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CURRENT
STANDING:
@ 9/6/2006
ABN
AMRO TWO
SETS FASTEST
MONOHULL RECORD:
563
MILES
IN 24 HOURS
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OVERALL STANDING |
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BOAT |
POINTS |
| 1 |
ABN AMRO
1 |
89.5 |
| 2 |
Pirates |
63.5 |
| 3 |
Brasil 1 |
59 |
| 4 |
Ericsson |
51 |
| 5 |
ABN AMRO 2 |
50.5 |
| 6 |
Movistar |
48 |
| 7 |
Brunel |
11 |
PROGRESSIVE
RESULTS & STANDING |
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2005
- 2006 Round the World
Volvo
Ocean Race
- starts
November 12, 2005
- 2nd
Volvo Ocean Race
- race
held every 4 years
- distance:
approx 32,700 nautical miles (60,560 km)
- 9
months across 4 oceans, 9 countries, 11 ports
- 9
legs; 4 long-distance ocean legs
- OFFICIAL
SITE: www.volvo.org
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| PREMIER
CHALLENGE: |
Wharrington |
Change
of name and sponsors: ING REAL ESTATE BRUNEL in Leg 2 ; "Sunergy
and Friends" in Leg 1
Design: Don Jones (designer of Sydney to Hobart winner Skandia)
Skipper: Grant Wharington (AUS)
Ian Walker (AUS) - sailing master / watch captain
Graeme Taylor (AUS), Adam Hawkins (AUS)
Campbell Field (NZ) - navigator |
| ERICSSON
RACING TEAM |
McDonald |
Skipper: Neal
McDonald (UK), age 42
Navigator: Steve Hayles (UK), age 32
Crew: John Kostecki, Jason Carrington , Richard Mason, Tim Powell,
Tom Braidwood, David Rolfe, Magnus Woxen, Tony Kolb, Guillermo Altadill |
| BRAZIL
1 (BRAZIL) |
Grael
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Cahalan
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Skipper:
Torben Grael (BRA), age 45
Navigator: Adrienne Cahalan (AUS) age 40
Crew: Andre Fonseca, Andy Meiklejohn, Damian Foxall, João Signorini, Kiko
Pellicano, Knut Frostad , Marcelo Ferreira, Roberto Bermudez, Stuart Wilson |
| ABN
AMRO 1 |
Sanderson |
Skipper: Mike
Sanderson (NZ), age 34
Navigator: Stan Honey (USA), age 50
Design:
Juan Kouyoumdjian
Builder:
Kilian Bushe (builder of illbruck - 2001/2002 Volvo race)
Crew: Brad Jackson, David Endean, Jan Dekker, Robert Greenhalgh, Tony
Mutter, Justin Slattery, Sidney Gavignet, Mark Christensen |
| ABN
AMRO 2 |
Josse |
Skipper: Sebastien
Josse (FRA), age 30
Navigator: Simon Fisher (UK), age 27
Design: Juan Kouyoumdjian
Builder:
Kilian Bushe (builder of illbruck - 2001/2002 Volvo race)
Crew: Lucas Brun, Gerd Jan Poortman, George Peet, Andrew Lewis, Simeon
Tienpont, Nick Bice, Scott Beavis, Hans Horrevoets, |
| PIRATES
OF THE CARRIBEAN |
Cayard |
Skipper: Paul
Cayard (US) age 46
Navigator: Jules Salter (UK) age 36
Crew: Curtis Blewett, Dirk de Ridder, Justin Ferris, Justin Clougher,
Rodney Ardern, Jerry Kirby, Craig Satterthwaite, Erle Williams, Mark
McTeigue, Anthony Merrington |
| MOVISTAR
(SPAIN) |
Bekking |
Skipper: Bouwe
Bekking (NED), age 42
Navigator: Andrew Cape (UK) age 43
Crew: Richard Clarke, Pablo Iglesias, Mike Joubert, Pepe Ribes, Chris
Nicholson. Stuart Bannatyne, Peter Doriean, Xavier Fernández,
Pedro Campos |
| PROGRESSIVE
RESULTS & STANDING |
ROUTE
- follows prevailing
winds used by old clipper ships
- total 31,250 nautical
miles
- start Nov
12, 2005
- 9 LEGS:
- Leg 1: START, Vigo,
Spain to Cape Town South Africa
- Leg 2: Cape Town
to Melbourne Australia (stay for 3 weeks; Jan 20-Feb 6, 2006)
- Leg 3: Melbourne
Australia to New Zealand
- Leg 4: New Zealand
to Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Leg 5: Rio de Janeiro
to Baltimore / Annapolis USA
- Leg 6: Baltimore
/ Annapolis to New York USA
- Leg 7: New York
to Southhampton UK
- Leg 8: Southhampton
UK to Gothenburg Sweden
- Leg 9: FINISH,
Gothenburg to Baltic
NEW
YACHT
- faster and more
powerful
- Volvo
Open 70 yacht:
- canting keel
- length: 21.3m
- mainsail: 150sq
m
- chute: 480sp m
- crew: 9 (+2 for
all women crew yacht)
Comparison
of Volvo Open 70 vs Volvo 60:
- canting
keel (up to 40 degrees) instead of water
ballast (up to 2.5 tonne)
- faster:
up to 500 n mile in 24 hours (vs current record: 484 n miles, Volvo
60 Illbruck, 2001-2002 race)
- longer
(21.3m vs Volvo Ocean 60's 19.5 m)
- heavier
(by 500kg)
- taller
mast (4m taller)
- longer boom (1m
longer)
- 30% more sail area
in mainsail
- 60% more sail area
in spinnaker (300sqm in Volvo 60 to 480spm in Volvo 70)
- fewer crew: 9 (vs
12 in Volvo 60)
TEAMS
2005/2006 VOLVO OCEAN RACE
7 BOATS
- BRASIL 1
- ERICSSON RACING
TEAM
- MOVISTAR
- ING REAL ESTATE
BRUNEL
- PIRATES OF THE
CARIBBEAN
- TEAM ABN AMRO 1
- TEAM ABN AMRO 2
TEAM MEMBERS:
11 per boat
- Skipper, navigator,
crew roles include Watch Captain, Helmsman, Pitman, Bowman, Grinder,
Tactician ...
1 WOMAN:
- Adrienne Cahalan
(AUS) is the only woman sailor in the race. She is the navigator for
Team Brazil 1.
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