Team Vestas 11th Hour Racing on her cradle with Table Mountain in the background. #volvooceanrace #capetown #tablemountain #mype #sailing - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. … [Read more...] about Watching Over Vestas
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The cloud giveth and the cloud taketh
Leg 1 winners Vestas 11th Hour Racing jumped to the head of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet three days into Leg 2 as the big dive south began in earnest on Wednesday. Clever sailing from Charlie Enright's Danish/American outfit saw them dart past their rivals with a well-timed gybe yesterday evening that put them into their own windshift. When they emerged they had a welcome 10-mile buffer over closest rivals MAPFRE, Dongfeng Race Team and Akzonobel. But it hasn't all gone Vestas' way – … [Read more...] about The cloud giveth and the cloud taketh
The Winner of Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race
Vestas 11th Hour Racing have won Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race, crossing the finish line in the River Tagus in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday afternoon. It's a tremendous victory for American skipper Charlie Enright and his team, who earn 8 points for their efforts (including a one point 'bonus' for winning the leg). It wasn't easy. The wind shut down on the final approach, and an early morning lead of 34-nautical miles over second-placed MAPFRE was whittled down to 10-miles, with the finish … [Read more...] about The Winner of Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race
6.3 nm Lead for 11th Hour
After 24 hours of tricky sailing through light, fickle breeze the Volvo Ocean Race fleet were today locked in an all-out drag race towards Porto Santo, the first major turning mark in Leg 1. Leaders Vestas 11th Hour Racing are now within 200 nautical miles of the waypoint, a tiny island that forms part of Portugal's Madeira archipelago. At the 1300 UTC position update they had a six-mile jump on second placed MAPFRE, with team Akzonobel a further nine miles back. The three frontrunners … [Read more...] about 6.3 nm Lead for 11th Hour
VOR Prologue Leg Delayed for Better Conditions
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
