Puma Ocean Racing: What Happened After Russia?

Changing of the guard - Salty relieves Neil Cox from steering as the watch changes. Supplied image.

by Bridgid Murphy

The PUMA Ocean Racing team finished the Volvo Ocean Race on June 27th. The arrival into St. Petersburg was amazing and to finish in second place overall was a great accomplishment for our team.


After seven hours of clearing customs, the boys are ready to hit the road. Supplied image.

So what happened after Russia? On Monday, just three days after the arrival, a few sailing crew, mixed with shore team members delivered il mostro back to Stockholm, where she is taking a little rest.


"Cold Leftovers" Russian Cold War submarines decommissioned in St. Petersburg. Supplied image.

Shore team nipper Nick Dana was on the trip and served as our delivery media crew member. There are quite a few photos which document the trip and they'll be posted in a five part series over the next few day.


4:30 am sunrise at customs dock in St. Petersburg while still waiting to be cleared. Supplied image.

Delivery Crew List:

Neil Cox (shore team manager)
Sean Healey (shore team- electronics, delivery navigator)
Will Van Cleef (shore team- chief rigger)
Nick Dana (shore team- nipper, delivery media crew member)
Casey Smith (bowman, boat captain, went around Cape Horn naked...)
Rob Salthouse (trimmer, driver)
Michi Mueller (bowman, went around the world without cutting his ponytail off)


Neil Cox and Sean Healy use the spreader cams from the onboard media desk to watch Russian customs officials talk about us on deck before getting cleared to the the country. Supplied image.

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