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Volvo Ocean Race - Newsletter: Leg 9 and the Finish - 18 July 2012 By ., 9:46 PM Tue 17 Jul 2012
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The most successful Volvo Ocean Race yet By Volvo Ocean Race, 9:53 PM Mon 16 Jul 2012
The Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 was not only the closest race in the 39-year history of the event but also the most successful, CEO Knut Frostad said on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of fans visiting Galway in Ireland for a buoyant finale and outstanding growth across media platforms set to be confirmed once final data is in. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Sanderson wants to go again By Volvo Ocean Race, 9:32 PM Mon 16 Jul 2012
Sanya skipper Mike Sanderson will be back racing as early as this weekend but the big date circled in his diary is in late 2014 when he expects to return for another campaign in the Volvo Ocean Race. Sanderson skippered ABN AMRO ONE to victory in 2005-06 and while his race this time with Sanya was not the same glittering success he is determined it will not be his final appearance in the Volvo ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Reluctant hero Marsh takes seamanship honour By Volvo Ocean race, 8:20 PM Mon 16 Jul 2012
The title ‘hero’ does not rest easy on the shoulders of Groupama bowman Brad Marsh, but most agree that it is the best way to describe the Kiwi who repaired a sinking yacht, saved a broken rig and scaled a 31-metre mast in a storm front. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean race: How the closest ever race was won By Volvo Ocean Race, 8:12 PM Mon 16 Jul 2012
The 11th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race was tipped to be the closest ever, and it did not disappoint. To coincide with the Leg 9 documentary, we take a look back at all the action. For the first time in the race’s 39-year-history four boats were still in with a realistic chance of winning with a matter of days remaining. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race - Perfection never enough for Franck Cammas By Volvo Ocean Race, , 6:01 PM Tue 10 Jul 2012
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 skipper Franck Cammas, at the age of just 39, is already assured of his place in sailing history thanks to Groupama's debut victory in the Volvo Ocean Race. Here we profile the charismatic French sailor for whom perfection is never good enough. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Selected Awards announced at Formal Prizegiving By Volvo Ocean Race and Sail-World, 7:10 PM Mon 9 Jul 2012
The selected award category winners were announced at the final formal Volvo Ocean Race prizegiving in Galway Ireland. We present a gallery of images and video of the category winners and their feats including the Media Crew member Award, the Rookie Award, the Seamanship Award, the Shore Crew Award as well as the Designer Award and Speed Trophy presentation. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Formal Prizegiving - Racing Award winners By Sail-World, 8:07 PM Sun 8 Jul 2012
The racing award winners were recognised at the formal prizegiving for the Volvo Ocean Race, at Galway, Ireland after the conclusion of the InPort race on Saturday. All six crews were presented with overall awards or place momentos. The InPort Trophy was awarded as well, the speed record trophy was also awarded. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Formal Prizegiving - selected Award winners By Sail-World, 5:32 PM Sun 8 Jul 2012
The selected awards were announced at the formal prizegiving for the Volvo Ocean Race, at Galway, Ireland after the conclusion of the InPort race on Saturday. Categories included the seamanship award, the media crew award, rookkie award and many more ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Images from the Overall Race Prizegiving in Galway By Volvo Ocean Race, 9:43 AM Sun 8 Jul 2012
Franck Cammas became the first skipper to hold aloft the new Volvo Ocean Race Trophy as thousands of fans joined his Groupama sailing team for a raucous Race Village reception. There was a party atmosphere all day in Galway as people lined the docks and packed the viewing areas to see the final action of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 -- the Discover Ireland In-Port Race. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race - Finale images from Leighton O'Connor By Leighton O'Connor, 6:58 AM Sun 8 Jul 2012
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 Discover Ireland In-Port Race images from photographer Leighton O'Connor. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race - Puma victorious in final In-Port race By Lisa Ramsperger, 5:00 AM Sun 8 Jul 2012
In the Volvo Ocean Race, the Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg team closed out the 2011-12 edition on a high note, winning the Discover Ireland In-Port Race on Saturday, July 7, in Galway, Ireland. Puma crossed the line with a time of 53 minutes, 12 seconds, 1:19 ahead of second-place Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand. With the win, Puma also captures the overall In-Port Race Series. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race - Groupama fourth in final In-Port race By Vincent Borde, 4:35 AM Sun 8 Jul 2012
It was an outstanding conclusion to the Volvo Ocean Race with the final In-Port race swept by a dozen knots of breeze around Galway Bay! The three leaders in the overall standing enjoyed an incredible battle to the finish after three laps of the racetracks… Groupama 4 finished fourth behind Puma, Camper and Telefonica after some fierce jockeying for position. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race - Camper secure second place overall By Lucy Harwood, 2:09 AM Sun 8 Jul 2012
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 final In-Port race was held on Saturday 7th July in Galway. Chris Nicholson hailed the spirit and determination of his crew as the curtain came down on Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand’s VOR campaign today. Camper finished second overall in the inshore series after being edged out by Puma in the final In-Port race in Ireland. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Sweet victory for Puma in final In-Port Race By Richard Gladwell, 10:58 PM Sat 7 Jul 2012
The final act of the Volvo Ocean Race, and indeed the final race for the Volvo 70 class, was run out in the Discover Ireland InPort Race sailed off Galway, Ireland. Sailing in a moderate breeze and flat water, and infront of a gallery of 30,000 spectators, Camper led off the start line with gennakers set for the first leg of the 8nm course.. The fleet split into two groups, with Puma in the group ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: See the full replay of the final vital InPort Race By Sail-World, 8:04 PM Sat 7 Jul 2012
The battle for the In-Port Race Trophy went down to the wire with Saturday's Discover Ireland In-Port Race set to decide what has been a gripping series. See the full replay of the final InPort Race, which decided the final winner of the InPort Trophy, and could have decided the second and third placegetterse second and third placegetters. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race In Port Race - Groupama prepare for final challenge By Franck Cammas, , 1:29 AM Sat 7 Jul 2012
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 final In Port Race gets underway tomorrow. Even though their victory in this eleventh edition of the VOR is guaranteed, Franck Cammas and his men won't be mere onlookers on Saturday! There is one more challenge left to take up: to top the standing for these ten short format races and amass the greatest number of victories out of the total of nineteen races run- ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Wet, fast and furious - the iconic moments - Video By Volvo Ocean Race, 7:04 AM Fri 6 Jul 2012
See the Volvo Ocean 70s and their crews slamming through some of the roughest, most terrifying, and dangerous conditions on the planet while competing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. A selection of some of the most incredible and spectacular rough ocean footage you'll ever see. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race - Practice race images by Leighton O'Connor By Leighton O'Connor, , 5:26 AM Fri 6 Jul 2012
Photographer Leighton O'Connor was on hand in Galway, Ireland to capture these images of the Volvo Ocean Race practice race. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race - Fleet ready to battle for In-Port Race Trophy By Volvo Ocean Race, , 4:45 AM Fri 6 Jul 2012
In the Volvo Ocean Race, the fight for the In-Port Race Trophy goes down to the wire with Saturday's Discover Ireland In-Port Race set to decide what has been an enthralling series. After nine inshore races in the host ports along the route, four teams are still in with a shot of glory when the fleet takes to the water one last time, with Galway Bay providing the arena for the final showdown. ...[more]

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