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 Telefónica and CAMPER with Emirates Team New
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VOR Talking Points – Telefonica take knife-edge victory in leg 2, stage 1
VOR Talking Points – Down to the wire for the top two
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 CAMPER’s lead, but at 1000 UTC, Nicholson was back at the
VOR Talking Points – Camper cling on in ding-dong Christmas battle
VOR Talking Points – Camper take the lead as miserable crew fight clouds
While Chris Nicholson took CAMPER past Telefónica (Iker MartÃnez/ESP) and into the lead early this Christmas Eve morning, the hopes of Groupama 4 (Franck Cammas/FRA) and PUMA’s Mar Mostro (Ken Read/USA) were dashed again in the minefield that is the Doldrums. “Last night was a night that started with so much
VOR Talking Points – Telefonica take the lead with stealth surge
Overall race leaders Team Telefónica stole the Leg 2 lead from Groupama sailing team on Friday after carving an unusually hasty passage through the Doldrums. Groupama’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
VOR Talking Points – Groupama position for doldrums crossing
Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 leaders Groupama sailing team today continue to set a blistering pace as the fleet prepare for their second Doldrums crossing within the next 24 hours. Behind Groupama, Ken Read’s PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG and Iker MartÃnez’s Team Telefónica are engaged in a full blown