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72 days ago
Frustrating first night for teams
The crews of the 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race are on their way, after a near perfect re-start day from the V & A Waterfront. Thousands of spectators...
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74 days ago
V&A Waterfront In-Port Race at 1300 GMT today - live!
The action kicks off in Cape Town at 1310 local time (1130 GMT) with the departure ceremony as all six teams head out on...
76 days ago
VIP guests taste the action
Worldsport CEO Bruce Parker-Forsyth, along with VIP guests David Abromowitz, Alan Haefele, David Green, Piete...
76 days ago
Mike Sanderson, skipper of team Sanya, tell his Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 leg 1 tale
Last night over 90 people, including City Councillors, Boat Building Industry Representatives and various delegates...
77 days ago
Update from Puma skipper Ken Read
Update from Puma skipper Ken Read, just hours from Cape Town
- Day 31. Can you imagine? A 31-day, leg No. 1. We did it...
78 days ago
Catch all the on-the-water Excitment
Hospitality Packages - Catch all the on-the-water excitement of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011!
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82 days ago
The Magic of Manser
There are very few South Africans who are more passionate about sharing life, and creating experiences for the less fo...
83 days ago
South African Adventurer to inspire the youth
South African Adventurer to inspire the youth
Well known South African adventurer Riaan Manser will be making some ap...
83 days ago
Faces of the future
The Volvo Ocean Race academy 'Try Sailing' initiative has taken off with perfect conditions at the V & A Waterfr...
83 days ago
Keep the Ocean's Clean! Beach Clean
The Volvo Ocean Race is mounting a global campaign to help raise awareness of the increasing volume of pollution that is...
84 days ago
Groupama and Cammas arrive
Frank Cammas is still smiling - Image by Jeff Ayliffe
The comments made to me by Bowman Brad Marsh summed up the Grou...
84 days ago
Third Place for Groupama into Cape Town
THIRD PLACE FOR GROUPAMA INTO CAPE TOWNLeg one of the Volvo Ocean Race drew to a close on Tuesday when Groupama 4 and Fr...
85 days ago
Groupama still at sea
With only Groupama still at sea, the shore teams of both Telefonica and Camper are now hard at work having hoisted the...
86 days ago
South Africa welcomes Volvo Ocean Race in Spectacular V&A Waterfront Style
SOUTH AFRIA WELCOMES VOLVO OCEAN RACE IN SPECTACULAR V&A WATERFRONT STYLE
Two days after the opening of the Rac...
86 days ago
Prime Circle rock the Volvo!
Top South African band Prime Circle rocked a massive crowd at the official Volvo Ocean Race 'Welcoming Concert', pre...
87 days ago
Camper arrives to packed reception
Team Camper have taken 2nd place in the opening leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, arriving to a rousing welcome at a packed...
87 days ago
The Official Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town Stopover Welcoming Concert presented by the V&A Waterfront
The Official Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town Stopover Welcoming Concert presented by the V&A Waterfront
Join the fes...
87 days ago
Telefonica take leg 1 victory
After putting in a faultless performance on Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race, which started from Alicante, Spain on Nov...
88 days ago
Andrew Cape produces another masterstroke
Puma's 'Mar Mostro' approaching Tristan da Cunha.
Telefonica navigator Andrew Cape ended any remaining hopes that Cam...
89 days ago
Race Village opens!
The Race village of the 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race is open for business, and is expecting thousands of visitors this wee...
90 days ago
Worldsport welcome the shore crews
The shore-crews of the 2011/12 Volvo Ocean race were given a 'welcome braai' at the Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town HQ last...
90 days ago
Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town Stopover Race VIllage Ready for Friday Opening
The Official Race Village for the 2011 - 12 Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town Stopover, is nearing completion at the V&A Wa...
90 days ago
Telefonica approaching thew 'record-grounds'
Team Telefónica, above, led by Olympic gold medallist Iker Martínez, are still leading the first leg of the 2011/12...
92 days ago
And still more drama..
Team Camper Bowman Mike Pammenter has suffered injuries after being thrown into the boats shrouds during a sail change...
92 days ago
Puma suspend racing
Puma have retired from Leg one of the 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race after a broken mast ended their journey 2100 NM from Ca...
93 days ago
Drama as Puma losed mast!
Puma Ocean Racing's 'Mar Mostro', above, have become the 3rd casualty of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011/12, after snapping...
96 days ago
Sanya repair on track
2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race entrant team Sanya became a casualty of the first leg in the opening 24 hours of racing, when...
96 days ago
Viewing schedule - Volvo Ocean Race on Supersport
Download the TV viewing schedule for the Volvo Ocean Race on Supersport channels....
98 days ago
Doldrums a doddle?
The Camper crew above, slow progress in the doldrums. Image Hamish Hooper / Camper / Volvo Ocean Race
The early signs...
99 days ago
Race Village build underway
Excitement at the V & A Waterfront is starting to increase as the first signs of the fast-approaching Volvo Ocean...
100 days ago
Drag race to the doldrums
Puma's 'Mar Mostro', above, still leads the race to the doldrums. South African Jono Swain - thinking about Cape Town?...
104 days ago
Decision time looms
Team Groupama have had a good night, extending their lead on paper, but if one looks at the fleet-tracker, there is st...
105 days ago
Groupama's bold move looking good
It's still early days, with a lot of water to pass beneath the hulls, but over the course of the past 9 hours, the bra...
106 days ago
Have Groupama blown it?
Camper's Mike Pammenter, above, as Camper pursue telefonica and Puma away from the coast. Image Hamish Hooper / camper...
106 days ago
The fleet seperates as Sanya announce Leg retirement
Rome Kirby, the youngest sailor in the race, catches a quick nap after a long night. Image Amory Ross / Puma / Volvo O...
107 days ago
Fleet hammered in the Med
The damaged 'Azzam', above, limps back to Alicante. Image Paul Todd / Volvo Ocean Race
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet hav...
108 days ago
Drama as Abu Dhabi Racing lose mast!
Abu Dhabi Racing's 'Azzam' leave Alicante yesterday, unaware of what lies in wait. Image by Paul Todd / Volvo Ocean Ra...
109 days ago
It's Camper into the open ocean!
South African Mike Pammenter works the bow as Camper blast away. IAN ROMAN / VOLVO OCEAN RACE
The fleet of the 2011/1...
110 days ago
Crews face potentially rough start!
The 6 skippers, above, ready to rock. Ian Roman / Volvo Ocean Race
The teams are ready, the Volvo Open 70's are packe...
113 days ago
First Blood to 'Azzam'.
Image above by Paul Todd / Volvo Ocean Race
Abu Dhabi Racing have made a dream start to their 2011/12 Volvo Ocean rac...
114 days ago
South African Adventurer throws weight behind Volvo Ocean Race.
South African Adventurer Riaan Manser has been confirmed as one of Cape Town Stopover's Volvo Ocean Race Ambassadors....
126 days ago
Whats in a 9?
9 Reasons to be excited right now!
The start of the Volvo Ocean Race is down to single figures – 9 days.
9 m...
126 days ago
DHL launch 'Speed of Yellow'
Bruce Parker-Forsyth, CEO of WORLDSPORT, explains the importance of DHL's relationship with the Volvo Ocean race Cape...
127 days ago
Abu Dhabi Racing tick the final box!
Image Ian Roman / Volvo Ocean Race
Skipper Ian Walker, above, and the crew of 'Azzam' are almost ready to rumble afte...
127 days ago
Alicante a taste of things ahead for Cape Town
The Volvo Ocean Race officially opened their doors to the public last Friday, and the thousands of visitors that flood...
131 days ago
Opening today!
The hour has arrived at the Volvo Ocean race base in Alicante, who are throwing open their doors to the public at 6pm...
133 days ago
Fatigue the real enemy for Volvo crews.
The 2011/12 Volvo Ocean race is less than 20 days from the off. The ‘home’ port of Alicante in Spain opens its...
152 days ago
An Octopus and a Mountain
In 2010, the FIFA World Cup arrived in South Africa, and against many earlier predictions, Africa’s c...
152 days ago
Ball’s and boat’s..then and now.
We are just over a year from the conclusion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. On July 12 last year, South A...
152 days ago
Too close to call
The 2011 / 12 version of the Volvo Ocean Race is shaping up to be one of the closest ever in the histor...
152 days ago
Former Radio man to run Volvo digital content
The former Breakfast Show Sports anchor on 567 Cape Talk, Jeff Ayliffe, has joined the team at WORLDS...
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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