Galway, Ireland – Groupama crossed the finish line in the pitch black Galway night to secure a remarkable overall victory in their debut Volvo Ocean Race campaign and finally settle the closest contest in the event’s 39-year history.

While CAMPER were celebrating victory in the ninth and final leg, Groupama skipper Franck Cammas led his team home in second place to take an unassailable 24-point lead with just one in-port race to go. More ...

Itajaí, Brazil – U.S.-flagged entry PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG wasted no time in stamping their intentions to win the Leg 6 race to their home country, leading the fleet out of Itajaí, Brazil on Sunday and into open waters for the first few crucial days of the 4,800 nautical mile course to Miami, U.S.A. More ...

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Groupama completed a heroic recovery to claim third place in Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Tuesday, limping across the finish line in Itajaí with a jury-rigged mast for 20 points that revive their hopes of overall victory. More ...

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Sanya, China – Telefónica became the first team since Steinlager 2 in 1989-90 to win the first three legs of the Volvo Ocean Race when they held off the challenge of Groupama sailing team to arrive first into the Chinese port of Sanya on Saturday. More ...

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Abu Dhabi, UAE – Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing scored a commanding victory on home waters on Friday, taking top spot in the Etihad Airways In-Port Race to the delight of thousands of ecstatic fans at the Volvo Ocean Race's first Middle Eastern stopover. More ...

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Abu Dhabi, UAE – Team Telefónica secured overall victory in Leg 2 with a strong second place, but there was joy too for Groupama sailing team on Wednesday, as they notched their first win of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, snatching top spot ahead of their rivals in the dying moments of the sprint into Abu Dhabi. More ...

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Alicante, Spain – Team Sanya suffered damage to part of their rigging early on Monday and are heading to a port in southern Madagascar in order to assess the damage and make a repair plan.

No one has been injured and the crew are all safe. Sanya noticed the damage to one of the stays on the mast during a sail change on Leg 2 from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi and contacted Race Management. More ...

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Alicante, Spain – Spanish striker Fernando Torres revealed he would love to test his sea legs for real as the soccer World Cup winners visited the Volvo Ocean Race today.

But the multi-million pound Chelsea forward admitted one leg of the world’s toughest crewed yacht race would be enough after seeing the cramped conditions down below on cutting edge Volvo Open 70 race boat CAMPER. More ...

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Alicante, Spain, 20 September 2011 – Team Telefónica today became the first Volvo Ocean Race crew to make their formal arrival into Alicante ahead of the 2011-12 race start on October 29 in the Spanish port city. More ...

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Alicante, Spain, 18 August 2011 - The escalating security problem caused by piracy in the Indian Ocean has forced Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 organisers to redraw the second and third leg routes in the 39,000 nautical mile round-the-world challenge.

Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad at Race Headquarters, Alicante, Spain Tuesday, May 3, 2011. (Volvo Ocean Race photo via AP Images) More ...

Newport, Rhode Island, USA & Alicante, Spain – 29 June 2011 – PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG Propulsion publicly unveiled its new boat for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 on Tuesday in Newport, Rhode Island (RI), USA as surfing legend Laird Hamilton took part in an official celebration to introduce the new racing yacht. More ...

Beijing, China and Alicante, Spain – 17 June 2011 – China launched its first entry in the Volvo Ocean Race today at an event in Beijing and announced that one of the world’s leading sailors would helm its Team Sanya for the gruelling nine-month, 39,270-mile challenge beginning in October. More ...

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The Groupama 4, skippered by Franck Cammas, is pictured performing offshore trials, near Lorient, France. Groupama Sailing Team are the first French team to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race for 17 years. Lorient, France, Friday, 20 May 2011. (Yvan Zedda for Volvo Ocean Race via AP Images)