VOR Talking Points – Reunited fleet prepares for race to China

SailingEuOrg - 21/01/2012

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

SailingEuOrg - 14/01/2012

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

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