News Archive

Global Ocean Race: Buckley Systems extends lead in race to Gibraltar By Richard Gladwell, 6:35 PM Mon 26 Sep 2011
At the 0600hrs position sked, the father and son crew of Ross and Campbell Field led the Global Ocean Race by almost seven nm from Campagne de France (Halvard Mabire and Miranda Merron). In third place, within a few hundred metres of Campagne de France is Phesheya Racing (Nick Leggatt and Philippa Hutton-Squire). 12 hours later the Fields had changed course and extended their lead to 10nm. ...[more]

TeamVodafoneSailing wins two-boat multihull challenge By Zoe Hawkins and Sail-World, 1:59 PM Mon 1 Aug 2011
TeamVodafoneSailing has now won the two-boat multihull challenge to Southport between itself and Sean Langman’s ORMA 60 ‘Team Australia’ and also sailed across the finish line more than seven hours ahead of Wild Oats XI, the supermaxi line honours winner of the CYCA’s annual Sydney to Gold Coast race. ...[more]

Road to Southport looks long and light for TeamVodafoneSailing By Wilde media, 11:39 AM Sat 30 Jul 2011
TeamVodafoneSailing will line up against Sean Langman’s Team Australia in Sydney, for what could be an epic duel all the way to Southport, Queensland. ...[more]

TeamVodafoneSailing hove-to in Tasman Sea gale By Zoe Hawkins, 10:10 AM Thu 21 Jul 2011
TeamVodafoneSailing is expected to arrive in Sydney tomorrow or Saturday, after an eventful crossing where they met fifty knot gales. The boat is currently about 350 nautical miles from Sydney. 'They are okay, they were not able to run under bare poles, so they have been hove to since approximately 11pm last night, and may be for another 24 hours,' says boat manager Patrick O’Reilly. ...[more]

From Predictwind, an upgraded weather model By Sail-World Cruising, 2:44 PM Wed 29 Jun 2011
Predictwind, arguably the world leader in wind forecasting, has been live for 3 years now, and it has been a huge success with rapid growth. Now the company is announcing an upgraded weather model. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Camper's boat race and a half to Fiji By Hamish Hooper, At Sea, SW Pacific , 9:16 AM Fri 10 Jun 2011
Camper, sailed by Emirates Team NZ had a real work-out on the final day of the Auckland-Musket Cove, Fiji Race. The entry in the 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race led the event for the first four days, and surprisingly managed to head off the ORMA60, TeamVodafoneSailing, which was expected to make a fast time of just two days or less to sail the 1,140nm course, and smash the race record. ...[more]

TeamVodafoneSailing snatches Auckland-Fiji race win in last miles By Richard Gladwell, 8:45 PM Thu 9 Jun 2011
TeamVodafoneSailing has snatched a narrow win in the Auckland-MusketCover, Fiji race after a chase-down of Volvo Ocean Race entry, Camper sailed by Emirates Team NZ over the last 36 hours of the race. The ORMA60 TeamVodafoneSailing, crossed the finish line off Musket Cover just before 7.30pm, Thursday evening. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Camper has Fiji Race win stolen at the finish By Richard Gladwell, 6:21 PM Thu 9 Jun 2011
Volvo Ocean Race entry, Camper sailed by Emirates Team NZ has narrowly lost the Auckland - Fiji race to the ORMA60 TeamVodafoneSailing, off Musket Cover just before 7.30pm, Thursday evening. TVS passed Camper between the 1730 and 1800hr reporting schedules with race organisers, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. ...[more]

Auckland-Fiji Race: TVS dramatically reduces Camper's lead By Richard Gladwell, 2:57 PM Thu 9 Jun 2011
TeamVodafoneSailing has run down most of a lead of 60nm in the space of just eight hours in the Auckland-Musket Cove, Fiji Race. She trails the Volvo 70 Camper, sailed by Emirates Team NZ, by 15nm at 3.00pm NZT. ...[more]

Auckland-Fiji Race: Line honours depends on speed lift by TVS By Richard Gladwell, 7:40 AM Thu 9 Jun 2011
Simon Hull's ORMA60, TeamVodafoneSailing has wound up to warp speed for the final day of the Auckland-Musket Cove, Fiji race. Her task is to try and run down the Volvo Ocean Race entry, Camper, sailed by Emirates Team NZ. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Camper expected to be run down by trimaran By Richard Gladwell, 12:02 AM Thu 9 Jun 2011
Simon Hull's ORMA60, TeamVodafoneSailing has wound up to warp speed for the final day of the Auckland-Musket Cove, Fiji race. Her task is to try and run down the Volvo Ocean Race entry, Camper, sailed by Emirates Team NZ. ...[more]

Auckland-Fiji Race: TeamVodafoneSailing has Camper in her headlights By Richard Gladwell, 10:39 PM Wed 8 Jun 2011
Simon Hull's ORMA60, TeamVodafoneSailing has wound up to warp speed for the final day of the Auckland-Musket Cove, Fiji race. Her task is to try and run down the Volvo Ocean Race entry, Camper, sailed by Emirates Team NZ. ...[more]

Auckland-Musket Cove, Fiji race expected to go down to the wire By Richard Gladwell, 8:29 AM Wed 8 Jun 2011
Latest projections have the Volvo 70, Camper, sailed by Emirates team New Zealand and the ORMA60 trimaran, TeamVodafoneSailing literally finishing within and hour of each other tomorrow evening in Musket Cove, Fiji. ...[more]

TeamVodafoneSailing hits the elevator in the Auckland - Fiji Race By Richard Gladwell, 9:42 PM Tue 7 Jun 2011
The ORMA60 TeamVodafoneSailing has hit the elevator at last in the Auckland-MusketCove, Fiji race. After languishing in light winds, or no wind, and stuck on a course to the east of the rhumbline, TVS, skippered by Simon Hull has picked up the breeze and at the 2100hrs sked received by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron was recorded as sailing at an average speed of 14kts. ...[more]

Camper doubles her lead in the Auckland - Fiji Race + Camper report By Richard Gladwell, 8:37 AM Tue 7 Jun 2011
The Volvo Ocean race entry, Camper, sailed by Emirates Team NZ has doubled her lead overnight in the Auckland-Musket Cove, Fiji Race. We look at the latest reports from PredictWind and navigator Will Oxley reports from CAMPER as dawn breaks on Day 2 of Auckland-Musket Cove race. ...[more]

Camper gets a navigational work-out in Auckland Fiji Race By Richard Gladwell, 9:28 PM Mon 6 Jun 2011
The Volvo Ocean race entry, Camper, sailed by Emirates Team NZ started the 2011 Auckland-Musket Cove, Fiji Race with the objective of getting in some serious, fast downwind sailing. Instead they have found themselves in a a trans-oceanic match race, with a big separation between them and their opponent, Simon Hull's ORMA60 TeamVodafoneSailing. ...[more]

Auckland Fiji Race many options for naviguessers as Camper reports By Richard Gladwell, 9:01 AM Mon 6 Jun 2011
The Volvo 70, Camper sailed by Emirates Team NZ continues to lead the Auckland-Musket Cove, Fiji Race by a margin which has not really changed significantly overnight and remains at 18nm, on the basis of who is closest to Fiji. The wind predictions have changed for the race area and the stronger winds earlier predicted to greet TeamVodafoneSailing to the east of the fleet at around noon today will ...[more]

Auckland Fiji Race tests navigators and routers By Richard Gladwell, 11:49 PM Sun 5 Jun 2011
The Auckland-Musket Cove, Fiji Race started at noon today, in light airs, which continued throughout the day. At midnight, 12 hours after the race start in the Rangitoto Channel, the Volvo 70 Camper was the race leader, holding a 15nm lead over Simon Hull's ORMA60 TeamVodafoneSailing. ...[more]

Gentle breeze replaces gales for Fiji race fleet By Emirates Team NZ Media, 10:18 PM Sun 5 Jun 2011
After a 24 hour delay the Auckland-Musket Cove race started at Auckland at noon today. In complete contrast to yesterday's conditions, which saw winds gusting to more than 40 knots, the fleet crossed the line under very light airs, blue skies and bright sunshine. CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand led off the start line for the 1141-nautical mile race to Fiji. ...[more]

Auckland Fiji race starts in light airs and with recall By Richard Gladwell, 11:33 AM Sun 5 Jun 2011
The Auckland-Musket Cove, Fiji Race started at noon today, in the Rangitoto Channel, in light airs, bright sunshine and a light sea mist. The conditions were in stark contrast to the scheduled start time, the previous day when the same location was being buffeted with headwinds gusting to 35kts and driving rain. ...[more]

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