Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6 Review, Scoreboard, Newport Finish, Sailing Videos

Leg 6 review | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Leg 6: If you thought this 5,010nm voyage from Itajaí, Brazil to Newport, Rhode Island was going to be a piece of cake compared to the epic and extreme Leg 5, you were wrong. Leg 6 saw some supreme sailing conditions, lots of seaweed, and strategy at its best. Here's a look at its best moments. Published May 10, 2015


Live recording: Newport arrivals - published on May 9, 2015: The 17 day journey from Itajaí, Brazil, to Newport, USA, finished with a nail-biting fight between Dongfeng Race Team and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. This is the live recording of the Leg 6 arrivals.

Celebrating Newport | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "... The amazing thing about Newport is that, even though the Volvo Ocean Race has never docked here before, the residents already feel a strong connection to it - and its history. “I love the race," continues Alexander. "I’m from Newport, so growing up here I’ve seen the likes of Ken Read and other local sailors take part, and I’ve been following it. “We always hoped that this global race would come to Newport one day, and I follow it all the day - checking the tracker all the time, and the game!"...."

Next up in the Volvo Ocean Race:
In-Port Race Newport - May 16, 2015
Leg Start Newport-Lisbon, Portugal - May 17, 2015 2,800 nm

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6 finish:
1 Dongfeng Race Team - Elapsed time: 17d 09h 03m 00s
2 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing - Elapsed time: 17d 09h 06m 25s
3 Team Brunel - Elapsed time: 17d 09h 56m 40s
4 MAPFRE - Elapsed time: 17d 10h 34m 25s
5 Team Alvimedica - Elapsed time: 17d 14h 24m 01s
6 Team SCA - Elapsed time: 17d 20h 59m 08s

VOR scoreboard--Results overall:
Position/ Team/ Total Points*
1 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing 11
2 Dongfeng Race Team 17
3 Team Brunel 21
4 Team Alvimedica 24
5 MAPFRE 24
6 Team SCA 35
7 Team Vestas Wind 44 (currently not competing)
*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.

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Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 6 Videos, Scoreboard, Newport ETA

Inside Track: Leg 6 #1 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - April 20, 2015 - slow start for the fleet exiting Itajaí, but now they're eastward bound in a tight pack! Catch up with Mapfre and Team SCA.


Enough of the beach, the surfing and the caipirinhas - after an amazing two-week stay in Brazil, it’s time to head offshore. Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6 has started and the fleet has left for Newport, Rhode Island (USA), Sunday, April 19.

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Newport, RI (USA) Volvo Ocean Race Village Opening: May 5, 2015
Exploration Zone Opening: May 9, 2015
Estimated arrival of the boats*:  May 5 - 9, 2015

Volvo Ocean Race Scoreboard Overall after Legs 1-5:
1 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing  9
2 Dongfeng Race Team 16
3 Team Brunel  18
4 Team Alvimedica 19
5 MAPFRE 20
6 Team SCA 29
All points provisional until ratified. Each team gets the same points as their finishing position, eg 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.

Familiar Shoals for America’s Cup: A Spat Over Rules - NYTimes.com: "... Coutts said that he still hoped to have six challengers in Bermuda and that even if Team New Zealand were to withdraw — which he deemed unlikely — another team from New Zealand would most likely fill the breach. “Others would put a New Zealand team together because frankly they have the components of a very competitive team, more so under this rule,” he said. “They have a great sailing team, and this rule favors a great sailing team.” The question, as the America’s Cup sails through its latest storm, is how many potentially great teams will ultimately choose to remain on shore."

Regattas | ISAF Sailing World Cup : ISAF Sailing World Cup | Hyeres: "From 20-26 April 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères returns to the French Riviera, bringing together the world's top Olympic and Paralympic class competitors. ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères is the penultimate regatta included in the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup, the seventh edition of the annual series for Olympic sailing. ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres is a qualification regatta for the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final scheduled for 29 October to 1 November 2015 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Hyeres gold medallists in each Olympic event will qualify for the World Cup Final."
Official website : http://swc.ffvoile.fr - Latest news, interviews with competitors, photos, videos: all the information needed to be able to follow the ISAF Sailing World Cup - Hyères TPM will be available on the event site. - Results here.

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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..."

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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 

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Sailing Takes Fourth Place Finish at Women's ACC's to Close Out Fall
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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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