2008–2009 Volvo Ocean Race

February 2018 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race File:Volvo-logo-vsm.png Volvo Ocean Race logo 10th 4 October 2008 – 26 June 2009 8 Volvo Open 70 Ericsson 4 2005–06 2011–12 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 37000 nmi km in the course of their journey. The chief executive of the 2008–09 race was Knut Frostad.Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 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. Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 Twentysix London http://volvooceanrace.org/news/article/2009/June/16-STOCKHOLM-FINISH/ https://archive.today/20240524102023/https://www.webcitation.org/5hg3ZPiFM?url=http://volvooceanrace.org/news/article/2009/June/16-STOCKHOLM-FINISH/ 24 May 2024 live 16 June 2009 dmy Ericsson 4 covered the 42500 mi km of the race in a time of 127 days, 7 hours, 46 minutes, 21 seconds. Ericsson 4 completed the race with 114 ½ points, whilst Puma ended with 105 ½.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/sports/28sailing.html?hpw After Long and Costly Trip, Volvo Race Closes 27 June 2009 29 June 2009 The New York Times Chris Museler Principal race officer, Bill O'Hara, described the Kochi race as a "memorable" port but Galway was the best.http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sports/worldrsquos-enough-for-sailor-bill-14368966.html https://archive.today/20130419234455/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sports/worldrsquos-enough-for-sailor-bill-14368966.html dead 19 April 2013 World's enough for sailor Bill 29 June 2009 29 June 2009 The Belfast Telegraph Participants thumb|Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 in Stockholm Team & Boat nameSail no.FlagDesign FirmBuilderSkipperEricsson Racing TeamEricsson 3 – Nordic crewSWE 3SwedenJuan KouyoumdjianKillian BusheMagnus Olsson (Leg 4- )Anders Lewander (Leg 1–3)Ericsson Racing TeamEricsson 4 – International crewSWE 4SwedenJuan KouyoumdjianKillian BusheTorben GraelGreen Dragon Racing TeamGreen DragonIRL 888ChinaReichel/PughMcConaghy BoatsIan Walkerhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/7663442.stm Walker to set sail in Volvo race 10 October 2008 29 June 2009 BBCPuma Ocean Racing TeamIl MostroUSA 1948United StatesBotin CarkeekGoetz Custom Boats & Customline Yachts Ken ReadTeam Delta LloydBlack BettyNED 1NetherlandsJuan KouyoumdjianKillian BusheRoberto Bermúdez(Leg 2- )Ger O'Rourke (Leg 1)Team Russia (Sponsor: WDCS)KosatkaRUS 1RussiaHumphreys Yacht DesignGreen MarineAndreas HanakampTelefonica BlueH.R.M. ElenaESP 12SpainFarr Yacht DesignKing MarineBouwe BekkingTelefonica BlackH.R.M. CristinaESP 11SpainFarr Yacht DesignSouthern Ocean MarineFernando Echávarri Budgets Ericsson's budgets were €50 million, whilst Puma's budget was approximately €20 million. By comparison, the joint Irish and Chinese team, Green Dragon, received €8 million from the Irish government and €4 million from China.http://www.limerickleader.ie/features/Missing-the-boat.5340086.jp Missing the boat 5 June 2009 29 June 2009 Limerick Leader https://web.archive.org/web/20090611115142/http://www.limerickleader.ie/features/Missing-the-boat.5340086.jp 11 June 2009 live Team websites 25em Ericsson Racing Team Equipo Telefonica Green Dragon Racing Team https://web.archive.org/web/20080828173627/http://www.greendragonracing.com/ 28 August 2008 Puma Ocean Racing Team Delta Lloyd Team Russia https://web.archive.org/web/20080912234203/http://www.teamrussia.org/ 12 September 2008 Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 Teams Route Summary thumb|350px|Volvo Ocean Race 2008–2009 Route Map. EventStarting dateStartFinishDistance (nmi)WinnerSecondThirdIP Race 14 October 2008ESP Alicante-Telefonica BlueTelefonica BlackPUMALeg 111 October 2008ESP AlicanteRSA Cape Town6,500Ericsson 4PUMAGreen Dragon.Ericsson 3 demoted from 3rd – scoring penalty Twentysix London http://www.volvooceanrace.org/schedule/leg1/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090223162028/http://www.volvooceanrace.org/schedule/leg1/ 23 February 2009 live 13 June 2009 dmy Leg 215 November 2008RSA Cape TownIND Kochi4,450Ericsson 4Telefonica BlueEricsson 3Leg 313 December 2008IND KochiSGP Singapore1,950Telefonica BluePuma Ericsson 3IP Race 210 January 2009SGP Singapore-Ericsson 4PUMATelefonica BlueLeg 418 January 2009SGP SingaporeCHN Qingdao2,500Telefonica BluePUMAEricsson 4IP Race 37 February 2009CHN Qingdao-Ericsson 4Telefonica BluePUMALeg 514 February 2009CHN QingdaoBRA Rio de Janeiro12,300Ericsson 3Ericsson 4PUMAIP Race 44 April 2009BRA Rio de Janeiro-Telefonica BluePUMADelta LloydLeg 611 April 2009BRA Rio de JaneiroUSA Boston4,900Ericsson 4Ericsson 3Telefonica BlueIP Race 59 May 2009USA Boston-Telefonica BlueEricsson 4Delta LloydLeg 716 May 2009USA BostonIRL Galway2,550Ericsson 4PUMAGreen DragonIP Race 630 May 2009IRL Galway-PUMA Ocean Racing Telefonica BlueTelefonica BlackLeg 86 June 2009IRL GalwaySWE Marstrand950Ericsson 4PUMAGreen DragonLeg 914 June 2009SWE Marstrand SWE Stockholm525PUMA Ocean RacingEricsson 3Ericsson 4IP Race 721 June 2009SWE Stockholm-Telefonica Blue PUMATelefonica BlackLeg 1025 June 2009SWE Stockholm RUS Saint Petersburg370Telefonica Black PUMATelefonica Bluehttp://www.volvooceanrace.org/schedule/ Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 Schedule 1 November 2008 10 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081210061314/http://www.volvooceanrace.org/schedule/ dead 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. thumb|200px|right|Telefonica Blue in Alicante, Spain. 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/7704939.stm Ericsson 4 claim Volvo Ocean leg 2 November 2008 29 June 2009 BBC 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. Singapore Telefonica Blue won leg three of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race from Kochi, India, to Singapore in Singapore. Puma Ocean Racing finished in second place, whilst Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 finished in third and fourth places respectively. The race was described as very close, with the top four boats finishing the race within twenty minutes of each other. The race took ten days to complete, ending on 22 December 2008.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/7796228.stm Telefonica Blue wins Volvo stage (Dec 2008) 22 December 2008 29 June 2009 BBC Qingdao Telefonica Blue won leg four of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race from Singapore in Singapore to Qingdao, China. 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. The leg lasted from 18 January until 29 January 2009.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/7858356.stm Telefonica Blue wins Volvo stage (Jan 2009) 29 January 2009 29 June 2009 BBC Rio de Janeiro Ericsson 3 won leg five, the longest leg at 12300 mi km, 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. The teams left for Boston in the United States on leg five, which began on 11 April 2009.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/sailing/7965920.stm Ericsson 3 wins fifth Volvo stage 26 March 2009 29 June 2009 BBC 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. Puma Ocean Racing finished in second place, one hour behind. Green Dragon finished in third position, whilst Telefonica Blue finished in fourth place.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/8066531.stm Ericsson 4 wins Galway Volvo leg 24 May 2009 29 June 2009 BBC Fáilte Ireland West sponsored the two-week Galway Stopover. 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. €43 million was the economic total predicted for Galway from the events but the final total was anticipated to be over €80 million. Figures released the following November suggested the total was just under €56 million.http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1113/volvos.html Volvo race boosts Galway economy 13 November 2009 13 November 2009 RTÉ The atmosphere and support in Galway was described positively.http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/volvo-ocean-race/dragons-poor-display-cant-dampen-fantastic-week-1759375.html https://archive.today/20130217212958/http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/volvo-ocean-race/dragons-poor-display-cant-dampen-fantastic-week-1759375.html dead 17 February 2013 Dragon's poor display can't dampen fantastic week 3 June 2009 29 June 2009 Irish Independent At least 50,000 people watched the seven yachts leave Galway on Leg 8 of the race.http://www.galwaynews.ie/7745-50000-expected-see-ocean-race €80m benefit to Galway estimated 5 June 2009 29 June 2009 Galway News https://web.archive.org/web/20090608135447/http://www.galwaynews.ie/7745-50000-expected-see-ocean-race 8 June 2009 dead 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". Liu Biwei, China's ambassador to Ireland, spoke of how he favoured the Irish-Chinese pairing, and the fleet received several blessings.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0608/1224248283970.html Ocean racing yachts leave feelgood factor in their wake 8 June 2009 29 June 2009 The Irish Times Addressing the crews before their departure, President Mary McAleese said their "extraordinary skill and resilience" had "inspired all of us". She paid tribute to the organisers, to the hundreds of volunteers and to the "people of Galway who took this ocean race to their hearts". The Chinese ambassador to Ireland Liu Biwei spoke of his enthusiasm for the Irish-Chinese twinning, and the fleet was blessed by Canon Maureen Ryan, Pastor Tim Cummings and Fr Dick Lyng. Commentator Daithí Ó Sé was anxious to correct any impression that the Galway populace had turned out specially for the nocturnal fleet arrival two weeks earlier. "That was just the crowd for first Sunday morning Mass," he quipped. 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".http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/13345 ‘I’ll be back’, Puma skipper vows 11 June 2009 29 June 2009 Galway Advertiser 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.http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/race-is-on-to-bring-yachts-to-dublin-1766868.html https://archive.today/20130217202953/http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/race-is-on-to-bring-yachts-to-dublin-1766868.html dead 17 February 2013 Race is on to bring yachts to Dublin 9 June 2009 29 June 2009 Evening Herald Marstrand thumb|right|Marstrand, finish of leg eight and start of leg nine. 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 Puma finished in second place and Green Dragon finished in third place.https://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/12/volvo.race.ericsson/ Grueling Volvo Ocean Race almost decided 15 June 2009 29 June 2009 CNNhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/sailing/8094876.stm Ericsson 4 cement Volvo advantage 11 June 2009 29 June 2009 BBC https://web.archive.org/web/20090620191328/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/sailing/8094876.stm 20 June 2009 live It was Green Dragon's second successive podium finishhttp://www.rte.ie/sport/other/2009/0611/volvo.html Green Dragon takes podium placing 11 June 2009 29 June 2009 RTÉ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111124154302/http://www.rte.ie/sport/other/2009/0611/volvo.html 24 November 2011 and, although they finished third, they had led for most of the race.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/sailing/5509560/Volvo-Ocean-Race-Green-Dragon-light-on-performance.html Volvo Ocean Race: Green Dragon light on performance 11 June 2009 29 June 2009 The Daily Telegraph London Kate Laven The boats left Galway Bay, journeying southward along the west coast of Ireland. They then travelled in a south-easterly direction across the Irish Sea to south England, moving in an eastwards direction up the English Channel. The teams then travelled up into the North Sea until arrival at the Baltic Sea.http://www.rte.ie/sport/sailing/2009/0604/volvo.html Re-shuffle for Green Dragon crew 4 June 2009 29 June 2009 RTÉ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100325064803/http://www.rte.ie/sport/sailing/2009/0604/volvo.html 25 March 2010 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.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/sailing/5559442/Ericsson-4-win-Volvo-Ocean-Race.html Ericsson 4 win Volvo Ocean Race 17 June 2009 29 June 2009 The Daily Telegraph London Kate Laven https://web.archive.org/web/20090626031614/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/sailing/5559442/Ericsson-4-win-Volvo-Ocean-Race.html 26 June 2009 live Saint Petersburg Telefonica Black won the last leg of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race from Stockholm to Saint Petersburg, covering the 400 mi km in a time of 1 day, 12 hours and 41 minutes. Puma Ocean Racing had led the race for most of the way. Ericsson 4,http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/25/ericsson4.volvo.race/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121017064108/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/25/ericsson4.volvo.race/ dead 17 October 2012 Volvo Ocean Race winners: 'We fought for every mile' 29 June 2009 29 June 2009 CNNhttp://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=988902&lang=eng_news&cate_img=145.jpg&cate_rss=news_Sports Ericsson 4 team celebrates Volvo Ocean Race win 28 June 2009 29 June 2009 Taiwan News 4 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604103658/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=988902&lang=eng_news&cate_img=145.jpg&cate_rss=news_Sports dead finished in third place.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2009393214_digs28.html https://archive.today/20130130072705/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2009393214_digs28.html dead 30 January 2013 Telefonica Black wins last leg of Volvo Ocean Race 28 June 2009 29 June 2009 The Seattle Times Stealth play Stealth play 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.http://www.volvooceanrace.org/news/article/2008/october/stealth-play/ Volvo Ocean Race – Stealth Play 7 October 2008 Volvo Ocean Race https://web.archive.org/web/20081212221025/http://www.volvooceanrace.org/news/article/2008/october/stealth-play/ 12 December 2008 Leg Results # Boat Leg 1ESPZAF Leg 2ZAFIND Leg 3INDSGP Leg 4SGPCHN Leg 5CHNBRA Leg 6BRAUSA Leg 7USAIRE Leg 8IRESWE Leg 9SWESWE Leg 10SWERUS 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 4.5PEN 9.5 8PEN 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 2DNF 0 DNS 6 5 3 5 8 45 7 Delta Lloyd 3 3.5 1.5 2DNF 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 # BoatIP1ESPIP2SGPIP3CHNIP4BRAIP5USAIP6IREIP7SWE 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 0.5PEN 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 SWE Sweden Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.49 Torben Grael 114.5 2 USA 1948 PUMA Ocean Racing United States United States Botin Carkeek Volvo Open 70 21.49 Ken Read 105.5 3 ESP 12 Telefónica Blue Spain Spain Farr Volvo Open 70 21.49 Bouwe Bekking 981 1 4 SWE 3 Ericsson 3 SWE Sweden Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.49 Anders Lewander Magnus Olsson 78.5 5 IRL 888 Green Dragon IRE Ireland China China Reichel Pugh Volvo Open 70 21.49 Ian Walker 67 6 ESP 11 Telefónica Black Spain Spain Farr Volvo Open 70 21.49 Fernando Echávarri 582 2 7 NED 1 Delta Lloyd NED Netherlands Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.49 Ger O'Rourke Roberto Bermúdez 41.5 8 RUS 1 Team Russia RUS Russia Humphreys Volvo Open 70 21.49 Andreas Hanakamp 10.5 References:https://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/W%20Liste.htm Histoiredeshalfs WOR60-VOR60-VO70=V065 Alphabetic Listhttp://www.volvooceanrace.org/rdc Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 Leaderboard 12 January 2023 30 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090830032733/http://www.volvooceanrace.org/rdc bot: unknown Notes 1 1 – Telefónica Blue were penalised 3 points from their overall score for a rudder change after Leg 4. 2 2 – 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 596.6 nmi km on, an average of 24.85 kn km/h on.WSSRC – 24 Hour Distance Recordshttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/7687087.stm Swedish boat breaks 24-hour mark 29 October 2008 29 June 2009 BBC Pictures References External links Volvo Ocean Race https://web.archive.org/web/20091226131645/http://www.volvooceanrace.org/ 26 December 2009 – Official site Volvo Ocean Race TV – Official Web TV site Volvo Ocean Race Press Information – Press releases etc. The Volvo Open 70 Rule https://web.archive.org/web/20081011034333/http://www.volvooceanrace.org/abouttherace/vo70rule/ 11 October 2008 – Volvo Open 70 Rule Volvo Ocean Race Official Image Gallery https://web.archive.org/web/20090107123243/http://images.volvooceanrace.org// 7 January 2009 – (For Media Use, but browsing is unrestricted) Volvo Ocean Race Events Information Volvo Ocean Race – Live reporting and TV footage Category:The Ocean Race Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Ocean Race Category:History of Galway (city) Category:Sport in Galway (city)