Everything's ready at Miami for the seventh In Port race of this edition of the Volvo Ocean Race and Iker Martínez and his “Telefónica” are very clear on the main aim: getting to the podium. With six legs completed so far, the Basque skipper knows that every point counts: ...
There are under 72 hours to go until the start of the seventh leg of the Volvo Ocean Race and Team Telefónica continues to get into gear for the almost 3,600 miles separating Miami (USA) from Lisbon (Portugal). Crossing the 'pond' isn't so easy and it's set to be ...
The countdown in Miami has kicked off. The racing format for this edition of the round the world race doesn't leave much breathing space and “Telefónica” has been back training on the water since yesterday, with four intense days ahead in Florida. Today (Wednesday) the crew headed up ...
We dive behind the scenes yet again to reveal the workings behind a round the world racing team. The collection of departments each contain vital elements of the team as a whole. Today it's the turn of Laura Liñán from Madrid, who is part of this ocean sailing ...
Since yesterday afternoon the entire Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 has been reunited in Miami, from where next Sunday the fleet will be setting off for the old continent. Before they do that there is much to be done: it is time for some serious work on shore. ...
Team Telefónica has just completed the sixth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race: 4,800 miles between Brazil and Miami, USA, where the Spanish team is already preparing for the passage across the pond and a return to Europe after six months of sailing across different continents. The “Telefónica” skipper ...
Following 17 days, 8 hours, 6 minutes and 38 seconds of the leg, “Telefónica” finished the sixth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race early this morning. After a heart-stopping final stretch, the boat headed up by Olympic champion Iker Martínez crossed the finishing line in Miami just 37 minutes ...
“Telefónica” went all in against “Groupama” in the fight for the third step on the podium of this sixth leg of the regatta, heading into the final stretch of the leg. The Spanish boat looked for an opportunity at the island of Cat, one of the islands at the ...
"Telefónica" continues her advance through the Bahamas on this sixteenth day of competition between Brazil and Miami, USA. Following more than 4,400 miles of the leg there are now just 330 nautical miles to go until the finish with the Spanish boat battling against some very shifty conditions with light ...
Iker Martínez, the “Telefónica” skipper had forewarned yesterday that “the high pressure can change your plans at any given moment” and that is exactly what has happened on this fifteenth day of racing on the leg between Itajaí (Brazil) and Miami (USA). “Telefónica” saw how their chosen route to ...
One of the areas on the course described by skipper Iker Martínez as among the most complicated of the sixth leg has now been put astern. “Telefónica” has now put the island of Puerto Rico behind and is sailing north to the Dominican Republic, almost directly on course for ...
The final miles on the course to Miami aren't giving the fleet a moment's relief as the boats push forth in Caribbean waters. This time it's “Telefónica” that has come up trumps strategically, with the team positioned further north and further to windward than the other boats, which has ...
To windward of the fleet. The "Telefónica" strategy holds firm in a Caribbean that has thrown up some surprises including light patches and squally showers for the fleet to negotiate. With the fleet now at the thirteen day mark in the leg "Telefónica" has pushed through the barrier ...
With the island of Guadalupe astern, "Telefónica" is pushing forth to Miami (USA) whilst dealing with some tricky conditions posed by the light airs that the fleet is facing and a night with yet more shifts in the breeze. Even so, it looks like the Spanish boat is beginning ...
The high speeds that “Telefónica” has been notching up will dwindle over the next 24 hours because in a question of hours wind speeds are expected to take a radical nosedive. That will open up a new bag of options for the Spanish boat. The objective on board ...
Calm always follows a storm and now after grappling with the light airs around the belt of calms at the Equator, Iker Martínez's “Telefónica” is sailing with the trade winds and notching up some good boat speeds in an ocean match race against “Puma” and “Camper with Emirates Team New ...
On course north and almost at the height of French Guiana, Iker Martínez and “Telefónica” are hoping that the Doldrums will permit a new attack on their most immediate rivals: American boat “Puma” and “Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand” before they make their exit from the belt of calms ...
With the Southern Hemisphere now astern, “Telefónica” continues on course for Miami (USA), now in second place following a night of gybing for the Spanish boat. The aim was to push away from the New Zealanders, now slowly trailing further and further behind Iker Martínez and co. It ...
This Saturday night seen the most crucial point of the leg so far. Past Cabo Branco the fleet rounded the northeastern corner of Brazil to finally commence their encounter with the southeasterly trades and some downwind sailing which allowed the gallop towards Miami to begin, the destination port of ...
With the Brazilian city of Recife now astern, “Telefónica”, “Puma” and “Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand” have entered a three horse gallop towards Miami on this sixth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.
The crew headed up by Iker Martínez spent most of yesterday afternoon making ground on their ...
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