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Galway to stage 2011-12 finale Galway has been selected as the finish port for the 2011-12 race. The Irish port, the stopover for the transatlantic leg in the previous edition, saw off strong opposition from rival cities in the port bidding process.
Proudly Portuguese Three-race Whitbread veteran João Cabeçadas is delighted that the Volvo Ocean Race will visit Portuguese shores during the 2011-12 edition. His countrymen are "ready to accept the challenge", he says.
Gavignet's delight Whitbread/Volvo veteran Sidney Gavignet is delighted with the return of a French stopover for the next two editions of the Volvo Ocean Race. The Frenchman may yet be tempted by a fifth appearance in the event.
France returns to the route France is back on the Volvo Ocean Race route with the confirmation of Lorient as a stopover for the next two editions of the event. The French port will be the penultimate stopover for the 2011-12 race.
Lisbon's place in history Lisbon has fought off tough competition to be chosen as the first of the European ports for the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race. It will be the first time that the historic Portuguese port has hosted a stopover.
Raising the bar Cape Town is the first port selected from the formal port bidding process which was put in place for the 2011-12 race. Bruce Parker-Forsyth, head of the stopover organisation, says it was not a foregone conclusion.
Cape Town confirmed Cape Town has been confirmed as the first port of call for the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race. It is the first of a series of port announcements with the entire race route being revealed by the end of March.
Handle with care Good nutrition and prevention of fatigue can be as important as good weather information and design input to the sail wardrobe, according to the long-time race medical advisor Tim Spalding.
Italy's passion play The Italia 70 entry for 2011-12 will herald the return of an Italian team to the world's premier ocean race - the first since the 1993 Whitbread. Carla Anselmi reports on the men behind the mission ...
Turkey takes centre stage Istanbul, the unique city where east meets west, will host the 40th edition of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships. The event, which features eight fleets for the first time, takes place from 8-17 July.
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Alicante, Spain – 10 March 2010 – Following the huge success in Galway when it was the finish of the transatlantic leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, Ireland, will again feature in the new route for 2011-12. The fleet will race from Lorient in France back to Galway on...
Alicante, Spain – 03 March 2010 – France returns to host the Volvo Ocean Race from Lorient, in Brittany on the northwest coast of France, in the summer of 2012. Lorient will be the penultimate stopover in the race, which starts from Alicante, Spain in the autumn of 2011. Like...
Alicante, Spain – 01 March 2010 – After a fierce bidding process, Lisbon has been chosen as the first of the European ports for the Volvo Ocean Race, starting from Alicante in the autumn of 2011. Lisbon, located in the west of Portugal, at the point where the river Tagus...
Alicante, Spain – 22 February 2010 – The racetrack for the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race, due to start from Alicante in Spain in the autumn of 2011, is now set and the first port of call will be Cape Town, South Africa, making its eighth appearance as host to this...
Alicante, Spain – 03 February 2010 – Adam Binns (35) is the latest new recruit to join the Volvo Ocean Race, which starts its 11th race around the world from Alicante, Spain, in the autumn of 2011.
Binns, formerly Commercial Director of Dutch television and production company, Off the Fence,...
Alicante, Spain – 25 January 2010 – Greg Miall (36) has joined the Volvo Ocean Race, due to start on its 11th race around the world in the autumn of 2011, as Commercial Director.
Miall is the former Managing Director of Sport magazine in the UK, and Global Sales Director...
Portsmouth, England – 11 November 2009 – media statistics published today for the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 show a huge increase over the 2005-06 event. The race is in tune with the new media age, and in 2008-09, plenty of high quality content was streamed to websites and mobile handsets. ...
The Groupama Insurance Group confirmed today that it will enter the next two editions of the Volvo Ocean Race with its long term French skipper, Franck Cammas, a commitment that will last until 2015.
The announcement was made as Cammas was in the French port Le Château in Brest, preparing...
Portsmouth, England – 2 November 2009 – Eighty-eight men set off from beneath the ramparts of Alicante’s Castle of Santa Bárbara, but only 36 would journey the full 37,000 miles to finish in the White Nights of St Petersburg. Japan’s Black Tide, brutal weather, injuries, and even the credit crunch...
The new look Volvo Open 70 Rule, published today along with the Notice of Race, confirm changes set to enhance the fleet racing in the 11th Volvo Ocean Race, which will start from its new home base of Alicante in Spain in the autumn of 2011. The changes come as...
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