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Volvo Ocean Race
Following a meeting of the Volvo Ocean Race Board in Sweden, Volvo is set to support sailing in a more encompassing way than previously envisioned. In addition to confirming the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006, full backing will be given to support additional sailing events in co-operation with other partners. In doing so, Volvo is supporting the (...)
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Volvo Ocean Race
Glenn Bourke is widely respected within the sailing community and, following his success as CEO of illbruck Challenge, the winner of The Volvo Ocean Race 2001-2002, he has accepted the position as Chief Executive of The Volvo Ocean Race, following the retirement of Helge (...)
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VOLVO OCEAN RACE
Photo : Rick Tomlinson
An ocean race of epic proportions reached its final conclusion today, after 32,700 miles of racing. Winners, losers, glory and defeat, this race has seen it all. A script for an ending such as this could not have been written better. Djuice, the boat that struggled all the way around the planet claimed victory in the leg while illbruck took (...)
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Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 9
Photo: G.Cantini / Sea&See.it
The day for the final restart in the Volvo Ocean Race 2001 - 2002 from Gothenburg to Kiel, dawned fair and clear, and the normally huge crowd seen in the race village every day since the arrival of the fleet in Gothenburg on the 29th May was depleted. The locals headed instead for the islands of the archipelago or down to their boats, picnic (...)
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VOLVO OCEAN RACE
With everything still to play for, the eight-strong fleet racing in the concluding leg of the Volvo Ocean Race will head out on to the racetrack for the ninth and final time, on Saturday June 8th.
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VOLVO OCEAN RACE
Following the enormous success of the inaugural Volvo Ocean Race, it was announced today that the next Volvo Ocean Race will start in Europe in the autumn of 2005. This was confirmed by Mr Hans-Olov Olsson, President of Volvo Car Corporation, Mr Jorma Halonen, President of Volvo Trucks and representing the Volvo Group, and Mr Helge Alten, (...)
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Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 8
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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Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 8
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 (...)
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Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 8
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 (...)
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Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 8
"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 (...)