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The 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race was a yacht race held between 4 October 2008 and 27 June 2009, the tenth edition of the round the world Volvo Ocean Race.
The eight participating boats made ten stops in nine countries around the world. The first offshore leg of the 2008–09 Race started in Alicante, Spain, on 11 October 2008, with the in-port race having been held seven days earlier. A total of ten legs created the route, with seven in-port (IP) races held at various cities around the world. Unlike previous editions, the route crossed the Strait of Malacca at the Malay Archipelago, instead of Cape Leeuwin south of Australia. The boats covered Template:Convert in the course of their journey.[1] The chief executive of the 2008–09 race was Knut Frostad.[2]
On 15 June 2009, Ericsson 4, skippered by Torben Grael, finished third on leg 9 from Marstrand to Stockholm, Sweden. With their third-place finish, they were able to secure overall victory. [3] Ericsson 4 covered the Template:Convert of the race in a time of 127 days, 7 hours, 46 minutes, 21 seconds.[4] Ericsson 4 completed the race with 114 ½ points, whilst Puma ended with 105 ½.[5]
Principal race officer, Bill O'Hara, described the Kochi race as a "memorable" port but Galway was the best.[6]
Participants
Budgets
Ericsson's budgets were €50 million, whilst Puma's budget was approximately €20 million.[8] By comparison, the joint Irish and Chinese team, Green Dragon, received €8 million from the Irish government and €4 million from China.[8]
Team websites
- Ericsson Racing Team
- Equipo Telefonica
- Green Dragon Racing Team Template:Webarchive
- Puma Ocean Racing
- Team Delta Lloyd
- Team Russia Template:Webarchive
Route
Summary
| Event | Starting date | Start | Finish | Distance (nmi) | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP Race 1 | 4 October 2008 | Template:Flagicon Alicante | - | Telefonica Blue | Telefonica Black | PUMA | |
| Leg 1 | 11 October 2008 | Template:Flagicon Alicante | Template:Flagicon Cape Town | 6,500 | Ericsson 4 | PUMA | Green Dragon.[10] |
| Leg 2 | 15 November 2008 | Template:Flagicon Cape Town | Template:Flagicon Kochi | 4,450 | Ericsson 4 | Telefonica Blue | Ericsson 3 |
| Leg 3 | 13 December 2008 | Template:Flagicon Kochi | Template:Flagicon Singapore | 1,950 | Telefonica Blue | Puma | Ericsson 3 |
| IP Race 2 | 10 January 2009 | Template:Flagicon Singapore | - | Ericsson 4 | PUMA | Telefonica Blue | |
| Leg 4 | 18 January 2009 | Template:Flagicon Singapore | Template:Flagicon Qingdao | 2,500 | Telefonica Blue | PUMA | Ericsson 4 |
| IP Race 3 | 7 February 2009 | Template:Flagicon Qingdao | - | Ericsson 4 | Telefonica Blue | PUMA | |
| Leg 5 | 14 February 2009 | Template:Flagicon Qingdao | Template:Flagicon Rio de Janeiro | 12,300 | Ericsson 3 | Ericsson 4 | PUMA |
| IP Race 4 | 4 April 2009 | Template:Flagicon Rio de Janeiro | - | Telefonica Blue | PUMA | Delta Lloyd | |
| Leg 6 | 11 April 2009 | Template:Flagicon Rio de Janeiro | Template:Flagicon Boston | 4,900 | Ericsson 4 | Ericsson 3 | Telefonica Blue |
| IP Race 5 | 9 May 2009 | Template:Flagicon Boston | - | Telefonica Blue | Ericsson 4 | Delta Lloyd | |
| Leg 7 | 16 May 2009 | Template:Flagicon Boston | Template:Flagicon Galway | 2,550 | Ericsson 4 | PUMA | Green Dragon |
| IP Race 6 | 30 May 2009 | Template:Flagicon Galway | - | PUMA Ocean Racing | Telefonica Blue | Telefonica Black | |
| Leg 8 | 6 June 2009 | Template:Flagicon Galway | Template:Flagicon Marstrand | 950 | Ericsson 4 | PUMA | Green Dragon |
| Leg 9 | 14 June 2009 | Template:Flagicon Marstrand | Template:Flagicon Stockholm | 525 | PUMA Ocean Racing | Ericsson 3 | Ericsson 4 |
| IP Race 7 | 21 June 2009 | Template:Flagicon Stockholm | - | Telefonica Blue | PUMA | Telefonica Black | |
| Leg 10 | 25 June 2009 | Template:Flagicon Stockholm | Template:Flagicon Saint Petersburg | 370 | Telefonica Black | PUMA | Telefonica Blue |
The route also included seven ‘scoring gates’ (at Fernando de Noronha, Mauritius, Pulau Weh, Indonesia, Latitude 36S, Cape Horn, Fernando de Noronha and St John's, Newfoundland). Yachts scored 'half-points' at these gates, the same as for the in port races.
Stopovers
Cape Town
Ericsson 4 won leg one of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race from Alicante, Spain, to Cape Town in South Africa in a time of 21 days, 17 hours and 54 minutes.[12]
Kochi
The second leg of began on 15 November 2008, with the sailors avoiding pirates off the coast of Somalia on their way to India.[12]
Singapore
Telefonica Blue won leg three of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race from Kochi, India, to Singapore in Singapore.[13] Puma Ocean Racing finished in second place, whilst Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 finished in third and fourth places respectively.[13] The race was described as very close, with the top four boats finishing the race within twenty minutes of each other.[13] The race took ten days to complete, ending on 22 December 2008.[13]
Qingdao
Telefonica Blue won leg four of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race from Singapore in Singapore to Qingdao, China.[14] Puma Ocean Racing finished in second place, whilst Ericsson 4 finished in third place. Telefonica Black, Ericsson 3 and Delta Lloyd all withdrew to sail to the Philippines and Taiwan for repairs.[14] The leg lasted from 18 January until 29 January 2009.[14]
Rio de Janeiro
Ericsson 3 won leg five, the longest leg at Template:Convert, of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race from Qingdao in China to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, in a time of 40 days and five hours, arriving on 26 March 2009.[15]
The teams left for Boston in the United States on leg five, which began on 11 April 2009.[15]
Boston
The boats arrived in Boston in late April, with an in port race on 9 May. Leg 6 was won by Ericsson 4 at 21:05 GMT, 26 April 2009 after 15 days, 10 hours and 31 minutes of sailing
Galway
Ericsson 4 won leg seven of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race from Boston in the United States to Galway, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a time of seven days, 10 hours, 33 minutes and 51 seconds.[16] Puma Ocean Racing finished in second place, one hour behind.[16] Green Dragon finished in third position, whilst Telefonica Blue finished in fourth place.[16]
Fáilte Ireland West sponsored the two-week Galway Stopover.[17] It was expected that 140,000 people would visit Galway during the Stopover but the final total significantly outnumbered half a million, with some early reports suggesting that over 600,000 people had come to Galway to view the boats.[17][18][19] €43 million was the economic total predicted for Galway from the events but the final total was anticipated to be over €80 million.[17] Figures released the following November suggested the total was just under €56 million.[20] The atmosphere and support in Galway was described positively.[21]
At least 50,000 people watched the seven yachts leave Galway on Leg 8 of the race.[17] Irish President Mary McAleese made a public speech before the sailors took off, noting their "extraordinary skill and resilience" which had "inspired all of us".[19] Liu Biwei, China's ambassador to Ireland, spoke of how he favoured the Irish-Chinese pairing, and the fleet received several blessings.[19] The sailors reported of the enjoyment they had in Galway, with Puma skipper Ken Read describing it as "the best stopover I have ever been involved with" saying he would return the following year after enjoying his time on the golf course and declaring that there was "something about Ireland and myself that seem to like each other".[22]
Galway is expected to compete again for a stopover during the next race, with other Irish destinations such as Belfast and Dún Laoghaire expected to compete also.[18]
Marstrand
Ericsson 4 won leg eight of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race from Galway to Marstrand in Sweden in a time of 12 hours and 57 minutes, their third consecutive victory and fifth overall[23] Puma finished in second place and Green Dragon finished in third place.[1][23] It was Green Dragon's second successive podium finish[24] and, although they finished third, they had led for most of the race.[25]
The boats left Galway Bay, journeying southward along the west coast of Ireland.[26] They then travelled in a south-easterly direction across the Irish Sea to south England, moving in an eastwards direction up the English Channel.[26] The teams then travelled up into the North Sea until arrival at the Baltic Sea.[26]
Stockholm
Puma won leg nine of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race from Marstrand to Stockholm in Sweden, their first win in the race. The third place for Ericsson 4 was enough for the team to also win the overall race at this point, leading to comparisons with the victor of the previous race, Mike Sanderson and ABN AMRO One, who won at the end of leg seven in Portsmouth, England, in 2006.[27]
Saint Petersburg
Telefonica Black won the last leg of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race from Stockholm to Saint Petersburg, covering the Template:Convert in a time of 1 day, 12 hours and 41 minutes.[4] Puma Ocean Racing had led the race for most of the way.[4] Ericsson 4,[28][29] finished in third place.[4]
Stealth play
Template:Anchor This race featured "Stealth play", a tactic that allowed a crew to hide its position from its competitors for a period of 12 hours. It was designed to add a tactical dimension to the race, whereby a team might opt to make a break from the fleet without the rest of the competitors knowing what they are doing and where they are on the race track. The ploy can first be used on leg one, leg two, leg five, leg six and leg seven. If it is not used on one leg, it cannot be accumulated for use on a following leg.[30]
Leg Results
| # | Boat | Leg 1 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon |
Leg 2 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon |
Leg 3 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon |
Leg 4 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon |
Leg 5 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon |
Leg 6 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon |
Leg 7 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon |
Leg 8 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon |
Leg 9 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon |
Leg 10 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ericsson 4 | 11.5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 93.5 |
| 2 | PUMA Ocean Racing | 10 | 5 | 9.5 | 7 | 12 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 83.5 |
| 3 | Telefónica Blue | 6 | 9 | 11.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 75 |
| 4 | Ericsson 3 | 4.5 PEN |
9.5 | 8 PEN |
4 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 68.5 |
| 5 | Green Dragon | 9 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 9.5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 56 |
| 6 | Telefónica Black | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 2 DNF |
0 DNS |
6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | Delta Lloyd | 3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 DNF |
0 DNS |
6 | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 30.5 |
| 8 | Team Russia | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 DNS |
10 |
In-Port Race Results
| # | Boat | IP1 Template:Flagicon |
IP2 Template:Flagicon |
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IP4 Template:Flagicon |
IP5 Template:Flagicon |
IP6 Template:Flagicon |
IP7 Template:Flagicon |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telefónica Blue | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 26 |
| 2 | PUMA Ocean Racing | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 22 |
| 3 | Ericsson 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 21 |
| 4 | Telefónica Black | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 DNS |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Delta Lloyd | 1 | 1 | 0 DNS |
3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 11 |
| 6 | Green Dragon | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Ericsson 3 | 0.5 PEN |
1.5 | 0 DNS |
1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Team Russia | 0.5 | 0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0 DNS |
0.5 |
Overall Results
| Pos | Sail Number | Yacht | Country | Yacht Type | LOA (Metres) |
Skipper | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE 4 | Ericsson 4 | Template:Flagicon Sweden | Juan-K Volvo Open 70 | 21.49 | Torben Grael | 114.5 |
| 2 | USA 1948 | PUMA Ocean Racing | Template:Flagicon United States | Botin Carkeek Volvo Open 70 | 21.49 | Ken Read | 105.5 |
| 3 | ESP 12 | Telefónica Blue | Template:Flagicon Spain | Farr Volvo Open 70 | 21.49 | Bouwe Bekking | 98Template:Ref |
| 4 | SWE 3 | Ericsson 3 | Template:Flagicon Sweden | Juan-K Volvo Open 70 | 21.49 | Anders Lewander Magnus Olsson |
78.5 |
| 5 | IRL 888 | Green Dragon | Template:Flagicon Ireland Template:Flagicon China |
Reichel Pugh Volvo Open 70 | 21.49 | Ian Walker | 67 |
| 6 | ESP 11 | Telefónica Black | Template:Flagicon Spain | Farr Volvo Open 70 | 21.49 | Fernando Echávarri | 58Template:Ref |
| 7 | NED 1 | Delta Lloyd | Template:Flagicon Netherlands | Juan-K Volvo Open 70 | 21.49 | Ger O'Rourke Roberto Bermúdez |
41.5 |
| 8 | RUS 1 | Team Russia | Template:Flagicon Russia | Humphreys Volvo Open 70 | 21.49 | Andreas Hanakamp | 10.5 |
| References:[31][32] | |||||||
- Notes
Template:Note – Telefónica Blue were penalised 3 points from their overall score for a rudder change after Leg 4.
Template:Note – Telefónica Black were penalised 3 points from their overall score for a rudder change after Leg 1.
Records
During Leg 1 "Ericsson 4", skippered by Torben Grael, broke the monohull 24 hour distance record when he sailed Template:Convert, an average of Template:Convert.[33][34]
Pictures
- Stopover Stockholm 2009
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Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 -
Puma and Green Dragon -
Delta Lloyd
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Telefonica Black
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grueling Volvo Ocean Race almost decided(15 June 2009). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009
- ↑ Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Telefonica Black wins last leg of Volvo Ocean Race. The Seattle Times(28 June 2009).
- ↑ After Long and Costly Trip, Volvo Race Closes. The New York Times(27 June 2009).
- ↑ World's enough for sailor Bill. The Belfast Telegraph(29 June 2009).
- ↑ Walker to set sail in Volvo race. BBC(10 October 2008). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Missing the boat. Limerick Leader(5 June 2009).
- ↑ Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 Teams
- ↑ Ericsson 3 demoted from 3rd – scoring penalty.
- ↑ Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 Schedule. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Ericsson 4 claim Volvo Ocean leg. BBC(2 November 2008). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Telefonica Blue wins Volvo stage (Dec 2008). BBC(22 December 2008). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Telefonica Blue wins Volvo stage (Jan 2009). BBC(29 January 2009). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Ericsson 3 wins fifth Volvo stage. BBC(26 March 2009). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Ericsson 4 wins Galway Volvo leg. BBC(24 May 2009). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 €80m benefit to Galway estimated. Galway News(5 June 2009).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Race is on to bring yachts to Dublin. Evening Herald(9 June 2009).
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Ocean racing yachts leave feelgood factor in their wake. The Irish Times(8 June 2009).
- ↑ Volvo race boosts Galway economy. RTÉ(13 November 2009).
- ↑ Dragon's poor display can't dampen fantastic week. Irish Independent(3 June 2009).
- ↑ ‘I’ll be back’, Puma skipper vows. Galway Advertiser(11 June 2009).
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Ericsson 4 cement Volvo advantage. BBC(11 June 2009). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ Green Dragon takes podium placing. RTÉ(11 June 2009).
- ↑ Volvo Ocean Race: Green Dragon light on performance. The Daily Telegraph(11 June 2009).
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Re-shuffle for Green Dragon crew. RTÉ(4 June 2009).
- ↑ Ericsson 4 win Volvo Ocean Race. The Daily Telegraph(17 June 2009).
- ↑ Volvo Ocean Race winners: 'We fought for every mile'(29 June 2009).
- ↑ Ericsson 4 team celebrates Volvo Ocean Race win. Taiwan News(28 June 2009).
- ↑ Volvo Ocean Race – Stealth Play(7 October 2008).
- ↑ WOR60-VOR60-VO70=V065 Alphabetic List.
- ↑ Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 Leaderboard. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ WSSRC – 24 Hour Distance Records
- ↑ Swedish boat breaks 24-hour mark. BBC(29 October 2008). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
External links
- Volvo Ocean Race Template:Webarchive – Official site
- Volvo Ocean Race TV – Official Web TV site
- Volvo Ocean Race Press Information – Press releases etc.
- The Volvo Open 70 Rule Template:Webarchive – Volvo Open 70 Rule
- Volvo Ocean Race Official Image Gallery Template:Webarchive – (For Media Use, but browsing is unrestricted)
- Volvo Ocean Race Events Information
- Volvo Ocean Race – Live reporting and TV footage