Volvo Ocean Race / “Winning the In-Port Race Series puts the cherry on top of the cake,” said sailor Adil Khalid

27 June 2015 - Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (ADOR) – the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) Champions – made it a triple triumph on Saturday, after adding the In-Port Race Series (IPRS) title to its overall title and IWC Schaffhausen 24-hour Speed Record Challenge trophy with a sixth place in the Swedish heat of the short course competition in Gothenburg.

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Volvo Ocean Race / Atlantic crossing offers mixed challenges to six-strong fleet

Spanish boat MAPFRE (Iker Martínez/ESP), winners of the in-port race a day earlier, were again the class act as they led the six-boat Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Newport at the start of Leg 7 after a hugely successful stopover.

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Volvo Ocean Race / A slow departure for Leg 6 to Newport

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet bid a lingering farewell after a successful stopover in Itajaí with an almost total lack of wind ensuring a go-slow departure for Leg 6 to Newport, Rhode Island, USA, on Sunday.

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#VolvoOceanRace / Dongfeng first out of the blocks again

Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA) have dominated the Volvo Ocean Race ever since they entered their home waters in Sanya last month, and Sunday marked no change despite four swaps in their crew line-up for Leg 4 to Auckland.

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#VolvoOceanRace / “Onboard Dongfeng we must stay concentrated" by Charles Caudrelier (Dongfeng)

A thrilling finish looks to be in store for Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race after the chasing pack made big inroads into Dongfeng Race Team’s once huge lead early on Sunday with just over 24 hours to sail to the finish in Sanya.

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#VolvoOceanRace / Ian Walker rules in Cape Town !

Ian Walker (GBR) and his Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crew became the confirmed kings of Cape Town on Saturday, clinching the in-port race less than a week after arriving here as Leg 1 winners.

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#VolvoOceanRace / Ian Walker and Azzam triumph in race opener

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (ADOR), the emirate’s 2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race entrant, made it through a nerve-wrackingly tense run-in to the finish line to win Leg 1 of the round-the-world race from Alicante, Spain to Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday, 5th November 2014.

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Images / Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing by Matt Knighton on the #VolvoOceanRace

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#VolvoOceanRace / Pressure? At least, Mars Bars don’t cost $100 any more

The days of hungry Volvo Ocean Race sailors trading chocolate snack bars at $100 a time are over thanks to the new one-design Volvo Ocean 65 boat.

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While some focused on their watch tactics or other strategies on the eve of the opening Alicante in-port race, skipper Bouwe Bekking (NED/Team Brunel), told a news conference today that he’s looking forward to at least eating properly on the nine-month offshore marathon which kicks off on October 11.

#VolvoOceanRace / Chris Nicholson and Vestas won Leg 0 (images)

They entered the race last, but they are ready. Chris Nicholson’s men proved it at dawn this Sunday, winning Leg 0 in Alicante. Sure, it’s only a practice race, and Brunel wasn’t far behind – just 10 seconds and 100 metres in fact. But hats off to Team Vestas Wind - they started their campaign two months ago, and today they took the honours. 

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#VolvoOceanRace / Seven VO65 set off together : "Leg Zero is a really important exercise"

Seven Volvo Ocean Race boats set off together for the two-day Leg Zero on Friday knowing that a series of “crises” loom for all of them – and they have all been planned by the organisers. The fleet will be sailing to Majorca and back from Race headquarters in Alicante and failure to complete the trip will mean they will have to return to do it again or at least complete any unfinished mileage.

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#RorcSRBI / Ian Walker finished first of the Volvo Ocean 65 fleet : "We are on track" (ITW)

Back on dry land, Ian Walker speaks about smashing the Round Britain and Ireland record, finishing first of the Volvo Ocean 65 fleet - and what this means for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.

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#VolvoOceanRace / Dongfeng, SCA, Abu Dhabi, what are they doing ?

Dongfeng Race Team’s Chinese rookies came face to face in the mid-Atlantic with a whale in a taste of the kind of larger-than-life experience the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 will throw at them. It is time to the new weekly round-up of Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 news and gossip.

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Video / Abu Dhabi VO65 touches the water for the first time !

ITW / Ian Walker : "With the new rule and the team, it’s all about trying to win the Volvo Ocean Race"

The first sailor of the 2014-15 edition to be officially announced, Ian Walker will once again skipper Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Britain’s twice Olympic silver medallist says the new One Design boat convinced him to come back for his third Volvo Ocean Race.

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VOR / Last battle tomorrow in Galway, Nicholson :"A win would be huge for us"

Four teams will go into the final contest of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 with a shot of winning the in-port series -- but all six teams will be looking to go out with a bang when the last battle commences on Saturday.

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VOR / Groupama complete victory in Galway, Franck Cammas :"This is my dream" (video)

Groupama crossed the finish line in the pitch black Galway night to settle the closest contest in the 39-year history and crown themselves Volvo Ocean Race champions 2011-12. 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.

VOR / Franck Cammas :"Not taking too much risk during the night"

Telefónica were back to their commanding best on Sunday to lead the fleet out of Lorient on the final offshore leg to Galway, Ireland as Groupama made a patient start to their bid for the top four place that would guarantee overall victory.

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VOR / Winning the In-Port, Franck Cammas :"It’s incredible to be doing so well"

Just minutes after the finish of the Bretagne In-Port Race in Lorient, France the Volvo Ocean Race team spoke with the skippers and their crew about the penultimate inshore race and what lies ahead in Leg 9.

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VOR / Cammas :"Our strategy will depends on how the in-port race goes"

The international media assembled in Lorient ahead of the resumption of competitive action this weekend got a final chance to hear how the skippers were planning to approach the Bretagne In-Port Race on Saturday and Leg 9 to Galway starting the following day, at today’s press conference.

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