2011 Annoucement Good for Sponsorship Say Volvo Teams
Yacht Sponsorship
- 14 hours ago
Volvo Ocean Race organisers have announced that the next edition of the race, the 10th, will start in 2011.
The decision has been welcomed by team principals who believe it gives certainty and continuity to the event and makes it easier for sponsors to commit.
“It’s essential to make this type of announcement now,” said Michael Woods, Team Russia’s CEO. “Certainty in any financial business environment is vital. For us to bring potential sponsors into the ports...
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Telefonica Blue rules in Alicante
Sail-World.com
- Oct 4, 2008
Telefonica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/Iker Martinez) now head the leaderboard of the Volvo Ocean Race.
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Volvo OR: Win-Win for Telefonica in first In-Port
Sail-World.com
- Oct 4, 2008
Telefonica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/Iker Martinez) made it a win-win situation in today's in-port races
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Telefonica Won In Port Races in Alicante
Sail races, sailing news
- Oct 4, 2008
The Telefonica team had cause for double celebration in their home port of Alicante. Bouwe Bekking's Telefonica Blue scored two in-port race victories to take the overall points lead while Telefonica Black stands second. After finishing in a lowly sixth place in the opening in-port race in Alicante, Ken Read and his crew on PUMA threw caution to the wind and hoisted their Code Zero in the second
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Telefonica Won In Port Races in Alicante
Sail races, sailing news
- Oct 4, 2008
The Telefonica team had cause for double celebration in their home port of Alicante. Bouwe Bekking's Telefonica Blue scored two in-port race victories to take the overall points lead while Telefonica Black stands second. After finishing in a lowly sixth place in the opening in-port race in Alicante, Ken Read and his crew on PUMA threw caution to the wind and hoisted their Code Zero in the second
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Telefonica Won In Port Races in Alicante
Sail races, sailing news
- Oct 4, 2008
The Telefonica team had cause for double celebration in their home port of Alicante. Bouwe Bekking's Telefonica Blue scored two in-port race victories to take the overall points lead while Telefonica Black stands second. After finishing in a lowly sixth place in the opening in-port race in Alicante, Ken Read and his crew on PUMA threw caution to the wind and hoisted their Code Zero in the second
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Second victory for Telefonica Blue in Alicante's in-port regatta
Valencia Sailing
- Oct 4, 2008
 Bouwe Bekking and his crew continued their winning streak in the second race of the day, following a tough and close battle with Puma that was won in the last downwind leg. Wind conditions were even trickier and the race committee was seen forced to raise the postponement flag just 30 seconds before firing the starting gun. Puma decided to to fly their code Zero after a disappointing 6th place in race one. They had a clear start and went left, together with the two Telefonica boats. The order...
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Telefonica Blue wins first in-port race in Alicante
Valencia Sailing
- Oct 4, 2008
 Telefonica Blue won the first race of the day, after dominating it from the start. Unlike what was forecast yesterday, Saturday's conditions were dominated by light and shifty winds, up to 40 degrees at times, that, unfortunately didn't allow the hundreds of spectator boats to truly appreciate the powerful Volvo Open 70 yachts. The race committee had to wait around 15 minutes for the breeze to settle down before firing the starting gun.The yacht skippered by Bouwe Bekking didn't encounter any...
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Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica Blue dominates in Alicante
BYM Sailing News
- Oct 4, 2008
Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/Iker Martinez) made it a win-win situation in today’s in-port races held in Alicante, Spain, and now head the leaderboard of the Volvo Ocean Race. After two races held in the bay of Alicante in ...
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Double win for Telefonica Blue
TheDailySail
- Oct 4, 2008
A good day at the office for Bouwe Bekking & co as they dominate the first Volvo Ocean Race in port
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