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Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 8
Photo: G.Cantini / Sea&See.it
After a dramatic start to the beginning of the penultimate leg, less than two miles separate the seven boats at the front of the fleet.
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VOLVO OCEAN RACE
There are warnings of gales in the Plymouth and Biscay area, which indicate that the eight strong fleet racing in the penultimate leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, which started at 5pm local time today from La Rochelle, France, could encounter heavy sailing conditions as they approach Ushant on the northwest tip of the Brittany coast tomorrow (...)
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VOLVO OCEAN RACE / La Rochelle
Photo : Rick Tomlinson
Illbruck Challenge’ skipper on the dockside in La Rochelle before the start of leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race.
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VOLVO OCEAN RACE
Germany’s Illbruck Challenge, at the top of the Volvo Ocean Race points table, has an opportunity to win the race on leg eight from La Rochelle to Gothenburg, Sweden. Skipper John Kostecki’s team currently leads Assa Abloy by eight points with two legs remaining. With eight points available for a leg win, Illbruck needs to gain one (...)
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VOLVO OCEAN RACE
Lisa McDonald and her crew of women finally left Gosport, England, today at 1300 local time, to sail to La Rochelle, France, in preparation for the restart of the Volvo Ocean Race leg eight, which starts next Saturday, May 25th at 5pm local time.
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VOLVO OCEAN RACE
After a disappointing performance in the Volvo Ocean Race, skipper of seventh placed djuice, Knut Frostad, has decided to make radical changes on board in an effort to boost the team’s performance for the remaining two legs. French navigator, Jean-Yves Bernot, will step down and Erle Williams will return to the (...)
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Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 7
"I use the opportunity of this daily report to transmit a "Welcome to France" to the fleet and shore teams," wrote Sidney Gavignet from ASSA ABLOY, one of the four French crew members that are currently on their way to La Rochelle on V.O.60s.
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Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 7
Today illbruck reported that the flu has struck most of the crew on this last trans-Atlantic leg. So it was not only a fabulous racing yacht that set the pace on this leg, it must haven been a floating hospital as well. How did the guys on board manage to handle the assault of illness and still sail (...)
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Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 7
For SEB, whose break from the fleet put her out on her own, the next few hours will be critical. It’s hero or zero time for Gunnar Krantz’s team." It’s a nervous time for us on SEB as we find out if our breakaway move from the pack is going to pay dividends," wrote Gareth Cooke. "All fingers are crossed (...)
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Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 7
Yesterday evening SEB decided to break away from the fleet on a more southerly route than the rest. Checking the great circle routes from the point where the routes parted reveal, that SEB is the only yacht to stay on the great circle, which is the shortest distance to La Rochelle, while the main pack, led by illbruck goes (...)