Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 Start Video Highlights and Sailing News

Leg 2 Start Video Highlights | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15: A snapshot of the action as the fleet of Volvo Ocean 65s set out on Leg 2, from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi.

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2:
Cape Town to Abu Dhabi

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 2, Cape Town to Abu Dhabi: 

• Leg 2 Start--Video Replay (19 Nov 2014)
• JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR
• Volvo Ocean Race official website
• Volvo Ocean Race dashboard

The Star Online
Sailing - Cyclones rather than pirates threaten global racers
Yahoo Eurosport UK
Pirates are no longer a major threat for Volvo Ocean Race sailors as they set out for Leg Two from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday but ...
Full menu of variables for Volvo Ocean Race fleet - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Volvo Ocean Race sailors compete with a soldier mentality - The National
Cyclones rather than pirates threaten global racers - Eurosport


The Daily Telegraph
Pirates and cyclone season obstacles to Volvo ocean race as Cape Town to Abu Dhabi leg begins ...
The Daily Telegraph
AUSTRALIAN sailors and their teammates in the Volvo ocean race are heading into troubled waters with a forecast of vile weather and the potential ...

Route du Rhum

euronews
Route du Rhum: Spanish skipper Pella enters record books
euronews
Twitter · Facebook. The podium for the Route du Rhum Class40 category was completed on Wednesday with Spain's Alex Pella celebrating first place.
Alex Pella takes out Class40 division in Route du Rhum - My Sailing
Route du Rhum - Alex Pella first ever Spanish skipper to finish first - Sail World

see also: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: RDR2014

TheDay.com
Montville man wins sailing trophy
TheDay.com
Shoreline Sailing Club's Roger Potkin of Uncasville, center, holds the first place trophy he won at the Sag Harbor Labor Day Weekend Race, known as ...

Gazette Newspapers
ON THE WATER: Turkey Day Means Sailing On The Bay
Gazette Newspapers
Last year there were 217 sailors and 152 boats in 16 classes, and the usual launching and hoisting facilities were limited during reconstruction of the ...

Insurer sues owner of 18th-century sailing ship
Insurance Business America
A prominent insurance company is suing the owners of the HMS Bounty, an 18th-century replica sailing ship that sank off the North Carolina shore ...

The University of Hawaii Kaleo
UH sailing team captures Pacific Coast Fall Championship Title
The University of Hawaii Kaleo
The University of Hawai'i coed sailing team captured the Pacific Coast Fall Championship Nov. 16 at Santa Barbara, California, a UH Athletics report ...

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Route du Rhum--Destination Guadeloupe, Louis Burton video

Louis Burton ( Bureau Vallée ), 5e Imoca by routedurhum

Louis Burton ( Bureau Vallée ), makes a nice performance on the Bureau Valley built in 2006. Making his way to the East, unlike the main body IMOCA party to the West, Malouin adoption was able to take the full potential of his boat while preserving the rough conditions of the early days of racing. Happy to be at sea, Louis never hide his pleasure, even in difficult times during this Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe. Official site -- see also: #RDR2014

Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: "11/17 - 18h03 The Scent of a Victory - Spanish skipper Alex Pella is closing the miles to the finish of La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe with the prospect of victory in the hotly contested Classe 40 division growing with each hour. He is expected in Pointe a Pitre, Gaudeloupe during the night of Tuesday into Wednesday, from around 2200hrs local time (0200hrs Wed TU/0300hrs CET). He would become the first solo Spanish skipper to win in the ten editions of the Route du Rhum, and at the same time would become the first Spanish sailor to triumph in a major solo ocean race. The 40ft class is one of the most international in the four-yearly race, Briton Phil Sharp winning in 18 days in 2006. France's Thomas Ruyant was quicker when he won in 2010 in 17days 23hrs 10m but Pella should be around 16 and a half days..."

euronews
Route du Rhum: The grandfathers of sailing
euronews
While most competitors have already arrived, the category of veterans or the 'grandfathers of sailing “ remain at sea, notably England's Sir Robin Knox ...

Boxscore
Volvo Ocean Race leg two preview: Cape Town to Abu Dhabi 6125 nautical miles
Boxscore
After their superb second place finish into Cape Town, just 12 minutes behind pre-racefavourites Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing skippered by Ian Walker, ...
Simon 'SiFi' Fisher in control of the background score at Azzam - The National

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 Start - Cape Town to Abu Dhabi - November 19th

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015 Scoreboard: after first leg (Alicante-Cape Town):

Position and Total Points are the same after Leg 1--"Each team gets the same points as their finishing position, e.g., first place gets 1 point. All legs count and lowest score overall wins. In-Port Race results are only used in the event of a tie in the overall Race."

1 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing

2 Dongfeng Race Team

3 Team Brunel 

4 Team Vestas Wind 

5 Team Alvimedica 

6 Team SCA 

7 MAPFRE 

Sailing Competes At Atlantic Coast Championships
The Heights (subscription)
The men's sailing team headed to Connecticut while the women's team took to the Charles for the Atlantic Coast championships. The women finished ...


Irish Examiner
Tourism incentive as new sailing club seeks council help to establish base
Irish Examiner
The founders of Youghal Sailing Club believe having a base will enable it to exploit the potential of the River Blackwater by providing year-round sport ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
US Melges 24 Champs: Positive Vibrations
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
That's the ebb and flow of life in sailing.” Despite the weak wind at times, the vibe of the Melges 24 fleet was hugely positive throughout the weekend, ...

Local sailing club wraps up fall racing series
Siftings Herald
The series began in very light winds of the late summer, what sailors call “drifters,” requiring high concentration to keep momentum up and maneuvers ...

Sailing Takes Fourth Place Finish at Women's ACC's to Close Out Fall
Bowdoin Athletics
The Polar Bears sailed a terrific event, finishing fourth overall out of 18 teams. The team posted their best scores of the event on Sunday which allowed ...


My Sailing
Neville Crichton's sailing comeback at MC38 Pittwater regatta
My Sailing
A noticeable three year absence from competitive sailing will come to an end for fast car and boat aficionado Neville Crichton when he debuts with his ...

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Fast and Furious, Volvo Ocean Race, Fleet Nears Cape Town (videos)

The race is heating up. The compressed fleet is at full throttle as they count down the final miles to Cape Town. 11/4


Less than 500 nm to complete Leg 1 for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. It's the final sprint, and they're in good position. Cape Town awaits.

Pedal to the metal | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
Southern Ocean sailing and the crews are loving it.

Volvo Ocean Race coverage:

JohnTheCrowd.com: VOR 

Volvo Ocean Race official website 

Volvo Ocean Race dashboard
MeteoEarth.com - Interactive 3D globe weather: Volvo Ocean Race 

Route du Rhum coverage: johnthecrowd.com: RDR2014  and #LaRouteDuRhum 

euronews
Navigating the Route du Rhum
euronews
The 10th edition of the Route du Rhum is well underway now with most of the 91-strong fleet having spent three full days at sea. In this singlehanded ...


Sail World
Route du Rhum – Day 2: Sidney hits 34 knots with Musandam-Oman Sail
Sail World
Route du Rhum 2014 - Sidney Gavignet, French skipper of Musandam-Oman Sail, the Sultanate of Oman's 70ft flagship campaign supported by the ...
Oman Sail team's transatlantic trip begins - Muscat Daily


My Sailing
Boat struck by lightning in Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe
My Sailing
A helicopter rescue after a boat was struck by lightning is added to the toll of damage on La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe this Tuesday ...
Another day in Disasterland - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Route du Rhum: Easier Times - BYM News (press release)


Vendée Globe
Vincent Riou has announced his retirement from the Route du Rhum
Vendée Globe
After a detailed inspection was carried out at 1115hrs on the pontoon, Vincent explained that he was forced to retire from the Route du Rhum.

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