2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race
2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race
The 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean race is finally upon us. In this around the world sailing race, eight teams will race Open 70's around the globe. The race begins in Alicante Spain with stops in the following cities: Cape Town, South Africa; Cochin, India; Singapore; Qingdao, China; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Boston, United States; Galway, Ireland; Marstrand, Sweden; Stockholm, Sweden; and finally finishing in St. Petersburg, Russia. The first offshore leg will being on October 11, 2008 and the last leg is expected to end sometime in late June, 2009.
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Volvo Ocean Race - and then there were four...
2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet of Open 70’s is now down to four boats as they try to make their way from Singapore to Quindao, China. Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve done any writing, but I’ll give a quick synopsis here. For full details head to volvooceanrace.org.
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Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 1 wrap up
2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race
A lot has happened since the last update. A shattered boat for one team, a shattered record for another.
At the close of the last update, the fleet was heading south along the South American coast, waiting for a low pressure system to materialize and take them across the pond to Cape Town, South Africa. That low came, and provided an exciting ride for all. Green Dragon led the fleet south, hoping to find increased pressure as they got closer to the center of the low. Ericcson 4 and Puma cut the corner a bit, and made gains by doing this emerging as the lead two boats. Then it got exciting.
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VOR Game
2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race
I joined the game! Now I just need some tips and want to hear other peoples strategies.. I know many of you are playing so I figured we could duke it out and discuss the game here.
Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 1; Days 1-10 - Abridged Version
The 2008-2009 around the world Volvo Ocean Race began last week off the coast of Alicante, Spain. Eight Open 70's set sail with the first stopover of Cape Town, South African in their sites. They are now about 10 days into their voyage, and are just about to emerge from the dreaded doldrums, cross the Equator, and round the first scoring gate off the coast of Brazil. It has been an exciting start to the race, full of lead changes, boat breakages, sails being destroyed, and even some crew emergencies. Keep reading for the abridged version of the racing so far, but check out http://www.volvooceanrace.org for full updates. I recommend reading the emails sent from the boats, as you'll get the information directly from the sources.
Telefonica Teams Jump Out to Early Lead in Volvo Ocean Race
The first in-port race in the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean race took place on October 4, marking the start of another edition of this round the world race. Many questions were answered about which teams look competitive, while many more remain. Winds were relatively light, and the two Farr designed Telefonica boats looked quite fast in these conditions. Telefonica Blue took the spot on the day winning both races. Telefonica Black took a 2nd and 3rd to claim 2nd overall on the day. Puma stands in third after posting a 6th and 2nd. Ericsson 4 lost a tie breaker with Puma after posting a 4,4. They claim 4th overall. Green Dragon came in close behind Puma and Ericsson in 5th with a 3rd and 6th. Delta Lloyd sits in 6th, Ericsson 3 in 7th, and Team Russia in 8th.
2008 Volvo Ocean Race Set to Start
2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race
I am psyched! The 2008(-2009) edition of the Volvo Ocean Race is set to start. The race will be sailed in second generation Open 70's. The first generation of these boats that sailed in the previous edition of the Volvo showed amazing potential, though also experienced some growing pains. I'm expecting some amazing speeds, and hopefully a bit of a safer platform, during this time around. During the last go-around, several boats had engineering and build issues, including one boat (Movistar) that had to be abandoned due to structural failures and is now resting on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Nonetheless, this is a great event and is (in my opinion anyways) one of the few "around the world" sailing races that actually engages the public. Stopovers in multiple co
