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The Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race) is a yacht race around the world, held every four years. Though the route is changed to accommodate various ports of call, the race typically departs England in September. The general route runs south through the Atlantic Ocean, around the tip of Africa, and then around the Southern Ocean. The worst weather conditions are usually encountered in this leg, where waves sometimes top 100 feet (30 m) and winds can reach 60 knots (110 km/h). Competitors eventually round Cape Horn and turn back into the Atlantic for the trip back to England. The route generally covers in excess of 28,000 statute miles (45,000 km) over open ocean.

 

 

 

Nelson Kruschandl - designer

 

 

In 1972 England's Whitbread company and the British Royal Naval Sailing Association agreed to sponsor a globe-circling regatta, which would be called the "Whitbread Round the World Race". The race has been greatly modified in the ensuing thirty odd years, but remains true to its original goal: A test of will, courage and skill against the best (or more accurately, worst) nature has to offer. Along with the Vendee Globe and Global Challenge, the Whitbread (now Volvo Ocean Race) is the ultimate sailing adventure.

 

 

Volvo Ocean Race 2005 to 2006

 

Changes in the 2005-2006 race included the first time the race has started outside the United Kingdom, and the use of a new class of boat, the Volvo Open 70. The new boats are about 1,000 kg lighter than the VO 60s used in the previous race, have more sail area and include canting keels.

 

The 2005-2006 race is the first to not begin in the United Kingdom. The course, 31,000 nautical miles (57,000 km) long, will take eight months to complete, divided into nine legs. The first place finisher of each leg will get 7 points, the second place will get 6 points, etc. At seven of the stops in ports around the world, the competition will include relatively short one-day races in the vicinity of the harbor.

 

The first place finisher of the in-port races will get 3.5 points, the second place finisher will get 3 points, etc. The in-port races will account for twenty percent of the overall points. This modification of the usual format was intended to make the race more visible for spectators and sponsors. Some of the legs are short, and finish in cities that are called "pit stops" designed to break up the longer legs into more manageable sections (and, of course, provide more media exposure). There will be no in-port races at the pit stops. There will also be 6 "gates" which are milestones along the way where boats can score points. Like in the in-port races, the first boat to cross a gate will get 3.5 points, the second 3 points, and so on.

 

 

 

Movistar being lifted into water Cadiz

 

 

The course and schedule

 

 

Leg

Start

Finish

Nautical Miles

1

Vigo, Galicia, Spain on November 12, 2005

Cape Town, South Africa by December 2, 2005

6,400

2

Cape Town, South Africa on January 2, 06

Melbourne, Australia by January 16, 2006

6,100

3

Melbourne, Australia on February 12, 06

Wellington, New Zealand by February 16, 2006

1,450

4

Wellington, New Zealand on February 19, 2006

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by March 7, 2006

6,700

5

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 2, 2006

Baltimore/Annapolis, Maryland, USA by April 17, 2006

5,000

6

Baltimore/Annapolis, Maryland, USA on June 2, 2006

New York, NY, USA by May 8, 2006

400

7

New York, NY, USA on May 11, 2006

Portsmouth, UK by May 19, 2006

3,200

8

Portsmouth, UK on June 2, 2006

Rotterdam, Netherlands by June 7, 2006

1,500

9

Rotterdam, Netherlands on June 15, 2006

Gothenburg, Sweden by June 17, 2006

500

 

In-Port races

Date

SANXENXO (GALICIA)

5-Nov-05

CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA)

26-Dec-05

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)

4-Feb-06

RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL)

25-Mar-06

BALTIMORE/ANNAPOLIS (USA)

29-Apr-06

PORTSMOUTH (UK)

29-May-06

ROTTERDAM (NED)

11-Jun-06

 

 

Teams and crew

 

Boat

Sponsors

Country

Designer

Builder

Skipper

Web Site

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO

Netherlands

Juan Kouyoumdjian

Killian Bushe

Mike Sanderson

[1]

18.5

ABN AMRO TWO

ABN AMRO

Netherlands

Juan Kouyoumdjian

Killian Bushe

Sebastien Josse

[2]

15.0

Brasil 1

Vivo, Brazil, Motorola, Qualcomm, NIVEA, etc.

Brazil

Farr

ML Boatworks

Torben Grael

[3]

12.5

Ericsson Racing Team

Ericsson

Sweden

Farr

Green Marine

Neal MacDonald

[4]

11.5

movistar

movistar

Spain

Farr

Boatspeed

Bouwe Bekking

[5]

8.0

Pirates of the Caribbean

Disney

USA

Farr

Green Marine

Paul Cayard

[6]

7.5

ING Real Estate Brunel (formerly "Sunergy and Friends" and "Premier Challenge")

Sunergy [7], ING, Brunel

Australia

Don Jones

Hart Marine

Grant Warington

[8], [9]

5.0

 

 

The 2005/2006 race has tighter restrictions on the number of crewmembers allowed than previous runnings. In the rules, an all-male crew is restricted to nine, while a crew with at least 5 women could have ten members, and an all-female crew, of which there are none in the race, could have eleven. Unfortunately, the only woman currently serving as crew is Adrienne Cahalan of Brasil 1. The skipper may nominate one additional person for the in-port races. Only one boat can be built per team (unless you sail both of them in the race, as ABN AMRO has done).

 

Specifications for the Volvo Open 70 boat

  • Length overall: 21.5 m

  • Beam: 4.7 to 5.7 m

  • Draft: 4.5 m

  • Mainsail area: 172 m²

  • Headsail area: 140 m²

  • Spinnaker area: 500 m² (maximum)

  • Mast height: 31.5 m above water

  • Weight: 12,500 to 14,000 kg

  • Keel bulb: 4,500 kg (minimum)

There are several differences between the boats that have been built and are racing. The basic differences are whether they have 1 or two rudders, how wide the boats are (there are limits), whether they have 2 dagger boards or one canard with a trim tab (each appendage can only have one degree of movement, so it can not retract and have a trim tab), and whether or not they have a spinnaker pole.

 

The ABN AMRO boats both have 2 rudders, both are pretty wide, have two dagger boards, and do not have spinnaker poles.

 

The Farr designed boats (Brasil 1, Ericsson, movistar, and Pirates of the Caribbean) all have 1 rudder and two dagger boards, and are narrower than the other boats, but vary a little from Brasil 1 which is the narrowest to movistar, which is the widest Farr-designed boat. Pirates does not have a spinnaker pole.

 

ING Real Estate Brunel has 2 rudders, is pretty wide, and has a forward canard with a trim tab.

 

 

Results

 

In-port 1 at Sanxenxo

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

In-port 1

Sanxenxo

3.5

 

 

The first racing in the 2005-2006 VOR, an in-port race, was held in very light winds. Sunergy and Friends (Premier Challange) did not race due to arriving late the night before, and not being ready to measure in yet.

 

 

Team

Time

Points

Ericsson Racing Team

01h 51m 29s

3.5

Brasil 1

01h 54m 55s

3.0

Pirates of the Caribbean

01h 56m 30s

2.5

movistar

01h 57m 13s

2.0

ABN AMRO TWO

02h 00m 07s

1.5

ABN AMRO ONE

02h 04m 11s

1.0

Sunergy and Friends (Premier Challenge)

0.0

 

 

Gate 1 at Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha

 

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Gate 1

Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha

3.5

 

 

The first leg is underway. 5 of the 7 boats have passed the first waypoint. 4 boats have experienced gear failure, 2 of which are now in port to make repairs.

 

 

Team

Status

Position

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

Still have a broken steering wheel (actually, it was ripped off), but are ahead of the second place boat.

1

21 Nov 2005 0130 GMT

3.5

Ericsson Racing Team

OK.

2

21 Nov 2005 1130 GMT

3.0

Brasil 1

OK.

3

21 Nov 2005 1158 GMT

2.5

ABN AMRO TWO

OK.

4

21 Nov 2005 1215 GMT

2.0

Sunergy and Friends (Premier Challenge)

Broken Gooseneck, Stopped in Madeira Islands to repair, and got back on the course

5

25 Nov 2005 0900 GMT

1.5

movistar

Severe Structural Damage, in Portimão, Portugal. Boat shipped to Cape Town.

6

0

Pirates of the Caribbean

Damage to keel structure, in Cascais, Portugal. Boat was flown to Cape Town, and repaired.

7

0

 

 

Leg 1 finish at Cape Town

 

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Leg 1

Cape Town

7.0

 

Team

Status

Position

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

Finished. They set a new world record for distance over 24 hours for a monohull - 546 nautical miles.

1

01 Dec 2005 13:24:02 UTC

7

ABN AMRO TWO

Finished. Had a 24 hour run of 537 nautical miles

2

01 Dec 2005 19:56:34 UTC

6

Brasil 1

Finished

3

02 Dec 2005 04:58:48 UTC

5

Ericsson Racing Team

Finished. Problem with canting keel. It is now locked in center.

4

03 Dec 2005 05:47 UTC

4

Sunergy and Friends (Premier Challenge)

Finished. Had a 24 hour run of 501 nautical miles, 3rd best in the fleet so far.

5

06 Dec 2005 14:33:55 UTC

3

movistar

DNF

1

Pirates of the Caribbean

DNF

1

 

 

Cape Town in-port race

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

In-port 2

Cape Town

3.5

 

This in-port race was run in strong winds and short, steep waves. The wind was gusting up to 40kts (~50mph) and some of the boats had a hard time keeping control. When they were sailing, though, they were sailing fast. One helmsman commented that they hit 38 kts.

 

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

2h21m44s

3.5

movistar

2h28m24s

3.0

ABN AMRO TWO

2.5

Brasil 1

2h31m56s

2.0

Pirates of the Caribbean

2h32m49s

1.5

Ericsson Racing Team

2h44m32s

1.0

ING Real Estate Brunel

2h45m25s

0.5

 

 

Gate 2 at Kerguelen Islands

 

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Gate 2

Kerguelen

3.5

 

Team

Status

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

Got a ride on a weather system that all the other teams missed, and have now crossed the gate

3.5

ABN AMRO TWO

Have set a new 24 hour record for a monohull of 563 miles.

3.0

Pirates of the Caribbean

2.5

movistar

2.0

ING Real Estate Brunel

Brasil 1

They suffered damage, returned to Cape Town, and are now back on the course

Ericsson Racing Team

They have suffered damage to the keel. The boat is shipped to Melbourne

0

 

 

 

Gate 3 at Eclipse Island

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Gate 3

Eclipse Island

3.5

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

 

Leg 2 finish at Melbourne

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Leg 2

Melbourne

7.0

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

In-port 3 at Melbourne

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

In-port 3

Melbourne

3.5

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

 

Leg 3 finish at Wellington

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Leg 3

Wellington

7.0

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

Gate 4 at Cape Horn

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Gate 3

Cape Horn

3.5

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

Leg 4 finish at Rio de Janeiro

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Leg 4

Rio de Janeiro

7.0

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

In-port 4 at Rio de Janeiro

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

In-port 4

Rio de Janeiro

3.5

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

Gate 5 at Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Gate 5

Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha

3.5

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

Leg 5 finish at Baltimore

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Leg 5

Baltimore

7.0

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

In-port 5 at Baltimore

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

In-port 5

Baltimore

3.5

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

Leg 6 finish at New York

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Leg 6

New York

7.0

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

Gate 6 at Lizard Point

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Gate 6

Lizard Point

3.5

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

Leg 7 finish at Portsmouth

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Leg 7

Portsmouth

7.0

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

In-port 6 at Portsmouth

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

In-port 6

Portsmouth

3.5

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

Leg 8 finish at Rotterdam

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Leg 8

Rotterdam

7.0

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

In-port 7 at Rotterdam

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

In-port 7

Rotterdam

3.5

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

Leg 9 finish at Gothenburg

 

Milestone

Location

Points for first place

Leg 9

Gothenburg

7.0

 

Team

Time

Points

ABN AMRO ONE

ABN AMRO TWO

Brasil 1

Ericsson Racing Team

movistar

Pirates of the Caribbean

ING Real Estate Brunel

 

 

 

 

Movistar crew working hard en route to Melbourne

 

 

 

Television Coverage

 

The VOR has a dedicated media center where they will produce television programs for broadcast around the world.

 

With the Volvo Ocean Race due to start on Saturday November 12, 2006, the first programme is set to be delivered to broadcasters on Thursday 17 November and will have in port action and start amongst other items.

 

In the UK, ITV4 will carry the half hour programmes from the event on Friday nights at 1800. From January, ITV1 will carry a monthly hour long round up programme on Sundays at 1300.

 

In Australia Channel Ten is our partner and will carry the weekly programmes at 2330 on Monday nights.

 

TV3 will be the broadcaster in NZ with coverage starting in January on their weekend sports show on Sundays.

 

In USA CNBC decided not to broadcast any of the race. US fans will have to wait for an hour long special in July 2006 on ABC and ESPN.

 

In Norway programmes will be broadcast on NRK on Fridays at 2100 and Saturdays at 2300.

 

In Spain the start coverage will be live on TVE2 and TV Galicia on Saturday with weekly shows on TVE2 at 2030.

 

In Italy Rai Sat will have transmit the programmes on Mondays at 2230hrs and will have regular reports in weekend sports shows on the main RAI channel.

 

In Holland, NOS are broadcasting reports from the race every Sunday in Studio Sport

In Finland, CHA4 will be showing reports at 1130 on Saturdays.

 

In Russia, NTV Plus will be transmitting a preview at 2130 on 15 November and then every Tuesday at 2200.

 

In South Africa it will be transmitted on Sundays at 2100hrs on Super Sport.

 

 

Whitbread 1973 to 1974

 

The first race started off from Portsmouth, England onSeptember 8, 1973. Seventeen yachts of various sizes and shapes took part. During the race three sailors were swept over board, never to be seen again.

 

 

Leg

Start

Finish

Leg winner

Skipper

1

Portsmouth, England

Cape Town, South Africa

Great Britain II

Chay Blyth

2

Cape Town, South Africa

Sydney, Australia

Pen Duick VI

Eric Tabarly

3

Sydney, Australia

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Great Britain II

Chay Blyth

4

Rio de Janeiro

Portsmouth, England

Great Britain II

Chay Blyth

 

 

Sayula II skippered by Ramon Carlin won the overall race in a time of 133 days 13 hours.

 

Whitbread 1977 to 1978

 

On August 27, 1977, 15 boats started out from Southampton under gale force winds and driving rain.

 

 

Leg

Start

Finish

Leg winner
elapsed time

Leg winner
corrected time

1

Southampton, England

Cape Town, South Africa

Flyer

Flyer

2

Cape Town, South Africa

Auckland, New Zealand

Heath's Condor

33 Export

3

Auckland, New Zealand

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Great Britain II

Gauloise II

4

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Southampton, England

Heath's Condor

Gauloise II

 

 

Flyer a Sparkman & Stephens designed yacht skippered by Cornelius van Rietschoten won the race. All 15 boats finished the 26,780 nautical mile (50,000 km) race.

 

 

Whitbread 1981 to 1982

On August 8, 1981, 29 boats started out from Southampton.

 

 

Leg

Start

Finish

Leg winner
elapsed time

Leg winner
corrected time

1

Southampton, England

Cape Town, South Africa

Flyer

Kriter IX

2

Cape Town, South Africa

Auckland, New Zealand

Flyer

Ceramco NZ

3

Auckland, New Zealand

Mar del Plata, Argentina

Flyer

Mor Bihan

4

Mar del Plata, Argentina

Portsmouth, England

Flyer

Ceramco NZ

 

 

Flyer, a German Frers designed maxi skippered by Cornelius van Rietschoten (a.k.a Conny van Rietschoten), winner of the 1977 to 1978 race, won the race. Unusually, Flyer won both on line honours AND on handicap. Only 20 finished the race out of the 29 that started it.

 

 

Whitbread 1985 to 1986

On September 28, 1985, 15 boats started out from Southampton.

 

Leg

Start

Finish

Leg winner
elapsed time

Leg winner
corrected time

1

Southampton, England

Cape Town, South Africa

UBS Switzerland

L'Esprit d'Equipe

2

Cape Town, South Africa

Auckland, New Zealand

Atlantic Privateer

Philips Innovator

3

Auckland, New Zealand

Punte del Este, Uruguay

UBS Switzerland

L'Esprit d'Equipe

4

Punta del Este, Uruguay

Portsmouth, England

UBS Switzerland

L'Esprit d'Equipe

 

 

L'Esprit d'Equipe skippered by Lionel Péan won the race in a corrected time of 111 days 23 hours. Phillips Innovator was second, and Fazer Finland third. (UBS Switzerland was named first on elapsed time, with Lion New Zealand as runner-up. Drum (carrying owner/pop star Simon Le Bon) finished just a breath behind.)

 

 

Whitbread 1989 to 1990

1989 to 1990 Overall final standings

 

Pos

Boat

Nat

Skipper

LOA/Des

Aggregate

1

Steinlager 2

New Zealand

Peter Blake (NZ)

84' Ketch

128 d 9 h

2

Fisher & Paykel NZ

New Zealand

Grant Dalton (NZ)

82' Ketch

129 d 21 h

3

Merit

Switzerland

Pierre Fehlmann (F)

80' Sloop

130 d 10 h

4

Rothmans

UK

Lawrie Smith (GB)

80' Sloop

131 d 4 h

5

The Card

Sweden

Roger Nillson/Ann Lippens (S)

80' Ketch

135 d 7 h

18

Maiden

UK

Tracy Edwards (GB)

58' Sloop

167 d 3 h

21

La Poste

France

Daniel Mallé (F)

51' Sloop

181 d 22 h

 

 

The race was run with several classes (for size of boat). This race featured the first all-woman crew on Tracy Edwards' Maiden. Although in a much smaller boat than many of their male counterparts the ladies fared well—claiming two leg victories in class. The tradition of the Whitbread including an all-female crew remains to this day.

 

 

1989 to 1990 Leg winners

 

Leg

Start

Finish

Leg winner

Skipper

1

Southampton, England

Punta del Este, Uruguay

Steinlager 2

Peter Blake (NZ)

2

Punta del Este, Uruguay

Fremantle, Australia

Steinlager 2

Peter Blake (NZ)

3

Fremantle, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

Steinlager 2

Peter Blake (NZ)

4

Auckland, New Zealand

Punta del Este, Uruguay

Steinlager 2

Peter Blake (NZ)

5

Punta del Este, Uruguay

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Steinlager 2

Peter Blake (NZ)

6

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Southampton, England

Steinlager 2

Peter Blake (NZ)

 

 

Steinlager 2 skippered by Peter Blake won the race easily. For the first time since 1981 to 1982 (when the race comprised just four legs), the victor won every leg (albeit closely chased by both Grant Dalton's Fisher & Payskel NZ and Pierre Fehlmann's Merit entries). The vast difference in speed and capability of the many different boats involved in the 1989 to 1990 race lead to the creation of a committee to examine the commission of a Whitbread class boat for use in future races. 

 

Many of the Maxi yachts in this years race were nearly twice the size (LOA) of the smallest, and carried well over twice the sail area. The net result of this was that many of the smaller boats finished the longer legs more than ten days after the leg winner. In the overall results, the last finisher was some 52 days behind Blake's Steinlager 2 128 day aggregate time. In addition, the expense of the big yachts was getting to be too much—even for the well funded teams like Steinlager, Rothmans and Merit. Eventually, the new class would be called the W60—but its gestation would not be quick or lack controversy.

 

Whitbread 1993 to 1994

 

The 1993 to 1994 Whitbread was run to "mixed class" rules (as with prior races). New for the 93/4 race was a purpose built Whitbread boat—the W60. As with previous years a handicap was applied to different boats based on their race rating. The competitors were none too keen or running both Maxis and W60's together. The two competing classes battled throughout with protest flags always at the ready. Many entrants wanted the old maxis banned for this year, however owing to concerns over whether enough new boats would be ready (not to mention the large investments the Maxi owners had made in previous years), several Maxis were allowed to compete in the 1993 to 1994 race.

 

 

1993 to 1994 Final Standings

 

Pos

Boat

Nat

Skipper

Class

Aggregate

1

NZ Endeavour

New Zealand

Grant Dalton (NZ)

Maxi

120 d 5 h

2

Yamaha

Japan/NZL

Ross Field (NZ)

W60

120 d 14 h

3

Merit Cup

GBR

Pierre Fehlmann (F)

Maxi

121 d 2 h

4

Intrum Justitia

Europe

Roger Nillson (S) / Lawrie Smith (GB)

W60

121 d 5 h

5

Galicia 93 Pescanova

Spain

Javier de la Gandara (Esp)

W60

122 d 6 h

6

Winston

USA

Dennis Conner (USA) /Brad Butterworth (NZ)

W60

122 d 9 h

7

La Poste

France

Eric Tabarly (F)

Maxi

123 d 22 h

8

Tokio

Japan

Chris Dickson (NZ)

W60

128 d 16 h

9

Brooksfield

Italy

Guido Maisto (I)

W60

130 d 4 h

10

Hetman Sahaidachny

Ukr

Eugene Platon (Ukr)

W60

135 d 23 h

11

Reebok/Dolphin Youth

GBR

Mathew Humphries (GB)

W60

137 d 21 h

12

Heineken

USA

Dawn Riley (USA)

W60

138 d 16 h

13

Odessa

Ukr

Anatoly Verba (Ukr)

W60

158 d 4 h

NF

Fortuna

Esp

Lawrie Smith (GB)

Maxi

WD

 

 

Intrum Justitia was originally skippered by Roger Nillson, who was injured on the first leg.

  • Corrected time takes the boat's handicap into account

 

Leg Results:

 

Leg

Start

Finish

Leg winner

Skipper

1

Southampton, England

Punta del Este, Argentina

NZ Endeavour

Grant Dalton (NZ)

2

Punta del Este, Uruguay

Fremantle, Australia

Intrum Justitia

Lawrie Smith (GB)

3

Fremantle, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

NZ Endeavour

Grant Dalton (NZ)

4

Auckland, New Zealand

Punta del Este, Uruguay

NZ Endeavour

Grant Dalton (NZ)

5

Punta del Este, Uruguay

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Yamaha

Ross Field (NZ)

6

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Southampton, England

Tokio

Chris Dickson (NZ)

 

 

Whitbread 1997 to 1998

 

Race run for the first time with all W60 boats and to a "points vs time" (instead of aggregate leg time) scoring system to enhance the value of the shorter race legs. Also, in an effort to attract additional media coverage, the Whitbread race committee divided the race into no less than 9 legs for the 1997 to 1998 race. Volvo had its first major association with the race in 1997 to 1998 by sponsoring the trophy (thus the race was officially known as the Whitbread 'round the world race for the Volvo Trophy) and some of the media coverage. For the first time running to W60-only specification, this year's Whitbread attracted just 10 entries—the fewest to date.

 

 

Overall results:

 

Pos

Boat

Nat

Skipper

Points

1

EF Language

Sweden

Paul Cayard (USA)

836

2

Merit Cup

Monaco

Grant Dalton (NZ)

698

3

Swedish Match

Sweden

Gunnar Krantz (S)

689

4

Innovation Kvaerner

Norway

Knut Frostad (N)

633

5

Silk Cut

England

Lawrie Smith (GBR)

630

6

Chessie Racing

USA

George Collins / John Kostecki (USA)

613

7

Toshiba

USA

Dennis Conner (USA) / Paul Standbridge (NZ)*

528

8

Brunel Sunergy

Netherlands

Hans Bouscholte / Roy Heiner (NL)

415

9

EF Education

Sweden

Christine Guillou (F)

275

dnf

America's Challenge

USA

Ross Field (NZ)

58

 

 

  • Toshiba was originally skippered by Chris Dickson. Dickson was fired after Leg 1. Hans Bouscholte was also replaced by Roy Heiner after leg 1. America's Challenge syndicate withdrew prior to the start of leg two for financial reasons.

 

Leg winners:

 

Leg

Start

Finish

Leg winner

Skipper

1

Southampton, England

Cape Town, South Africa

EF Language

Paul Cayard (USA)

2

Cape Town, South Africa

Fremantle, Australia

Swedish Match

Gunnar Krantz

3

Fremantle, Australia

Sydney, Australia

EF Language

Paul Cayard (USA)

4

Sydney, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

Merit Cup

Grant Dalton (NZ)

5

Auckland, New Zealand

Sao Sebastiao, Brazil

EF Language

Paul Cayard (USA)

6

Sao Sebastiao, Brazil

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Silk Cut

Lawrie Smith (GB)

7

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Baltimore, Maryland

Brunel Sunergy

Roy Heiner (NL)

8

Annapolis, Maryland

La Rochelle, France

Toshiba

Paul Standbridge (NZ)

9

La Rochelle, France

Southampton, England

Merit Cup

Grant Dalton (NZ)

 

 

Volvo Ocean Race 2001 to 2002

 

For the 2001 to 2002 race the sponsorship of the race being taken over by Volvo and Volvo Cars. The race was renamed the Volvo Ocean Race. Stopovers were added in Germany, France, and Sweden being the Volvo's three biggest car markets in Europe. In addition the points system had been modified significantly in an effort to keep the race competitive until the final leg. The previous "points" race having been effectively won two full legs before the final gun.

 

 

2001 to 2002 Overall final standings

 

 

Pos

Boat

Nat

Skipper

Points

1

Illbruck Challenge

Germany

John Kostecki (USA)

61

2

ASSA ABLOY

Sweden

Neal Mcdonald (GB)

55

3

Amer Sports One

USA

Grant Dalton (NZ)

44

4

Team Tyco

Bermuda

Kevin Shoebridge (NZ)

42

5

News Corp

Australia

Jez Fanstone (Aus)

41

6

Djuice Dragons

Norway

Knut Frostad (N)

33

7

Team SEB

Sweden

Gunnar Krantz (S)

32

8

Amer Sports Too

USA

Lisa McDonald (US)

16

 

Leg

Start

Finish

Leg winner

1

Southampton, England

Cape Town, South Africa

Illbruck

2

Cape Town, South Africa

Sydney, Australia

Illbruck

3

Sydney, Australia

Hobart, Australia

Assa Abloy

4

Hobart, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

Assa Abloy

5

Auckland, New Zealand

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Illbruck

6

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Miami, USA

Assa Abloy

7

Miami, USA

Baltimore, USA

Team News Corp

8

Baltimore, USA

La Rochelle, France

Illbruck

9

La Rochelle, France

Gothenburg, Sweden

Assa Abloy

10

Goteborg, Sweden

Kiel, Germany

Djuice Dragons

 

 

John Kostecki, who had co-skippered with George Collins on Chessie Racing in the 1997 to 1998 Whitbread to great effect, captained his first Volvo Ocean race winner in 2002. Assa Abloy's new composite mold technique proved very quick, but not quite quick enough, while long time Whitbread skipper Grant Dalton's two boat syndicate suffered badly from a lack of preparation time (the Amer boats were last in the water).

 

For Leg 3, yachts joined the iconic Australian Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race that begins on Boxing Day.

 

 

 

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