
Telefonica skipper and Double Olympic medalist, Iker Martinez from Spain, takes the newly launched Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 entry out on the water, before leaving the start port of Alicante, Spain, for their training base in Lanzarote. Volvo Ocean Race
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'It took nine months to build her, so everyone is really looking forward to get out there and sail to see how everything is working,' said Martínez. After being unveiled in her Valencia’s boatyard, Telefónica’s new Volvo Open 70 has been prepared and tested for 20 days in Alicante.
'We've done some sailing this week here and it’s a great place to carry out the first test sails. We have been very careful not to break anything, looking at what was working and what wasn’t.'
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