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

VOR Talking Points – Camper take the lead as miserable crew fight clouds

SailingEuOrg - 24/12/201125/12/2011

While Chris Nicholson took CAMPER past TelefÃ³nica (Iker MartÃnez/ESP) and into the lead early this Christmas Eve morning, the hopes of Groupama 4 (Franck Cammas/FRA) and PUMAâ€™s Mar Mostro (Ken Read/USA) were dashed again in the minefield that is the Doldrums. â€œLast night was a night that started with so much

VOR Talking Points – Telefonica take the lead with stealth surge

SailingEuOrg - 23/12/201125/12/2011

Overall race leaders Team TelefÃ³nica stole the Leg 2 lead from Groupama sailing team on Friday after carving an unusually hasty passage through the Doldrums. Groupamaâ€™s lead of more than 70 nautical miles slowly dissolved after the five boats still racing to Abu Dhabi entered the infamous region best known for