VOR Leg One Day 17 – Telefonica powers south as Puma limps

SailingEuOrg - 21/11/201122/11/2011

At 1900 UTC tonight TelefÃ³nica (Iker MartÃnez/ESP) was continuing to reach south at 18.5 knots in the easterly tradewinds, while behind her PUMAâ€™s Mar Mostro (Ken Read/USA) is limping at 2.3 knots under a jury rig of storm trysail and staysail. TelefÃ³nica is continuing her course just east of south, taking

VOR Leg One Day 17 – Pumaâ€™s Mar Mostro suffers broken mast

SailingEuOrg - 21/11/201122/11/2011

PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG reported that they had suffered a broken mast on the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, which began 17 days ago from Alicante, Spain. The crew are unhurt. The rig onboard PUMAâ€™s Mar Mostro failed at around 1500 UTC in the southern Atlantic

VOR Leg One – Puma in control as fleet approaches doldrums

SailingEuOrg - 13/11/201122/11/2011

After continuing their charge south in good winds and at high speeds, Ken Readâ€™s crew on PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG have taken the lead in the 6,500 nautical mile first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 to Cape Town, South Africa. Averaging around 22 -knots in the fresh

VOR Leg One – The great gybe south

SailingEuOrg - 12/11/201122/11/2011

After six days of upwind sailing, the fleet racing in leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race to Cape Town yesterday at last hooked into the weather system they have been waiting for. Downwind sails have been set and the three teams who chose the westerly option, PUMAâ€™s Mar Mostro (Kenny

VOR Leg One – Fleet battered by elements in dramatic first 24 hours of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12

SailingEuOrg - 06/11/201122/11/2011

Two of the six boats in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 were forced to suspend racing inside the first 24 hours offshore as the teams were beset by brutal sea conditions even before they had left the Mediterranean. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing motored back into Alicante on Sunday morning after the