Stories about Volvo Ocean Race

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Green Comm Challenge

Posted 1 day, 2 hours ago by Vela Blog Mistro

Il circolo vela Gargnano, sul Lago di Garda, dopo l’avventura di +39 rilancia la sua sfida per le prossime tre edizioni della America’s Cup… Mi chiedo… ma perchè da queste parti corrono tutti dietro alla Coppa America invece di pensare ad una bella Volvo Ocean Race, a sostenere un solitario per una Vendee Globe o [...] more »

Telefónica azul y negro completan las 2.000 millas de calificación

Posted 1 day, 22 hours ago by Juanpa Cadario

Foto copyright equipo Telefónica

LOS BARCOS TELEFÓNICA TERMINAN LA CALIFICACIÓN
Alicante, 17 de julio de 2008

Los barcos del equipo Telefónica en la Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 ya han regresado a su base de Alicante tras completar en un plazo de 8 días las 2.000 millas de calificación que exige la organización para participar en la regata.“Ha sido una prueba de fuego para los barcos y las tripulaciones, y ha sido resultado ser un test magnífico”. Así de contundente se mostraba Bouwe Bekking, skipper team del Telefónica, tras llegar a Alicante.Han sido ocho días de navegación offshore en los que los dos barcos españoles salieron desde Alicante rumbo al Estrecho de Gibraltar. Cruzado éste, el “Telefónica azul” y “Telefónica negro” se dirigieron hacia el Sureste de la isla de Madeira y antes de alcanzarla enfilaron de nuevo hacia el Estrecho para finalmente llegar a la base del equipo Telefónica en el puerto de Alicante. A excepción de los últimos tres días de calificación, ambas embarcaciones navegaron juntas en todo momento en un apasionante “uno contra uno”.En este tiempo, los tripulantes de los Telefónica se han encontrado con un amplio abanico de condiciones: desde prácticamente cero nudos de viento hasta 35 nudos (casi 65 km/h), tormentas, lluvia, granizo, sol, niebla… Sin duda, las mejores que podrían haber esperado para probar el comportamiento ambos barcos ante cualquier situación.“Los tres primeros días han sido buenos, especialmente el tercero que llegamos a hacer unos 60 test. Tuvimos un buen viento y la ola típica del Atlántico y aprovechamos todo el tiempo para sacar el máximo partido posible a la calificación. Estamos muy contentos con el barco, la distribución en cubierta e interiores… Todo ha funcionado bien”, comentaba ya en tierra uno de los proas, el alicantino Pepe Ribes. Y es que han sido más de 100 los test realizado por las dos tripulaciones. Unas pruebas que aportarán gran cantidad de datos que ya han comenzado a ser analizados detenidamente por el equipoYa en tierra, los tripulantes han tenido que pasar los controles de salud pertinentes, con análisis de orina y sangre incluidos. Además, todos se han subido a la báscula del preparador físico del equipo, Iñigo Losada, para comprobar cómo estos días en el océano han afectado a su peso. En general, las diferencias de peso han oscilado entre los cero y los cuatro kilogramos.Con esta calificación, el equipo Telefónica supera un paso más de la preparación para la Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 y se convierte en el segundo equipo de esta edición que supera la prueba de las 2.000 millas –el primero fue “Puma”-.

Para más información, videos y fotografías del equipo, por favor, visite la página web http://www.equipotelefonica.es/
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Volvo Ocean Race: Four new young stars join Telefonica

Posted 2 days, 5 hours ago by BYM Sailing News

From today, the Telef?nica team officially has four new young stars between 25 and 27 in the ranks of the team, who will be taking on what’s sure to be the adventure of their lifetimes. For all four: Pablo ... more »

Four young guns

Posted 2 days, 6 hours ago by $$$ The Daily Sail $$$

Yet more new crew announcements for the Telefonica Volvo Ocean Race team more »

Ericsson yachts leave on qualifying sail

Posted 2 days, 17 hours ago by Cowes Online

Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 have now left Sweden to set sail on their mandatory race qualifier for the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. more »

Ericsson Racing Team leave on VOR qualifying sail

Posted 3 days, 2 hours ago by Sail World Australia

Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 left Sweden today and set sail on their mandatory Volvo Ocean race qualifier. more »

Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica Volvo Open 70s complete qualifier

Posted 3 days, 2 hours ago by BYM Sailing News

The Telef?nica Volvo Open 70 boats have returned to their Alicante bases following 8 days of sailing to complete the 2,000 mile qualifier, a requirement laid down by the Race organisers.? “It’s been a great baptism of fire for ... more »

Ericsson 3 and 4 on qualifier

Posted 3 days, 4 hours ago by Sail Karma

Oskar Kihlborg/Ericsson Racing
Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 leave Sweden and set sail on their mandatory 2,000 mile qualifier for the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. The race crews will not return to Sweden until they return for the Marstrand stopover in mid-June 2009. The 3,000 mile trip back to the team's training base in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, is being used by the two-boat Ericsson Racing Team, as their shakedown for the round-the-world race, and is the first time that Ericsson 4 is sailing a long passage since its launch in late June. - http://www.ericssonracingteam.com/http://www.sailkarma.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss more »

Telefonica VOR boats complete 2,000-mile qualifier

Posted 3 days, 5 hours ago by Valencia Sailing

The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 Telefónica boats have returned to their Alicante bases following 8 days of sailing to complete the 2,000-mile qualifier, a requirement laid down by the Race organisers.

“It’s been a great baptism of fire for the boats and the crews, and it’s turned out to be a great test for us”, commented a satisfied Bouwe Bekking after reaching Alicante.

We’ve had eight days of offshore sailing, with both of the boats sailing out to the Gibraltar Straits. From thereon “Telefónica blue” and “Telefónica black” headed towards the Southeast of the island of Madeira, and just before reaching it they set course for Gibraltar again, and then finally back to the Telefónica team base in the Port of Alicante. Besides the last 3 days of the qualifier, the boats sailed together throughout, in a thrilling one-on-one.

Over this qualifying leg, the Telefónica crews have come across an array of conditions; from almost zero knots to 35 knots (around 65 km/hr), storms, rain, hail, sun, fog… in actual fact, the very best conditions for testing out the performance of the both boats in a variety of situations.

“The first three days were really good, especially day three, because we managed about 60 tests. We had good wind and the typical Atlantic waves and we really pushed it to make the most of the time we had during the qualifier. We’re really pleased with the boat, the distribution on deck, the interior… everything’s worked perfectly”, commented Spaniard Pepe Ribes, one of the bowmen once he was back on shore. The crews have carried out over 100 tests during this eight-day period. These tests provide vital information and data, which will now by analysed closely by the team.

For Swedish navigator Roger Nilson, this has also been a good opportunity to learn the whole routine onboard: "We have learnt a lot about the boat and also about living together on this boat. Some of the guys on board had not been sailing for so long so it has been very helpful for them. They have a real idea now about how life is while you are ocean racing: how to sleep, how to eat..."

Back on shore, the crewmembers have been undergoing the required medical checks, providing also blood and urine samples for testing. Also, they’ve all stepped onto physical trainer, Iñigo Losada’s scales to see what impact these days of ocean sailing has had on their bodyweight. Overall the weight differences have oscillated between zero and four kilos.

With this qualifier behind them, the Telefónica team is a step closer to the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, and is now the second team to complete the 2,000-mile qualifier (the first was the Puma Team). more »

Ericsson Racing Team leave on VOR qualifying sail

Posted 3 days, 9 hours ago by Sail World UK

Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 left Sweden today and set sail on their mandatory Volvo Ocean race qualifier. more »

Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson Racing Team boats set sail for Lanzarote

Posted 3 days, 10 hours ago by BYM Sailing News

Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 have left Sweden and set sail on their mandatory race qualifier. The race crews will not return to Sweden until they return for the Marstrand stopover in mid June 2009 during the Volvo ... more »

NEWS : Comeback kids: Volvo Ocean Race

Posted 3 days, 10 hours ago by iShares Cup

The comeback kids of the iShares Cup circuit so far have been the Dutch crew onboard Volvo Ocean Race. VOR skipper Herb Dercksen explains how they turned their form around more »

Ericsson 3 and 4 head for sea

Posted 3 days, 11 hours ago by $$$ The Daily Sail $$$

Sweden to Lanzarote qualification passage for Torben Grael and Anders Lewander's Volvo Ocean Race crews more »

Volvo Ocean Race: Bouwe Bekking applauds Pedro Campos

Posted 3 days, 16 hours ago by BYM Sailing News

A few more hours to go and then we have this qualifier under our belt. Not bad for a boat that only went in the water 14 days ago. The wind conditions couldn’t have been better and the nearly ... more »

Extreme 40s to feature at Volvo Ocean race stopovers

Posted 3 days, 17 hours ago by Cowes Online

The Extreme 40 Series will be part of the on-the-water entertainment package at selected stopovers during the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 and will feature in Alicante, Singapore, Qingdao, Boston, and Stockholm with fleets of up to 10 boats. more »

Catch College Nationals on TV

Posted 4 days, 1 hour ago by Sailing World Blogs

This weekend ESPNU broadcasts the 2008 Gill College Nationals Sailing
Championship presented by Rolex. The program airs Sunday, July 20, 2008, at 11:00 p.m. EST on ESPNU.

For the fourth year the ESPNU program features the top young sailors competing for a trophy that dates back to 1937. Onboard cameras and microphones highlight the action of the 18 teams from across the United States. Georgetown University came from behind on the final day to take the championship.

Special features include interviews with recent All Americans who are now heading to China for the Olympic Games, a segment with former College Sailor of the Year Ken Read as he discusses his participation the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race, and interviews with college sailors who went on to compete in the America's Cup when it was held in Newport, R.I.

The program will re-air on Tuesday, July 22 at 12:00 a.m. EST, Sunday, July 27 at 12:00 a.m. EST, Sunday, July 27 at 9:00pm EST, and Monday, July 28 at 3:00am EST.

-Ed.
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VOR qualifier almost finished for Equipo Telefonica

Posted 4 days, 10 hours ago by Valencia Sailing

[Source: Equipo Telefonica] A few more hours to go and then we have this qualifier under our belt. Not bad for a boat that only 14 days ago went in the water. The wind conditions couldn’t have been better and the nearly full moon made sailing at night with new boat easy.

The deck layout is fantastic, everything in the right spot, no changes there and most important we can drag the sails around, without having to lift them, saving our backs. As important, so not more, we have a great bunch of guys, all very talented and always thinking positive. Not much happened last night, got chased by a thunderstorm but we out ran it. We have taken it “easy”, cracked our sheets, so speeds went up and now we are eating up the miles faster.

We all don’t forget the person who made this all possible: a huge thanks to Pedro Campos, he is unbelievable when it comes to sponsor treatment and how to convince them that sailing is a very good way to get return for their investment. There are not many people in our sport who have been so successful in raising money as Pedro. He is sublime to invest from the youngest in our sport, like Optimist sailors, then the next step the Olympic sailors and finally the Volvo Ocean Race. An ultimate thanks to all our sponsors and the city of Alicante, without them we wouldn’t be here.

We start our little recovery programme for the guys once we are ashore, and then they will have a couple of days off, before we are getting into two boat testing again.

Cheers,

Bouwe Bekking more »

Extreme 40s to feature at Volvo Ocean Race stopovers

Posted 4 days, 15 hours ago by Yachte.com.au

The Extreme 40 Series will be part of the on-the-water entertainment package at selected stopovers during the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. The Extreme 40s will feature in Alicante, Singapore, Qingdao, Boston and Stockholm with fleets of up to 10 boats. The Extreme 40 is a new generation of mid-sized sports catamaran and is a strict one-design catamaran that has been purposely designed and built to race inshore and short offshore regattas. more »