Volvo Ocean Race - Cape Town Stopover
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| Tuesday, 15 November 2011 08:24 |
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Excitement at the V & A Waterfront is starting to increase as the first signs of the fast-approaching Volvo Ocean Race start to appear. The crates have been shipped in, the foundations are down, and the race village of the 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race is starting to take shape. Jetty 1 will be the prime area, and the quayside which is usually filled with tug-boat containers and crews has been cleared for the travelling crews who'se job for the next 9 months will be to erect the race village in each port. The teams are working to tight deadlines as the fleets approach Cape Town, with the race village set to open on November 25th.
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Volvo Ocean Race Podcast
Jeff Ayliffe had an exclusive chat to PUMA Ocean Racing's skipper Ken Read today. When they last chatted, Ken was hoping to be back for the Volvo Ocean race 2011, but they had not confirmed. The team are are not only back, but have experienced a transatlantic victory aboard the new boat 'Mar Mostro', and Read told Jeff he was delighted to preparing for Alicante and the start of Volvo Ocean race action
- Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town
Team Camper’s South African crewman is Michael Pammenter, who sailed with Telefonica Black in 2008. Michael caught up with Jeff Ayliffe just after the boat Was being transported to New Zealand.
- Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town
Puma Ocean Racing’s Jono Swain is the 2nd of 3 South Africans in this years Volvo Ocean race. He chatted to Jeff Ayliffe about sleeping patterns and life aboard a Volvo open 70
- Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town
Capetonian Paul Wilcox is part of Abu Dhabi Racing in the Volvo Ocean Race, and he was chatting to Jeff Ayliffe shortly after the team pulled off a win in the Transnet after a close battle with Groupama.
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