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| VOR Racing Team Links |
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Team Delta Lloyd
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Telefónica Black
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| Recent yachting and boating events covered by Outimage Publications |
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RORC
Caribbean 600
Antigua
February 23-25, 2009.
Photographs by
Carlo Borlenghi
and Stefano Gattini. |
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61st Brisbane to Gladstone
Yacht Race 2009. |
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Audi Sydney
Offshore Newcastle
Yacht Race 2009. |
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XXV Primo Cup
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Photographs by
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Louis Vuitton Pacific Series
Auckland New Zealand,
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| The 2008 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race |
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| The 2008 SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2008. |
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Sydney Short Ocean
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November 29-30, 2008. |
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Rolex Middle
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Maxi Yacht
Rolex Cup
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September 1 - 6, 2008. |
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| Sydney to Gold
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Giraglia Rolex
Cup 2008
Saint-Tropez France
Genova Italy
June 8 - 14, 2008. |
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Rolex Farr
40 Worlds 2008
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| Grand Banks
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A furious
fight for fifth
12:00 GMT Monday, April 27, 2009. |
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The fight for
fifth place in leg six of the Volvo Ocean Race went down
to the wire today between two Spaniards, Fernando Echávarri
on Telefónica Black and Roberto Bérmudez at
the helm of the first generation boat, Delta Lloyd.
After a tremendous battle, Telefónica Black crossed the finish ahead
of Delta Lloyd and claimed the four points on offer for fifth place, finishing
at 09:48 GMT (04:48 local). Delta Lloyd crossed 22 minutes later at 10:10
GMT (05:10 local). She adds three points to her overall tally. |
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Telefonica Black, skippered by
Fernando Echavarri (ESP) finish fifth on leg 6
of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Rio de Janeiro to
Boston, crossing the finish line at 09:48:15 GMT
27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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ashore, Echávarri was downbeat: "We have made
quite a lot of mistakes this leg, but we are happy to pass
Delta Lloyd, but it was a disappointing leg with a few problems.
We didn’t route well in some places, but we did well
in others. It is good to be in Boston with our families and
friends here." |
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Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto
Bermudez (ESP) finish sixth on leg 6 of the Volvo
Ocean Race, from Rio de Janeiro to Boston, crossing
the finish line at 10:10:29 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Roberto ‘Chuny’ Bérmudez was delighted
with his result: "I am really happy with this leg. We
were fighting until the end and there is a good feeling onboard.
Everyone is really happy for all the new people on the team
who did a really good job and the boat is better now. Nothing
big has broken and we’ve still got two months to keep
fighting." |
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Telefonica Black, skippered by
Fernando Echavarri (ESP) finish fifth on leg 6
of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Rio de Janeiro to
Boston, crossing the finish line at 09:48:15 GMT
27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| Both boats had
sat out leg five from Qingdao to Rio after suffering serious
damage on leg four (Singapore to Qingdao) forcing retirement
from the leg. With refreshed crews, both teams were expecting
to put in a good performance and neither crew was prepared
to give an inch. |
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Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto
Bermudez (ESP) finish sixth on leg 6 of the Volvo
Ocean Race, from Rio de Janeiro to Boston, crossing
the finish line at 10:10:29 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Telefónica
Black raced this leg with only nine sailing crew after bowman
Mike Pammenter (RSA) damaged his ankle in a manoeuvre as
the fleet left Guanabara Bay within hours of the start. He
was taken off the boat by RIB with a suspected broken ankle.
"It was hard without Mike Pammenter. It was quite easy to
sail with the crew, but in important moments, like squalls at
night, it was difficult. Mike does play an important and physical
role but we managed as best we could," Echávarri
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Telefonica Black, skippered by
Fernando Echavarri (ESP) finish fifth on leg 6
of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Rio de Janeiro to
Boston, crossing the finish line at 09:48:15 GMT
27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Delta Lloyd
put in a particularly sparkling performance earlier in the
leg, rounding the scoring gate at Fernando de Noronha in
third place, just seconds ahead of PUMA who finished yesterday
in fourth place. The team also had two spells in second place
before dropping back through the pack day nine, April 19.
Navigator Wouter Verbraak, who began the race as navigator
on Team Russia, moved to Green Dragon for leg five and
is now navigating Delta Lloyd said: "I really enjoyed
this trip. It has been beautiful sailing and everyone is
keen to improve and make the best of what we have. We did
so many sail changes and by the end, we were flawless.
Improvement is a long and difficult journey, communication
and working as a team takes time. The spirit was very good
and no one complained, they just got on with it." |
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Navigator Wouter Verbraak (NED)
from Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto Bermudez
(ESP) finish sixth on leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean
Race, from Rio de Janeiro to Boston, crossing the
finish line at 10:10:29 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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to finish will be Green Dragon, which has approximately 38
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Delta Lloyd, skippered by Roberto
Bermudez (ESP) (pictured) finish sixth on leg 6
of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Rio de Janeiro to
Boston, crossing the finish line at 10:10:29 GMT
27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Navigator Roger Nilsson (SWE) from
Telefonica Black. Skippered by Fernando Echavarri
(ESP), Telefonica Black finished fifth on leg 6
of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Telefonica Black crew photo in
Boston. Skippered by Fernando Echavarri (ESP),
Telefonica Black finished fifth in leg 6 of the
Volvo Ocean Race, from Rio de Janeiro to Boston.
They crossed the finish line at 09:48:15 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Delta Lloyd crew photo in Boston.
Skippered by Roberto Bermudez (ESP), Delta Lloyd
finished sixth in leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race,
from Rio de Janeiro to Boston. They crossed the
finish line at 10:10:29 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Green Dragon
arrives in Boston to complete the Volvo fleet
18:43 GMT Monday, April 27, 2009. |
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It was another
tough leg for Ian Walker and his crew on Green Dragon who
crossed the finish today in Boston at 14:08 GMT in seventh
place, after suffering a knockdown in a heavy gust yesterday.
"We’ve been looking forward to Boston for a long time," said
skipper Ian Walker. "It’s the first step to Galway
if you like. What a perfect day, spinnaker up all the way down
the river, the sun’s out, there are worse things in the
world," he added. |
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Green Dragon on their final approach
to Boston. Skippered by Ian Walker (GBR), Green
Dragon finished seventh in leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean
Race, from Rio de Janeiro to Boston. They crossed
the finish line in Boston at 16:08:10 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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just pleased we had a bit of a race of it. We had a few little
opportunities and we got within a few hours of other boats,
and as you saw with Telefonica Black, you can make up some
miles. But we had a terrible night last night - no wind at
all, just flapping around - we’re just lucky we had
enough wind to get in here today. We don’t give up
until the other boats have crossed the finishing line. There’s
always hope." |
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Green Dragon, skippered by Ian
Walker (GBR) finish seventh on leg 6 of the Volvo
Ocean Race, from Rio de Janeiro to Boston, crossing
the finish line at 16:08:10 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| "I just
had a chat with the lads at the end and I said, ‘a
lot of crews wouldn’t still be together after the tough
last leg, running out of food and the problems we’ve
had to overcome, and then this leg, finishing last and slipping
further and further behind on the long reaching sequence...’ But
I think the fact that we’re all here, we’re all
smiling, that speaks volumes." |
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Green Dragon, skippered by Ian
Walker (GBR) finish seventh on leg 6 of the Volvo
Ocean Race, from Rio de Janeiro to Boston, crossing
the finish line at 16:08:10 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race.
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"It’s
funny how your concept of scale changes. I used to think
sailing across the English Channel was a long way. Now, when
I got in the Atlantic, I thought I was nearly home. I’d
never done a transatlantic before this race, but now Galway
doesn’t seem far away at all."
It is the first time that the Volvo Ocean Race has stopped
in Boston and the seven crews will now be able to have
good recuperation period in Fan Pier before the in-port
race on May 9. The start of leg seven, on May 16, will
take the fleet 2,550 nm back across the Atlantic and into
Galway, Ireland, another new port for this edition of race. |
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Dockside interviews in Boston.
Green Dragon, skippered by Ian Walker (GBR) finish
seventh on leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from
Rio de Janeiro to Boston, crossing the finish line
at 16:08:10 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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A representative from Good Food
Ireland serves Andrew McLean (NZL) centre and James
Carroll (IRE) right from Green Dragon, butties
and smoked salmon that were produced in Ireland.
Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Green Dragon crew photo in Boston.
Skippered by Ian Walker (GBR), Green Dragon finished
seventh in leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from
Rio de Janeiro to Boston. They crossed the finish
line at 16:08:10 GMT 27-4-2009.
Photo © Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| All
Leg 6 Articles. |
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| Green
Dragon arrives Boston, Volvo fleet complete - 18:43
GMT Monday, April 27, 2009. |
| A furious fight
for fifth - 12:00 GMT Monday, April 27, 2009. |
| Puma fourth into home port of Boston - 01:38 GMT Monday, April 27, 2009. |
| Ericsson
boats top the VOR podium in Boston - 23:35 GMT
Sunday, April 26, 2009. |
| Points and Glory in the Making - Leg 6 Day 16 - 14:39 GMT Sunday, April 26, 2009. |
| The final hurdle - Leg 6 Day 15 - 14:36 GMT Saturday, April 25, 2009. |
| Over
for Telefónica Blue Ericsson 4 leads - Leg 6 Day
14 - 14:24 GMT Fri, Apr 24, 2009. |
| A winning move? - Leg 6 Day 13 - 14:41 GMT Thursday, April 23, 2009. |
| Tense
time for Telefónica Blue - Leg 6 Day 12 - 16:03
GMT Wednesday, April 22, 2009. |
| Sailing Caribbean Style - Leg 6 Day 11 - 14:41 GMT Tuesday, April 21, 2009. |
| Complicated
weather pressure on Blue - Leg 6 Day 10 - 15:54
GMT Mon, Apr 20, 2009. |
| Fast Miles To Boston - Leg 6 Day 9 - 14:27 GMT Sunday, April 19, 2009. |
| Telefónica
Blue secures comfortable lead - Leg 6 Day 8 - 15:11 GMT
Sat, Apr 18, 2009. |
| Leg
6 scoring gate rounding order Fernando de Noronha - 09:18
GMT Frio, Apr 17, 2009. |
| Speed, Speed And More Speed - Leg 6 Day 6 - 15:09 GMT Thursday, April 16, 2009. |
| A crucial day as Delta Lloyd impresses - Leg 6 Day 5 - 14:52 GMT Wed, April 15, 2009. |
| Champagne sailing? Definitely not! - Leg 6 Day 4 - 15:30 GMT Tuesday, April 14, 2009. |
| Settling down to the job at hand - Leg 6 Day 3 - 14:35 GMT Monday, April 13, 2009. |
| Telefónica
Black evacuates injured crewman - Leg 6 Day 2 - 14:33
GMT Sun, April 12, 2009. |
| Terrific
performance for Telefónica Black at leg six start
- 20:04 GMT Sat, April 11, 2009. |
| Shipping up to Boston - Leg 6 Pre Start - 17:40 GMT Friday, April 10, 2009. |
| Top
Day For Telefónica Blue In The Light In-Port
Race - 21:06 GMT Sat, April 4, 2009. |
| Crew List for the Light In-port Race Rio de Janeiro - 16:31 GMT Saturday, April 4, 2009. |
| Ready to Race in Rio - 16:59 GMT Friday, April 3, 2009. |
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