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Ian Walker, Skipper, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Photographed at the finish of leg 7, in the Lisbon Race Village, during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. (Credit: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)
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  • Refitting, selecting, racing: Walker's Fastnet goals

    18 Jun 2013 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Ian Walker is getting ready for the Fastnet Race this August to test a group of young sailors from Europe, America and Australia – all of them hoping to prove they have what it takes to join his crew for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15.Read More

  • The ice man and other stories

    12 Jun 2013 Meet the winner of our 40th birthday competition! Anders Odelberg’s frozen picture from the 1981-82 edition got the most votes out of the six finalists and will be part of our exhibition '40 years, 40 faces', which opens this Friday at the Volvo Ocean Race…Read More

  • Zane Gills on the bow preparing for a sail change, onboard Team Telefonica during leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami, USA.
    Gills getting muddy for a very good cause

    15 May 2013 Even on solid ground, Zane Gills is drawn to events billed as ‘The World’s Toughest’ and the Tasmanian Telefónica veteran is about to get his biggest test since the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 in the Tough Mudder – a hellish, obstacle-laden race designed…Read More

  • Damien Foxall from Ireland, onboard Groupama Sailing Team during leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Alicante, Spain to Cape Town, South Africa.
    Foxall, McDonald enjoy reunion show

    3 May 2013 They sailed in the Volvo Ocean Race together twice and enjoyed a fierce yet friendly rivalry in the last edition. Now, Damian Foxall and Neal McDonald are reunited on board another race veteran’s boat, the MOD70 of Sidney Gavignet. Here, we catch up with two…Read More

  • Wet conditions in the Southern Ocean onboard PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Auckland, New Zealand, to Itajai, Brazil.
    Strong winds, high waves, freezing cold and albatrosses – Part II of our round the world tour

    18 Apr 2013 Race meteorologist Gonzalo Infante is taking us on a virtual tour through the route for the 2014-15 edition. In part II, we tackle the South China Sea and the Southern Ocean before making it round Cape Horn and heading up towards the United States.Read More

  • Rome Kirby looks ahead towards Gibraltar and the narrow exit of the "Med" onboard with PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Alicante, Spain to Cape Town, South Africa.
    Around the world in one interview – Part I

    17 Apr 2013 This is your chance to (virtually) sail the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 before anyone else! Race meteorologist and all-round route expert Gonzalo Infante is taking us step by step through the 39,895 nautical miles of the new course in an interview that will run…Read More

  • Rob Greenhalgh enjoing the sunrise onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing during leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami, USA.
    Catching up with Rob Greenhalgh

    19 Mar 2013 Rob Greenhalgh has sailed the race three times and won it once and if the 35-year-old Briton gets his way he'll back in 2014-15 in his old role as watch captain – or maybe even something better. Read More

  • Brad Marsh on a rig check onboard Groupama Sailing Team during leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami, USA.
    Catching up with Brad Marsh

    7 Feb 2013 Winning the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 with Groupama sailing team was not enough for the Kiwi bowman. Brad Marsh is now getting ready for his next challenge: the multisport Coast to Coast race this Saturday – with a little help from Volvo! Read More

  • Hamish Hooper, Media Crew Member, CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand. Photographed at the finish of leg 5, in Itajai.
    Catching up with Hamish Hooper

    18 Dec 2012 After a brilliant but tough Volvo Ocean Race, CAMPER’s award-winning Media Crew Member has rolled straight into the America’s Cup. Yet Hamish Hooper confesses there is not a single day he doesn’t think back to his round the world experience. Read More

  • Everything is alright with Rob Salthouse, now he can see his home country of New Zealand, onboard CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand during leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Sanya, China to Auckland, New Zealand.
    Catching up with Rob Salthouse

    7 Dec 2012 Rob Salthouse's third experience of the Volvo Ocean Race was also the toughest but despite the hardships of a bruising campaign on board CAMPER the 47-year-old New Zealander can't wait for another crack at that (so far) elusive victory.Read More

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