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: ...
The Volvo Ocean Race finished in Galway (Ireland) yesterday with the final in-port race in this edition of the competition. Iker Martínez and his “Telefónica” bid farewell to the racing fans with a podium finish, picking up the third place in the in-port race.
Aims reached and still to reach
“Before the round the world race I said ...
Tomorrow will be the final opportunity to see the boats competing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 together on the water. At 12:00 UTC (13:00 local time) the crews will be racing the tenth and final in-port race of the eleventh edition of the round the world regatta. It will be in Galway, Ireland on the ...
Almost nine months after starting the round the world race “Telefónica” faced the final leg: 550 miles which would be crucial in terms of the final overall standings for the race. Iker Martínez looks back over the leg which didn't finish how he or Team Telefónica wanted it to, although on Saturday 7th July with the final ...
Almost two in the morning in Galway and and the dash to the Irish port which took 1 day, 13 hours, 57 minutes and 33 seconds for “Telefónica” means that the offshore sailing for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 has drawn to a close. In a tight bunch, as predicted, the fleet have finally reached Galway (Ireland) ...
The 24 hours of racing mark on this final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 has been hit and Spain's "Telefónica" is sticking with the fleet frontrunners in a veritable greyhound dash whose podium formation will only be decided at the finishing line in Galway (Ireland). At 14:00 UTC the crew headed up by Iker Martínez ...