Monday 12 April 2010, 15:30 GMT
Camper, the Spanish-based international footwear brand, has confirmed that it will field an entry in the 2011-12 race. The campaign will be run by Emirates Team New Zealand.
The Volvo Open 70 will be known as Camper and will carry the burgees of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and...
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
NZPA – Alinghi boss Ernesto Bertarelli. Photo / AP
Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton is tipping fellow former America’s Cup holders Alinghi to join the Volvo Ocean Race fleet.
With the next cup regatta not expected to be held until 2013 or 2014, Team NZ today confirmed they would compete in the...
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A boat from Abu Dhabi will also take its place on the start line of the 2011-12 race in Alicante, Spain in the autumn of next year.
The agreement was signed between His Excellency Mubarak Al Muhairi, the director general of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) and Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad.
“We found...
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For the 2011-12 event, PUMA will partner with BERG Propulsion, one of the world’s leading designers and producers of Controllable Pitch Propellers for commercial shipping. The team will be known as PUMA Ocean Racing, powered by BERG Propulsion.
PUMA joins France’s Groupama, Italia 70 and Team Abu Dhabi as officially declared entries. There are over...
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Jules Verne Trophy 2009 – 2010
Franck Cammas and his men on Groupama 3 drew alongside under blue skies in the Port du Château this Sunday morning to the applause of an enthusiast local crowd. After having beaten the Jules Verne round the world record in a time of 48d 07h 44′ 52”, the crew...
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Wednesday 10 March 2010, 13:00 GMT
Galway, which staged a hugely successful stopover in 2008-09, is back on the map again – this time as the finish port for the 2011-12 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Galway withstood strong opposition from several rival cities in the official port bidding process to earn the right to...
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La sfida italiana alla Volvo Ocean Race è online.
Da qui li terremo d’occhio, perchè questa è una delle cose che ci piacciono.
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Dopo il record di percorrenza sulle 24h ed il dominio al comando di Torben, Ericsson 4 cambia padrone ed anche livrea.
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(Courtesy Borlenghi)
Ho pensato alla mia vita seduto in falchetta, ai tramonti dell’oceano…
Ho visto gli oceani regatando lungo costa, navigandoli nei sogni…
Ho sognato di volare con gli albatros, di nuotare con le balene…
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Ho sentito la passione travolgermi…
Ho fantasticato per avere un’opportunità di ruggire...
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La Sydney-Hobart è la regata dei sogni. La vela allo stato puro e dei puri.Il fascino della baia di Sydney, l’emozione di lasciarsela alle spalle con 500.000 persone abbarbicate sugli scogli, l’open water con quel mare incredibilmente scuro e gelido fatto di onde incrociate, corte e ripide. Poi c’è il vento che arriva in...
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