Current Position

POS	BOAT	DTLC	PTTL	DTF
1		5	00:00:00	2361
2		-1	00:02:37	+1
3		-2	01:21:31	+33
4		-9	01:48:25	+42
5		-9	02:02:16	+46
6		-10	02:32:40	+58
7		-13	04:48:09	+108
8		-8	07:08:19	+172

POS	BOAT	+1DAY PDTL	+3DAY PDTL	+5DAY PDTL
1		0	0	0
2		4	2	0
3		15	8	0
4		38	31	0
5		51	40	0
6		59	50	0
7		108	91	0
8		159	145	79

POS	TEAM	POINTS
1	Telefonica Blue	4.0
2	Telefonica Black	3.5
3	PUMA Ocean Racing	3.0
4	Ericsson 4	2.5
5	Green Dragon	2.0
6	Delta Lloyd	1.0
7	Ericsson 3	0.5
8	Team Russia	0.5

Latest Events in Volvo Ocean Race

Delta Lloyd Team are back on the race and moving four days after their yacht’s hull was damaged during the in-port race on Saturday.

Team Russia nearly finished repairs to the damage they sustained in the collision.

Team Russia's yacht's suffered a cracked spray rail on the starboard side when they hit the committee boat in the immediate aftermath of their tussle with Delta Lloyd.

Ericsson Racing Team have confirmed Norway’s Eivind Melleby will take the place of injured trimmer Martin Stromberg on Ericsson 3 for the leg one race to Cape Town.

Current Team Position in Volvo Ocean Race

Position	Team	Points
1	Telefonica Blue	4.0
2	Telefonica Black	3.5
3	Puma	3.0
4	Ericsson 4	2.5
5	Green Dragon Team	2.0
6	Delta Lloyd	1.0
7	Ericsson 3	0.5
8	Team Russia	0.5

Volvo Ocean Race - In Port Racing Today [04 October]

The in-port race of volvo ocean race 2008/2009 will begin today [04th october].The talking is almost done for the eight skippers who will lock horns in the in-port race today. All agree that the battle will be intense as the 2008-09 event turns to serious business.

Alicante In-Port Race Starts Tomorrow

The start of the Volvo Ocean Race with the port of Alicante in the region of Valencia taking over from Sanxenxo/Vigo. It is an in-port race on October 4 [Tomorrow] followed by the start of the first leg to Cape Town a week later[11 th october]. The 6,500 nautical mile passage will see the fleet negotiate the Doldrums and pass the scoring gate at Fernando de Noronha then pick up the westerlies for Cape Town.

Volvo Ocean Race 2008 to 2009

The first offshore leg of the 10th Volvo Ocean Race will start in Alicante, Spain, on October 11, 2008, with in-port race seven days earlier.

A total of 10 legs create the route, with seven in-port races held at various cities around the world.

Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 Route Map.

History

History

In 1972 England's Whitbread company and the British Royal Naval Sailing Association agreed to sponsor a globe-circling regatta, which would be called the "Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race”.

17 yachts and 167 crew started the first race of 27,500 nautical miles, which began from Portsmouth, England on September 8, 1973. Approximately 3000 spectator boats set out to witness the historic start.^[5]

From 2001 the sponsorship of the race was taken over by Volvo and Volvo Cars and the race was renamed the ‘Volvo Ocean Race’. Stopover ports were added in Germany, France, and Sweden being Volvo's three biggest car markets in Europe.

The worst weather conditions are usually encountered in the Southern Ocean where waves sometimes top 100 feet (30 m) and winds can reach 60 knots (110 km/h).