Michael Joubert takes a picture of Team Russia's Kosatka, from up the mast on leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race. Image copyright Michael Joubert/Team Russia/Volvo Ocean Race.
Position/ Boat/ Distance to Leader(Gain/Loss)/ Predicted Time to Leader/ Distance to Finish of Leg
1 Ericsson 4 0 0 00:00:00 2958
2 PUMA Ocean Racing 1 00:04:17 +1
3 Green Dragon -4 01:49:13 +26
4 Telefonica Black -6 02:23:58 +34
5 Telefonica Blue -3 02:53:40 +39
6 Delta Lloyd -16 06:20:45 +78
7 Ericsson 3 -5 06:03:18 +81
8 Team Russia -12 15:30:06 +183
Archival Images of the VOR 2008-9 Boats
(l-r) Casey Smith and Jerry Kirby have their work cut out on the bow of il mostro. Image copyright Sally Collison/PUMA Ocean Racing.
20081014. Evening. Champagne sailing all day and it all sums up with a nice wind increase up to 22 knots. Image copyright Gustav Morin/Ericsson Racing Team/Volvo Ocean Race.
Telefonica Blue put their boat to the test, offshore at the start of leg 1 of The Volvo Ocean Race. Next is a 6,500nm battle to Cape Town, South Africa. Image copyright Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race.
Green Dragon puts their boat to the test, offshore at the start of leg 1 of The Volvo Ocean Race. Next is a 6,500nm battle to Cape Town, South Africa. Image copyright Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race.
Team Delta Lloyd puts their boat to the test, offshore at the start of leg 1 of The Volvo Ocean Race. Next is a 6,500nm battle to Cape Town, South Africa. Image copyright Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race.
Light winds in the Doldrums on leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race. Image copyright Gustav Morin/Ericsson Racing Team/Volvo Ocean Race.
CREW LIST LEG ONE: ALICANTE – CAPE TOWN
Only one boat - Telefonica Black - does not have a Kiwi crew member sailing on board on Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-9.
DELTA LLOYD
1. Ger O’Rourke/IRL - skipper
2. Matthew Gregory/USA - navigator
3. Sander Pluijm/NED -MCM
4. Stuart Wilson/NZL – watch captain
5. Stuart Molloy/NZL watch captain
6. Edwin O’Connor/IRL – trimmer/helmsman
7. Martin Watts/GBR – trimmer/helmsman
8. Ryan Houston/NZL – trimmer/helmsman
9. Bert Schandevyl/BEL – trimmer/helmsman
10. Ger-Jan Poortman/NED - bowman
11. Eduard van Lierde//NED - bowman
ERICSSON 4
1. Torben Grael/BRA - skipper
2. Jules Salter/GBR - navigator
3. Guy Salter/GBR - MCM
4. Brad Jackson/NZL – watch captain
5. Stu Bannatyne/NZL – watch captain
6. Dave Endean/NZL - pitman
7. Horacio Carabelli/BRA - trimmer
8. Tony Mutter/NZL - trimmer
9. Joao Signorini/BRA - trimmer
10. Ryan Godfrey/AUS - bowman
11. Phil Jameson/NZL - bowman
ERICSSON 3
1. Anders Lewander/SWE - skipper
2. Aksel Magdahl/NOR - navigator
3. Gustav Morin/SWE MCM
4. Richard Mason/NZL - watch captain
5. Magnus Olsson/SWE – watch captain
6. Thomas Johanson/FIN - helmsman
7. Eivind Melleby/NOR - helmsman
8. Stefan Myrälf/DEN - trimmer
9. Jens Dolmer/DEN - pitman
10. Anders Dahlsjö/SWE - mastman
11. Martin Krite/SWE - Bowman
GREEN DRAGON
1. Ian Walker/GBR - skipper
2. Ian Moore/IRL - navigator
3. Guo Chuan/CHN - MCM
4. Damian Foxall/IRL – watch captain
5. Neal McDonald/GBR – watch captain
6. Anthony Merrington/AUS – helmsman/trimmer
7. Phil Harmer/AUS – helmsman/trimmer
8. Tom Braidwood/AUS – pitman/trimmer
9. Andrew Mclean/NZL – pitman/trimmer
10. Freddie Shanks/GBR - bowman
11. Justin Slattery/IRL - bowman
PUMA OCEAN RACING
1. Ken Read/USA - skipper
2. Andrew Cape/AUS - navigator
3. Rick Deppe/GBR MCM
4. Sidney Gavignet/FRA – watch captain
5. Chris Nicholson/AUS – watch captain
6. Michael Müller/GER – helmsman/trimmer
7. Rob Salthouse/NZL – helmsman/trimmer
8. Casey Smith/AUS - bowman
9. Jerry Kirby/USA - bowman
10. Jonathan McKee/USA – helmsman/trimmer
11. Justin Ferris/NZL – helmsman/trimmer
TEAM RUSSIA
1. Andreas Hanakamp/AUT - skipper
2. Wouter Verbraak/NED - navigator
3. Mark Covell/GBR - MCM
4. Stig Westergaard/DEN – watch captain
5. Guillermo Altadill/ ESP – watch captain
6. Rodion Luka/UKR - helmsman
7. Jeremy Elliott/IRL - trimmer
8. Ben Costello/NZL - trimmer
9. Mike Joubert/RSA - bowman
10. Nick Bubb/GBR - trimmer
11. Cameron Wills/RSA - pitman
TELEFONICA BLUE
1. Bouwe Bekking/NED - skipper
2. Iker Martinez/ESP - co-skipper/helmsman
3. Simon Fisher/GBR - navigator
4. Gabriele Olivo/ITA - MCM
5. Jonathan Swain/RSA – watch captain
6. Laurent Pages/FRA - helmsman
7. Jordi Calafat ESP - helmsman
8. Xabier Fernandez/ESP - trimmer
9. Pablo Arrarte/ESP Spanish - trimmer
10. Daryl Wislang/NZL - bowman
11. Pepe Ribes/ESP - bowman
TELEFONICA BLACK
1. Fernando Echávarri/ESP- skipper
2. Roger Nilson/SWE - navigator
3. Mikel Pasabant/ESP - MCM
4. Santiago Lange/ARG – watch captain
5. Jaime Arbones/ESP – watch captain
6. Maciel Cicchetti/ARG - helmsman
7. Javier De La Plaza/ESP - helmsman
8. David Vera/ESP - trimmer
9. Antonio Cuervas-Mons/ESP - trimmer
10. Francisco Rivero/ESP - bowman
11. Michael Pammenter/RSA - bowman
The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 is the 10th running of this ocean marathon. It started from Alicante in Spain, on 4 October 2008 with an in-port race. Leg One from Alicante to Cape Town will start on 11 October and the course will, for the first time, take in Cochin, India, Singapore and Qingdao, China before finishing in St Petersburg, Russia for the first time in the history of the race. Spanning some 37,000 nautical miles, stopping at 11 ports and taking nine months to complete, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier yacht race for professional racing crews.
More Archival Images of the VOR 2008-9 Boats
(l-r) Casey Smith and Jerry Kirby have their work cut out on the bow of il mostro. Image copyright Sally Collison/PUMA Ocean Racing.
Volvo Open 70 Ericsson 4 training in Lanzarote. Image copyright Oskar Kihlborg/Ericsson Racing Team.
Casey Smith examines the right rudder on il mostro. Image copyright Rick Deppe/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race.
PUMA Ocean Racing onboard il mostro, as they undertake the transatlantic crossing from Newport, Rhode Island, USA, to the race start port of Alicante Spain. Image copyright Rick Deppe/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race.
Team Russia's Kosatka, training for the in-port race in Alicante, Spain. Image copyright Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race.
Team Russia breaks away from the start line in Alicante, Spain for leg 1 of The Volvo Ocean Race. Next is a 6,500nm battle to Cape Town, South Africa. Image copyright Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race.
Telefonica Black puts their boat to the test, offshore at the start of leg 1 of The Volvo Ocean Race. Next is a 6,500nm battle to Cape Town, South Africa. Image copyright Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race.
Telefonica Black puts their boat to the test, offshore at the start of leg 1 of The Volvo Ocean Race. Next is a 6,500nm battle to Cape Town, South Africa. Image copyright Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race.
Team Russia's Volvo Open 70 Kosatka, test sailing in the Solent, UK. Image copyright Matthias Witzany.
Team Delta Lloyd puts their boat to the test, offshore at the start of leg 1 of The Volvo Ocean Race. Next is a 6,500nm battle to Cape Town, South Africa. Image copyright Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race.
Bowman Martin Krite from Sweden onboard Volvo Open 70 Ericsson 2, sailing from Barcelona to their training camp in Lanzarote, Spain. Image copyright Oskar Kihlborg/Ericsson Racing Team.
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