Alicante to start next race GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN-(22-6-2006) Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 Things are moving fast with the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. Following the announcement in Gothenburg that there would be another race starting in 2008 and sailing a new route from a new start port, today Glenn Bourke, joined by President of the region of Valencia, Francisco Camps confirmed the port of Alicante will host the start of the 2008/2009 race. Read more A final act of Piracy GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN-(17-6-2006) Volvo Ocean Race Paul Cayard was apologetic afterwards for his final act of Piracy, but his crew did what they had to do to win the final leg of the 2005/2006 Volvo Ocean Race, stealing away what would have been a fairytale final victory for ABN AMRO TWO. Read more North or South WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND-(20-2-2006) Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 4 Over the past six hours ABN AMROs ONE and TWO have worked north slightly – well, actually they have not sailed as much to the south as the rest of the fleet – but the upshot of their game plan is that these two leaders are now 50 nautical miles north of Ericsson in third. Read more Closest Finish Ever WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND-(17-2-2006) Volvo Ocen Race Leg 3 After a full on leg from Melbourne, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet staged the closest ever finish as the boats came into Wellington. Read more Ericsson Racing Team arrives in Wellington (NZL) WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND-(16-2-2006) Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 3 - Ericsson Today saw the conclusion of leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race, as the six-strong fleet arrived into Wellington, New Zealand, within six hours of each other. Ericsson finished sixth and last. Read more Movistar continues to be threatened by the Dutch boat WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND-(15-2-2006) Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 3 - Movistar Just 24 hours from crossing the finish line of the third leg, from Melbourne to Wellington; the Spanish “movistar” continues threatened by the Dutch “ABN One”, which follows closely behind just 21nm after 1200 nm already in course. Read more Brunel enables Australian team to continue in Volvo Ocean Race MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA-(25-1-2006) Volvo Ocean Race - ING real Estate Brunel It has been confirmed that Grant Wharington and his ‘ING Real Estate Brunel’ all Australian entry into the Volvo Ocean Race 2005 – 2006, will continue to compete in the race after finishing the second leg in their homeport. The ability of the Australian team to continue the race has been uncertain because their joint sponsorship agreement with ING Real Estate and Brunel was due to end after his arrival in to Melbourne. Read more Brasil 1 - Latest MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA-(25-1-2006) Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 2 Following their dismasting at 0630GMT on 18 January, Brasil 1 created a jury rig and has been motoring and sailing towards Fremantle in Western Australia so that they can take the boat from the water and then truck it 1,600 miles across the Nullabor Plain on the Eyre Highway to Melbourne. Read more Movistar bags third MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA-(23-1-2006) Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 2 At the start of the leg movistar held an early lead thanks to a bold easterly strategy that almost, but not quite worked. By staying east movistar was closest to the finish for a long time as the boats headed south and even when they started to turn to the east once they were down in the Southern Ocean. Read more