The Prologue Leg of the Volvo Ocean Race began on Sunday afternoon, after the start was delayed by just over 2 hours and moved nearly 20 miles south in order to find better racing conditions. The Prologue is a non-scoring race to deliver the seven-boat fleet from The Boatyard in Lisbon, Portugal to the home start port of the Volvo Ocean Race in Alicante, Spain ahead of the race start on 22 October. At the scheduled start time of 1400 local time in Lisbon on Sunday afternoon (1300 UTC), the … [Read more...] about VOR Prologue Leg Delayed for Better Conditions
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MAPFRE Dominate Leg Zero
MAPFRE maintained their near-faultless performance in Volvo Ocean Race qualifying – and gave themselves the best possible chance of completing overall victory in the Leg Zero series – as they led the fleet over the finish line on a short opening stage of the final race out of Saint-Malo. MAPFRE maintained their near-faultless performance in Volvo Ocean Race qualifying – and gave themselves the best possible chance of completing overall victory in the Leg Zero series – as they led the … [Read more...] about MAPFRE Dominate Leg Zero
Thumbs Up from Gothenburg
Officials from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and the City of Gothenburg will be locked in bilateral discussions in the next few days. Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality received the thumbs up from the Mayor of its city sister Gothenburg, Ms Anneli Hùlthen, during visits to several Bay suburbs ahead of extensive bilateral engagements over the next couple of days. “We are encouraged by what we have seen in Nelson Mandela Bay and Helenvale in particular. The work that we see here is a … [Read more...] about Thumbs Up from Gothenburg
