ESP) suffered damage to the port side carbon structure around the keel ram when she was half way across the Bay of Bengal at 1930 local time, midday GMT - Bermudez de Castro and his crew are safe and the boat is not taking on water.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica Blue clings to leadThe wind filled in just as it was supposed to and Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) was given a ‘get out of jail free’ card, Bekking’s plan of owning the right-hand side of the course on leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race to Singapore worked, but just how handsomely the payout will be is yet to be seen and is dependent upon the direction the wind shifts.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Risky business for Telefónica BlueOn day five of the Volvo Ocean Race leg three to Singapore, the Telefónica Blue team (Bouwe Bekking/NED), although retaining their position at the head of the fleet, has found themselves strung out to the south and in a very vulnerable position, separated by over 100 nautical miles from the rest of the fleet.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: The beat from hell“Welcome to leg three and the beat from hell,” says the skipper of fifth-placed PUMA, Ken Read, as the Volvo fleet struggles against strong current and light headwinds, trying to pick a way north into the Bay of Bengal in search of stronger breeze.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Avoiding piratesThe eight-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet, on leg three from Cochin to Singapore, is now racing south of a line set between two waypoints south of Sri Lanka, put in place by race organisers to keep the fleet south of the coast and away from the possible intrusion by pirates.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson 4 caught on the back footSince the Volvo Ocean Race fleet left Cochin in India yesterday, on leg three to Singapore, most of the teams have had their moment in the sun at the head of the fleet, but yesterday afternoon, Guy Salter MCM onboard overall race leader Ericsson 4 explained that his crew was concerned about the yachts inshore: “We were looking good against them in the last sched, but the worry is that they have more wind and are slipping up the inside.”more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Off and racing to SingaporeCochin in India, bid farewell to the Volvo Ocean Race fleet today at 1530 local time (1000 GMT) after the eight teams spent a sensational past two weeks in India, the first time the race has visited this area.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: Christmas in SingaporeThe Volvo Ocean Race fleet is set to sail into the unknown on Saturday when leg three starts from Cochin, India and head to the finish line off Singapore the eight yachts expected to take just over a week to get there – in time for Christmas.more....
Volvo Ocean Race: watching through Google EarthAs part of continuing efforts to forge new paths at the forefront of technology, the organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race are excited to announce a new initiative that harnesses the power of Google Earth to display the rich multimedia content, which is sent off the boats as they race around the world.more.... |
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