Alicante

Tough at the top Oct 24, 2008 10:00 AM

For the leaders, it's tight, it's tense and it's serious. The eight-boat fleet have collected their points at the scoring gate at Fernando de Noronha ...

The week that was: Leg 1 Week 1 Oct 19, 2008 2:04 PM

After one week of racing, and having sailed just over one-third of the first leg from Alicante to Cape Town, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet finds the spre...

From Alicante to Cape Town Oct 15, 2008 12:16 PM

World class navigator Juan Vila has not only won the America’s Cup twice as part of the Alinghi team, but is the only Spaniard that has won the Volv...

Spectacular Start to Volvo Ocean Race 2008 Oct 13, 2008 10:54 AM

Saturday saw the much anticipated start of the 10th Volvo Ocean Race The day was grey and very windy in Alicante, just as the forecasters had predict...

New Picture Published Oct 13, 2008 10:54 AM

Spectacular Start to Volvo Ocean Race 2008

BOAT EMAIL: 'It's been action-packed' Oct 12, 2008 1:15 PM

Ericsson star in gritty drama Oct 12, 2008 10:00 AM

In the first of his daily despatches, Mark Chisnell muses over a first episode of the 2008-09 Volvo Open Race which was characterised by twists and tu...

Telefonica Blue Oct 12, 2008 9:30 AM

Bouwe Bekking's Telefonica Blue are hugging the coast of Spain having suffered damage to their steering. A decision as to whether to stop for repairs ...

Video footage from the VOR start in Alicante Oct 11, 2008 9:51 PM

The Telefonica Team has published a 5-minute video from today's race start in Alicante that gives a good idea of the tough conditions that prevail thr...

Video footage from the VOR start in Alicante Oct 11, 2008 9:51 PM

Images from Volvo OR: Start of leg 1, Alicante ESP Oct 11, 2008 9:40 PM

Top sailing photographer, Rick Tomlinson, presents a gallery of images from the start of the 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race, i

Ericsson 4 leads Volvo fleet in tough conditions Oct 11, 2008 5:44 PM

[Source: Volvo Ocean Race] The long-awaited start day of leg one of the 10th running of the Volvo Ocean race dawned grey and very windy in Alicante, j...

New Pictures Published Oct 11, 2008 5:44 PM

Ericsson 4 leads Volvo fleet in tough conditions

Alicante 2008-09 win eXtreme40 Alicante Grand Prix Oct 11, 2008 12:50 PM

Alicante got the 2008 eXtreme 40 Grand Prix off to a great beginning.

Leg One Start: Blog Oct 11, 2008 12:45 PM

Leg One of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 from Alicante to Cape Town. Keep up to date here on our blog, watch the action live on www.volvooceanrace.tv, ...

VOR Jury will not re-open case for Ericsson 3 Oct 11, 2008 12:32 PM

[Source: Volvo Ocean Race] The International Jury has ruled that it will not re-open the case involving the keel fin of Ericsson 3.In a statement, Eri...

Ready for the off Oct 11, 2008 11:30 AM

The eight-boat fleet has made its way from the dockside and out into Alicante Bay for the starting gun at 12 noon (GMT) and 2pm local. The weather is ...

Jury decides not to re-open Ericsson 3 hearing Oct 11, 2008 11:12 AM

The International Jury has decided not to re-open the hearing involving the keel fin on Ericsson 3. The team issued a statement saying they were now p...

Leg One Weather Oct 11, 2008 10:38 AM

eXtreme 40 Series Alicante Grand Prix: Home team takes the Trophy Oct 11, 2008 9:41 AM

Alicante got the 2008 eXtreme 40 Grand Prix off to a great beginning, as the fleet entertained thousands of visitors to the Volvo Ocean Race start - a...

Ready for the off Oct 11, 2008 8:30 AM

The tension is rising dockside while the shore crews make final adjustments to the eight boats who will face the starting gun at 12 noon (GMT) and 2pm...

Lights, camera, on-board action Oct 10, 2008 7:47 PM

Volvo Ocean Race: U2 heads and Bono's brother visit Green Dragon in Alicante Oct 10, 2008 3:38 PM

The Green Dragon boat in the Volvo Ocean Race Village, Alicante had a surprise visit from Bono’s brother, Norman Hewson yesterday. Norman, an av...

Skippers expect tight tussle Oct 10, 2008 3:30 PM

The eight skippers for the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 lined up to front the media for the final time prior to the start of leg one from Alicante to Cape...

eXtreme 40 Alicante Grand Prix: Delta Lloyd/Tommy Hilfiger & Alicante 2008-09 on equal points Oct 10, 2008 9:40 AM

In the eXtreme 40 Series | Alicante Grand Prix two boats are still duelling for the overall top spot in round one of the series, with Delta Lloyd/Tomm...

Six degrees of separation Oct 10, 2008 8:30 AM

Today we launch 'Six Degrees of Separation', a regular series of diary reports by six people from six different strands of the 2008-09 race. They will...

Navigators wary of 'potholes' Oct 9, 2008 5:09 PM

The eight navigators charged with plotting a course from Alicante to Cape Town on the 6,500 nautical mile first leg of the 2008-09 race are all mindfu...

Leg One: New phases and familiar foes Oct 9, 2008 1:47 PM

Leg One Preview: There are a likely to be a few early surprises in store for the fleet on the passage through to the Straits of Gibraltar. Once out in...

Handled with extreme precision Oct 9, 2008 8:30 AM

The eXtreme 40 series adds an exciting dimension to the on the water entertainment at Volvo Ocean Race ports. Alicante was the first stop for the sup...

News round-up: Delta Lloyd repaired Oct 8, 2008 4:35 PM

Delta Lloyd have repaired the hull damage from a collision with Team Russia in the in-port race. The Russians will join Ger O'Rouke's men back on the ...

eXtreme 40 Series: Tommy Hilfiger on Delta Lloyd wins 6 races at Alicante Grand Prix Oct 8, 2008 9:15 AM

The Delta Lloyd/Tommy Hilfiger crew put on an amazing demonstration of eXtreme 40 sailing today, to win all six races, taking them convincingly into t...

Q&A: Rob Humphreys Oct 8, 2008 9:00 AM

One of the most striking design features among the second generation Volvo Open 70s are the bold spray rails on Russian entry Kosatka. They came from ...

Extreme 40 Grand Prix hits Alicante waters Oct 7, 2008 4:15 PM

The Extreme 40s are bringing their unique style of sailing to the Volvo Ocean Race, as the Extreme 40 Series/Alicante Grand Prix gets underway in the ...

StealthPlay: hide and seek to gain Oct 7, 2008 3:38 PM

The Volvo Ocean Race has introduced StealthPlay, a device which enables a boat to 'hide' her position and gain a a tactical break from the fleet witho...

Frostad makes UNEP address Oct 7, 2008 1:25 PM

Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad addressed the UNEP Sport and Environment Forum in Alicante this week and outlined the initiatives the race was intro...

eXtreme 40 Grand Prix Series Starts in Alicante Oct 7, 2008 11:07 AM

The eXtreme 40 2008-2009 Grand Prix Series kicked off yesterday in Alicante! The series will follow the Volvo Ocean Race around the world with Grand P...

Volvo Ocean Race: Johnny Hutchcroftâ€™s home team leads eXtreme 40 Alicante Grand Prix Oct 7, 2008 9:34 AM

The eXtreme 40s brought their unique style of sailing to the Volvo Ocean Race today, as the first event of the eXtreme 40 Series | Alicante Grand Prix...

Alicante Grand Prix kicks off at the VOR Oct 7, 2008 4:57 AM

The eXtreme 40 Series - Alicante Grand Prix at the Volvo Ocean Race village kicked off on Monday

New Pictures Published Oct 4, 2008 7:25 PM