On this Monday, July 9th, some eight months after the title was revealed Iker Martínez and Xabi Fernández finally picked up the prize awarded to them as the ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year 2011 at a ceremony held in Madrid at the headquarters of Rolex Spain.
The news was made public on the 9th of November: ISAF, the international federation for sailors had named Iker Martínez and Xabi Fernández as the sailors of the year at an event held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, Iker and Xabi didn't receive the news amid the protocol and solemnity of a federation event but in the North Atlantic, whilst they were competing in the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race aboard “Telefónica”. The leg became the first win for the Spanish Volvo Open 70.
The reasons behind the decision to award the title to Iker and Xabi were patent, with the Spanish pair boasting an impeccable sporting record and having demonstrated an incredible adaptability in their field in 2011, moving from the 49er class successfully to ...
At the Team Telefónica base at Marina Rubicón in Lanzarote, everyone is following the action at Weymouth (UK) closely. That's where Spaniards Iker Martínez and Xabi Fernández are competing ...
"Telefónica" boasts a brand new mast, one that will take the team 39,000 miles across the globe on what will be the eleventh edition of the competition, the Volvo Ocean ...
Five days and 12 hours. That's the time it took "Telefónica" to complete the 2,000 miles required for qualification for the regatta. The Spanish boat returned to base ...
Spain's entry for the forthcoming round the world regatta split into legs, "Telefónica", has now sailed over half of the 2,000 miles needed to qualify for the race, having set ...
Spanish boat “Telefónica” set to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 has set off today on the 2,000 mile (3,704 km) qualifier course which the team has chosen to ...
Team Telefónica, the Spanish team set to compete in the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race, has officially unveiled her completed crew today with the announcement of two Under-30 crew members. They are Spaniard ...
Time flies! Ok, well that's nothing new, but it certainly is true. It may come as a surprise, but it was two months yesterday since Team Telefónica arrived at Marina ...
Brazil's Joao Signorini (“Joca”) and Spaniard Pablo Arrarte will be Watch Captain and Helmsman of Spain's Team Telefónica, as announced today.
Both started off in Olympic sailing where they coincided ...
Team Telefónica is adding two new names to its already potent crew list, still growing in the run up to the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012, the round the world regatta ...
One of the world's most respected navigators, Australia's Andrew Cape will be part of the “Telefónica” Volvo Ocean Race crew, as confirmed today. Alongside this announcement, another key name ...
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