This Friday, the 7th of October will be an important date in the Team Telefónica history. At 11:30am the Spanish round the world team will all be part of the ceremony to name the Princess as Godmother, and of the handing over of the Spanish flag to the yacht. It will take place in the Volvo Ocean Race Village, in the Muelle de Levante at the Port of Alicante, the starting point for the 2011-2012 regatta.
"Telefónica", with the double Olympic medallist Iker Martínez leading the team, is setting out to fulfil one of Spanish sailing's pending objectives: to win the round the world race with an extra special Godmother: HRH the Princess of Asturias, who will be joined by HRH the Prince of Asturias. The Mayoress of Alicante, Sonia Castedo, and the President of the region of Valencia, Alberto Fabra, are also joining them for the ceremony.
A Spanish project, made in Spain
Team Telefónica is a Spanish project directed by Pedro Campos from Galicia, with the yacht designed at the Valencian Juan K studio, and built at the King Marine shipyard at Alginet (Valencia), skippered by Spanish sailing success Iker Martínez and with three training bases in Spain: Sanxenxo (Pontevedra), Marina Rubicón (Lanzarote) and Alicante.
The team is back in the Volvo Ocean Race for a third time, a test of human endurance, a logistical and technological challenge that is difficult to find in any other sport and for which the Spaniards have thoroughly prepared.
With the provisional leader of the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race sailing solo on what from the outside could look like a different race, and reaping the rewards ...
The island of Madeira now close and her rivals hot on her trail: that was the scene as morning broke this morning for “Telefónica” on this fourth day of racing ...
It's official. Iker and Xabi are the 2011 best sailors in the world according to ISAF, the International Sailing Federation and sailing's maximum authority. The Team Telefónica sailors ...
It is the fourth day of racing in the Volvo Ocean Race and as morning broke it was with good news for the Spanish team, with “Telefónica” leading the fleet, ...
"Telefónica" is now sailing in the Atlantic after a rough Mediterranean ride. Yesterday (Sunday 6th November) the Spanish entry crossed the Gibraltar Strait in second place "with the boat ...
What a start to the Volvo Ocean Race... It's well known that the Med can play some cruel tricks and it has definitely put the six boats ...
And so the day has finally come. At 14:00 local time, Spanish boat “Telefónica” with double Olympic medallist Iker Martínez as Skipper, kicked off her first offshore leg of ...
START OF THE LEG 1: ALICANTE – CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
IKER MARTÍNEZ, Skipper.
On the atmosphere, the crowds and the final moments on shore:
I am very happy and excited. ...
Following 24 months of hard work, and 9 months more of tough graft ahead, the moment of truth has come. The crew on “Telefónica” are facing their final hours ...
The pace isn't letting up at the Team Telefónica base and with more than 24 hours to go until the fleet hear the starting signal sound for the start of ...
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