2001–2002 Volvo Ocean Race

2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Ocean Race logo 8th 23 Sept 2001 – 9 June 2002 8 Volvo Ocean 60 Illbruck Challenge 1997–98 2005–06 thumb|Illbruck Challenge in Kiel thumb|Illbruck Challenge in Kiel thumb|Team SEB, Team Tyco and News Corp in Kiel The 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race was the eighth edition of the around-the-world sailing event Volvo Ocean Race, and the first under the name Volvo Ocean Race. For the 2001–02 the sponsorship of the race was taken over by Volvo and Volvo Cars. The race was renamed the Volvo Ocean Race. Stopovers were added in Germany, France, and Sweden being the Volvo's three biggest car markets in Europe. In addition the points system had been modified significantly in an effort to keep the race competitive until the final leg. The previous "points" race having been effectively won two full legs before the final gun. John Kostecki, who had co-skippered with George Collins on Chessie Racing in the 1997 to 1998 Whitbread to great effect, captained his first Volvo Ocean race winner in 2002. Assa Abloy's new composite mold technique proved very quick, but not quite quick enough, while long time Whitbread skipper Grant Dalton's two boat syndicate suffered badly from a lack of preparation time (the Amer boats were last in the water). For Leg 3, yachts joined the iconic Australian 2001 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race that begins on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas Day). Participants BoatNationDesignerSkipper Amer Sports One Mani FrersJobson, Gary. "Fighting Finish: The Volvo Ocean Race, Round the World 2001-2002." Nomad Press, 2002. NZL Grant Dalton Amer Sports Too Farr Yacht Designhttp://www.farrdesign.com/designs_full.htm Farr Yacht Design. Design List 3 November 2010 29 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100529034420/http://www.farrdesign.com/designs_full.htm dead GBR Lisa McDonald Lisa McDonald (sailor) Assa Abloy Farr Yacht Design Netherlands Roy Heinerhttp://www.sailing.org.au/assa-abloy-axes-skipper-roy-heiner/ Assa Abloy axes skipper Roy Heiner - Australian Sailing www.sailing.org.au 1 August 2017UK Neal McDonald Djuice Dragons Laurie Davidson NOR Knut Frostad Illbruck Challenge Farr Yacht Design USA John Kostecki Team News Corp Farr Yacht Design GBR Jez Fanstone Team SEB Farr Yacht Design SWE Gurra Krantz Team Tyco Farr Yacht Design NZL Kevin Shoebridge Lisa and Neal McDonald, skippers of rival boats, are husband and wife.https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/10/sports/boating-report-his-and-hers-yachts-for-married-skippers.html His and Hers Yachts For Married Skippers 10 March 2002 The New York Times 1 August 2017 Route EventStart dateFinish dateStartFinishDistance (nmi)Winner Leg 1 23 September 2001 23 October 2001 UK Southampton ZAF Cape Town 7,350 Illbruck Challenge Leg 2 11 November 2001 4 December 2001 ZAF Cape Town AUS Sydney 6,550 Illbruck Challenge Leg 3 26 December 2001 3 January 2002 AUS Sydney NZL Auckland 2,050 Assa Abloy Leg 4 27 January 2002 19 February 2002 NZL Auckland BRA Rio de Janeiro 6,700 Illbruck Challenge Leg 5 22 March 2002 27 March 2002 BRA Rio de Janeiro USA Miami 4,450 Assa Abloy Leg 6 14 April 2002 17 April 2002 USA Miami USA Baltimore 875 Team News Corp Leg 7 28 April 2002 11 May 2002 USA Annapolis FRA La Rochelle 3,400 Illbruck Challenge Leg 8 25 May 2002 31 May 2002 FRA La Rochelle SWE Gothenburg 1,075 Assa Abloy Leg 9 8 June 2002 9 June 2002 SWE Gothenburg GER Kiel 250 Djuice Dragons Leg Results # Boat Leg 1GBRZAF Leg 2ZAFAUS Leg 3AUSNZL Leg 4NZLBRA Leg 5BRAUSA Leg 6USAUSA Leg 7USAFRA Leg 8FRASWE Leg 9SWEGER Total 1 Illbruck Challenge 885875857 61 2 Assa Abloy 438586786 55 3 Amer Sports One 747437444 44 4 Team Tyco 51 DNF6663672 42 5 Team News Corp 664348361 41 6 Djuice Dragons 253722228 33 7 Team SEB 371 DNF1 DNF54533 32 8 Amer Sports Too 1222111 DNF15 16 Overall Results Pos Sail Number Yacht Country Yacht Type LOA(Metres) Skipper Points 1 GER 4014 Illbruck Challenge GER Germany Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.40 John Kostecki 61 2 SWE 1645 Assa Abloy SWE Sweden Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.40 Roy Heiner Neal McDonald 55 3 EUR 1 Amer Sports One ITA Italy Frers Volvo Ocean 60 19.40 Grant Dalton 44 4 BER 2001 Team Tyco BER Bermuda Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.40 Kevin Shoebridge 42 5 AUS 9011 Team News Corp AUS Australia Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.40 Jez Fanstone 41 6 NOR 2 Djuice Dragons NOR Norway Davidson Volvo Ocean 60 19.40 Knut Frostad 33 7 SWE 20001 Team SEB SWE Sweden Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.40 Gunnar Krantz 32 8 EUR 2 Amer Sports Too ITA Italy Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.40 Lisa McDonald 16 References:https://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/W%20Liste.htm Histoiredeshalfs WOR60-VOR60-VO70=V065 Alphabetic Listhttps://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/media.prod.cyca/media/3440146/2001-shyr-program-low-res.pdf Heading for Hobart 2001 CYCA 2023-01-10http://2002.volvooceanrace.org/result/leaderboard/ Volvo Ocean Race Results and Leaderboard 2023-01-10 2002-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20021012075410/http://2002.volvooceanrace.org/result/leaderboard/ dead References External links National Geographic's Volvo Ocean Race - National Geographic Category:The Ocean Race Volvo Ocean Race, 2001-02 Volvo Ocean Race, 2001-02 Category:2002 in New Zealand sport