VOR Talking Points – Puma’s Mar Mostro leads way to Sanya

SailingEuOrg - 23/01/2012

PUMAâ€™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 – Telefonica seal overall leg victory, Groupama capture sprint thriller

SailingEuOrg - 04/01/201204/01/2012

Team TelefÃ³nica secured overall victory in Leg 2 with a strong second place, but there was joy too for Groupama sailing team on Wednesday, as they notched their first win of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, snatching top spot ahead of their rivals in the dying moments of the sprint

Brest accueille avec fiertÃ© le maxi-trimaran Banque Populaire V

SailingEuOrg - 04/01/201204/01/2012

Le maxi-trimaran Banque Populaire V, en passe d'amÃ©liorer le record du TrophÃ©e Jules Verne, Ã©tabli en mars 2010 par Groupama 3, a choisi la Ville de Brest comme point d'arrivÃ©e de son tour du monde. En effet, samedi, LoÃ¯ck Peyron et ses treize hommes d'Ã©quipage s'amarreront au port de plaisance

VOR Talking Points – Teams set for points scramble in dash to Abu Dhabi

SailingEuOrg - 03/01/201204/01/2012

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). Team TelefÃ³nica and CAMPER with Emirates Team New

VOR Talking Points – Telefonica take knife-edge victory in leg 2, stage 1

SailingEuOrg - 28/12/201129/12/2011

Team TelefÃ³nica will charge into 2012 as leaders of the Volvo Ocean Race after snatching victory over CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand in a thrilling finish to the first stage of Leg 2 from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi. The final 24 hours came down to an intense match race

VOR Talking Points – Down to the wire for the top two

SailingEuOrg - 26/12/201126/12/2011

It is down to the wire for the top two boats this Boxing Day with the pair throwing punches at each other in a bid to draw head. Overnight, Iker MartÃnez/ESP and his men temporarily overthrew Chris Nicholson/AUS and CAMPERâ€™s lead, but at 1000 UTC, Nicholson was back at the

VOR Talking Points – Camper cling on in ding-dong Christmas battle

SailingEuOrg - 26/12/201126/12/2011

There was no prospect of a festive truce for the Volvo Ocean Race teams on Sunday as CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand battled to hold on to their lead in the face of a Christmas Day fightback from Team TelefÃ³nica. The five boats still sailing in Leg 2 from Cape