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Still sailing against the wind and the sea, the fleet is approaching Taiwan and is set to pass through the Luzon Strait mid-afternoon European time. At the front of the pack alongside the New Zealanders, to windward, and the Spanish, to leeward,...>>

•    Debut victory for jubilant De Lage Landen•    Line honours for Geraldton Western Australia•    Spectacular comeback for Gold Coast Australia crew nets them third place The first teams to...>>

The Volvo Ocean Race teams are preparing for what they hope will be their final night trying to dodge huge waves in the pitch black as they battle to break free from the clutches of the South China Sea.In daylight the waves, as high as five metres,...>>

Whilst they were supposed to set off for Auckland on Sunday, the weather conditions had other plans. Indeed the start of the fourth leg was delayed by half a day so as to wait for the winds and the sea state to calm down in the South China Sea. The...>>

The first teams to complete Race 8 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, have started to arrive in Qingdao, China, today to a hero’s welcome. De Lage Landen clinched first place as Geraldton Western Australia celebrated line honours....>>

After a long starboard leg towards the southern tip of Taiwan, there has been something of a tacking frenzy between 1600 and 2200 GMT, when all but PUMA’s Mar Mostro (Ken Read/USA) tacked onto port, followed shortly by Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP)...>>

Sea sickness and waves as high as five metres are making life difficult for all six teams on the first day of the second stage of Leg 4 from Sanya, China to Auckland, New Zealand.Conditions on board have been brutal as the crews struggle to rein in...>>

•    Singapore wins Ocean Sprint bonus point•    Gold Coast Australia goes into Stealth Mode•    Qingdao hopes home port flag speeds passage through localised trafficAll of the ten 68-foot ocean racing...>>

As Groupama 4 leads the fleet out into the South China Sea, probably the most dangerous section of the 5,220 nautical mile (nm) second stage of Leg 4 to Auckland, memories of racing in this region are high in the minds of many of the current...>>

Organisers of the British Leisure Show have unveiled plans for an inspiring FREE to attend Boat & Leisure Festival in Cowes, Isle of Wight, over the Jubilee bank holiday on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th June 2012. The Festival is designed to...>>

Team Telefónica led the fleet out of Sanya and into the most challenging stretch of the race so far after giving themselves a slim advantage to take into Leg 4 Stage 2 on Monday.Race organisers split Leg 4 into two stages and held the fleet in Sanya...>>

•    Gold Coast Australia resumes racing after crew member evacuation•    Singapore sets time to beat in Ocean Sprint•    De Lage Landen and Derry-Londonderry go into Stealth Mode It has been a memorable...>>

Team Telefónica will lead the fleet out from Sanya in China and on towards Auckland, New Zealand at 0700 local time on Monday (2300 GMT, Sunday) after Iker Martínez´s team took advantage of an astonishing collapse by PUMA to win Leg 4 Stage 1.The...>>

Gold Coast Australia, one of the ten 68-foot yachts competing in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, has diverted to Taiwan to evacuate a crew member who broke his leg in the gruelling conditions the amateur teams are currently enduring in...>>

Volvo Ocean Race organisers will split Leg 4 into two stages and hold the six boats in Sanya after Sunday's leg start to allow enough time for dangerous conditions to clear, with fears that waves of up to eight metres could wreak havoc with the...>>

Team Telefónica held off a fierce challenge from PUMA to win the Sanya Haitang Bay In-Port Race on Saturday and extend their overall lead to 18 points before the start of Leg 4 to Auckland.Telefónica went into the race under some pressure after a...>>

•    Fleet  tested as sea state worsens•    Singapore yacht likened to a washing machine in rough conditions•    Further seven yachts enter Ocean SprintThe fleet of ten 68-foot ocean racing yachts...>>

The Volvo Ocean Race is set to make a spectacular return to action on Saturday with near-perfect conditions forecast for the Sanya Haitang Bay In-Port Race (starting 0600 UTC).Flat seas and a breeze of around 20 knots are set to combine in the...>>

 Fierce conditions and the potential for more breakages will be on the minds of all six teams as they gear up for a return to competitive action with the Sanya Haitang Bay In-Port Race on February 18 and the start of Leg 4 to Auckland, New...>>

New AIS transceiver brings professional-grade technology and features to premium yachts and commercial vessels. Miami International Boat Show, 16th – 20th February, Booth A100 Raymarine announced today the launch of its new AIS950 Automatic...>>

  Stronger winds enable leading teams to pull away from chasing packAnyone checking the Race Viewer at the 2100 update yesterday will have seen that the leading yachts had begun to stretch away from the pack – an indicator that they had...>>

Derry-Londonderry gains ground on leading group of fourChasing pack closes down front runnersValentine’s Day fun for crews Valentine’s Day and there’s love in the air on the Clipper 11-12 yachts but it’s probably fair to say the leading teams are...>>

Leading group of four yachts vie for supremacyFluky winds make for slow progressTeams take advantage of break in weather to prepare for onslaught to come The four-way dog fight continues at the head of the pack, with De Lage Landen, Geraldton...>>

After setting out from Malé on 22 January 2012, the six competitors in the Volvo Ocean Race arrived in Sanya in China on 4 February, at the end of what proved to be a hard leg for both the men and the machines. The French crew, skippered by...>>

Fleet stays tactical as Scoring Gate approaches Singapore and Geraldton Western Australia neck on neck in fight for third place Back markers stay motivated and prepare for adverse weather ahead As the ten teams taking part in the Clipper 11-12...>>