The main pack of five boats led by CAMPER continued to weave their way east in search of trade wind sailing on Friday, as lone wolf PUMA Ocean Racing pinned everything on the arrival of a northerly breeze in the coming days. PUMA’s radical northerly route has seen them closing in
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VOR Talking Points – Telefonica see off Groupama to make it three in a row
Telefónica became the first team since Steinlager 2 in 1989-90 to win the first three legs of the Volvo Ocean Race when they held off the challenge of Groupama sailing team to arrive first into the Chinese port of Sanya on Saturday. Team Telefónica, skippered by co-World Sailor of the Year
VOR Talking Points – Telefonica leads in final showdown
At 1000 UTC today, Telefónica (Iker MartÃnez/ESP) led Groupama 4 (Franck Cammas/FRA) by 27 nautical miles (nm) in the final showdown of Leg 3 to Sanya. Both boats tacked shortly before 0900 UTC and are still upwind but on the layline for the finish, 274 nm ahead. Soon, as the
VOR Talking Points – Team Telefonica lead as challanger suffer
At 1000 UTC today, Telefónica (Iker MartÃnez/ESP) still led the hunt, 11 nm ahead of PUMA’s Mar Mostro, 46 nm off the coast of Sumatra, with the rest of the fleet spread out over 96 nm from first to last. The Malacca Strait is such a busy stretch of water and,
VOR Talking Points – Puma’s Mar Mostro leads way to Sanya
PUMA’s Mar Mostro (Kenny Read/USA) is the new leader tonight at 1900 UTC, having forced early leader CAMPER (Chris Nicholson/AUS) into second place. However, the entire fleet is split only by 2.90 nautical miles and CAMPER is only 0.10 nm behind Mar Mostro. It is with universal relief that the six
VOR Talking Points – Reunited fleet prepares for race to China
The complete Volvo Ocean Race line-up will head into battle for the first time in more than a month on Sunday, January 22, as the second stage of Leg 3 gets underway to the Chinese city of Sanya. The leg start is scheduled for 0800 UTC and will see the six-strong
VOR Talking Points – Home win for Abu Dhabi in EA in-port race – Leg 3 to start on Saturday
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing scored a commanding victory on home waters on Friday, taking top spot in the Etihad Airways In-Port Race to the delight of thousands of ecstatic fans at the Volvo Ocean Race's first Middle Eastern stopover. Abu Dhabi, skippered by Ian Walker, produced a faultless performance along the