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At 15:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Sunday 29 January, the double-handed Global Ocean Race (GOR) fleet started Leg 3 from Wellington, New Zealand, to Punta del Este, Uruguay, with a 6,200-mile course of around 30 days through the Pacific Ocean, around Cape Horn and through the South Atlantic ahead of the five Class40s. Shortly after 13:00 local time, the Class40s motored out of Queens Wharf – the fleet’s base for almost one month – and into Lambton Harbour followed by a spectator armada of motorboats, sailing yachts and dinghies. While the fleet milled in Lambton Harbour around the start ...

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“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get,” remarked Richard Mason referring to yet another change in weather as we were sailing out of the Singapore straights. It was slightly strange the sight of the city almost tricked you into thinking that was the final destination. The bright luminous lights that towered high in the sky from the skyscrapers lit up the night sky and highlighted a smoggy haze that lay over the city. There was a certain excitement in Tigers eyes when he said almost under his breath, “we are getting closer, ...

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Often in sailing when at a regatta you will hear the locals give an excuse about the bad weather or breeze that is “ it’s not normally like this…” Well that was all that was going through my head as we set up to start the second part of the leg 3 out of the Maldives. This time though I wasn’t talking about the weather, I was talking about the Volvo Ocean Race. Because we had not been a part of the sprint leg into Abu Dhabi this was my first experience in four Volvo’s of such a start. Jack ...

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At around 1130 boat time on 18th January, SANYA LAN crossed the Equator and the four Equatorial Virgins got to meet the King of the Ocean. For Dave, Cam, Tiger and myself it has been a long time coming having missed out on leg one. There was a noticeable sense of nervousness on board, as no one quite knew what to expect. The GPS hit 0’00. 00 on latitude and King Neptune and his faithful assistant Codfish emerged from down below to greet the first time crossers. The four of us were bound together and tied to the stern of ...

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17 days after incurring rigging damage which forced them to suspend racing and head to Fort Dauphin in Madagascar, Team Sanya plan to resume racing tomorrow morning, Saturday 7th January at 0800 approximately, as they pledge to complete Leg Two Stage One of the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race. This team have proved yet again their determination and skill in overcoming significant set-backs and getting back into the race within unbelievably short timescales. In Leg One, after hitting an unidentified under water object, they incurred hull damage and had to ship the boat to Cape Town and carry out a major ...

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Following the devastating news of the rigging damage onboard Team Sanya, which has forced them to relinquish their leading position in Leg Two of the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race to make a detour towards Madagascar, the team issued a latest update on their plans. The team is making cautious progress towards to town of Taolagnero in the South East of Madagascar. There is a new port there called Port Ehoala which is where the team will be able to berth in order to take stock and assess the repair job required in order to come up with a more detailed ...

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Team Sanya reported into race headquarters early this morning (Monday 19th December 2011) that they had suffered damage during the night to part of their rigging (D2 intermediate shroud) and are having to head to a port in Southern Madagascar in order to assess the damage and make a repair plan. All the team are safe and well, no one has been injured and the race boat is fully under control with the mast still upright and the boat still able to sail to shore. Mike Sanderson, CEO and Skipper of Team Sanya, advised on the situation and background ...

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Thursday 15th December, 1900 GMT I have been quiet for a couple of days as I used to hate reading during previous Volvo's that I hadn't participated in from Skippers or Navigators who were going on about " why us...."", or the "its's just not fair.." bleat that really nobody cares about except those that have written it. Anyway, that was me, I basically had to go no comms otherwise it would have come out like that for sure! What I am talking about is our little Day Two debacle where one minute we are jockeying at the ...

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Tuesday 13th December evening - An unlucky and disastrous rain squall with no wind hit the guys last night knocking them back from 2nd to 6th place. Luckily they are getting back on track now and gained 4 miles on the last update - keep up the good work guys, long way to go yet!! Blog from Media Crew Member Andres last night, Tuesday 13th December: Day two ended up being full of surprises… We had done excellent work throughout the night to gain on the top three boats and by early afternoon we were all in a gybing dual ...

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Through an enormous efforts, creativity and hard work, the team is back on the starting line for leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race. After severe damages to the forward part of the hull only two days into leg one, the boat was put on a Maersk liner vessel and express shipped to Cape Town. In the meantime a team of highly skilled boat builders were flown in to Cape Town where they commenced building an exact copy of the damaged section of Sanyalan. As soon as the boat arrived on 29th November, the damaged section was cut out, and ...

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Helly Hansen are pleased to announce a new partnership with Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) to become the exclusive apparel partner to the club for the next 3 years. The partnership which was finalised earlier this month will bring together two important players in Australian sailing. Helly Hansen has several brand stores in Australia offering a range of sailing apparel. The Norwegian brand has been active in the Australian sailing community by establishing partnerships with several reputable sailing clubs in Australia. The Middle Harbour Yacht Club has a long held reputation as one of the leading performance sailing clubs amongst ...

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As the Volvo Ocean Race fleet is battling across the Atlantic 'Sanya Lan' is taking the alternative route to Cape Town - by ship! Team Sanya has started the 'Race to get back into the race'. Mike Sanderson and a number of other team members are already in Cape Town to start building a new hull section which will be fitted when the boat arrives on 28th November. For sure there is still a long way to go the get it ready for the re-start on 11th December but so far, so good!

Yesterday Sanya Lan, started what will be an intense journey to get her back on the racetrack before the re-start in Cape Town. The day was full of activity as the Team Sanya shore team worked tirelessly to prepare the boat for trucking to Algeciras in Southern Spain where it will be put on a liner ship and taken to South Africa. 

Iker Martínez and Xabier Fernández were crowned the best sailors in the world winning the 2011 ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year award. The duo, who are currently sailing the Volvo Ocean Race on the Spanish Telefonica team, were dressed up by Helly Hansen for the Barcelona World Race earlier this year.

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Aksel Magdahl, navigator on board Team Sanya, reported at 0834 UTC on Sunday that team Sanya had suffered hull damage on the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, which began yesterday in Alicante. Skipper Mike Sanderson has confirmed to Volvo Ocean Race control: "The situation is very much under control, everyone is obviously disappointed but in good spirits as all are safe on board.” The boat was approximately 30 nautical miles SE of Motril, on the coast of Spain. The wind was blowing 43 plus knots and the waves were around 10.5 metres. The watertight ...

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One day to go before the Volvo Ocean Race start, Saturday 5th November 2011. The departure of the teams starts at 1150 with Team Sanya leaving the dock third and the race start is at 1400. The fleet race around the bay for one lap before they head off out to sea and next stop, Cape Town! So how to follow the action: Live coverage and broadcast starts at 1345 and runs until 1445. A live feed will run on www.volvooceanrace.com and a link exists on www.teamsanya.com and a full report with photos will be circulated shortly after race start. ...

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The Volvo Ocean Race app has been launched, making the world’s premier round the world yacht race easier to follow than ever before. The race tracker provides the latest data including exact positions, boat speed, direction and weather conditions – so you can stay informed on the latest from Sanya Lan and the other VOR70 boats. Make sure you download the app before the Volvo Ocean Race start Saturday 5. November http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/Blast-off-for-Volvo-Ocean-Race-app/3792/news.html

Helly Hansen Australia sponsor Maurice Contessi in his attempt to become the oldest Australian to circumnavigate the world solo to raise awareness for Motor Neuron disease. Departing from Melbourne October 15th, 2011, Maurice Contessi will begin his journey in attempting to become the oldest privateer Australian to circumnavigate the globe solo and unassisted. Helly Hansen is pleased to come onboard as exclusive apparel partner for the journey which will expose Maurice to 220 days of brutal weather conditions. Maurice will be exposed to some of the harshest weather conditions with temperatures varying between -20 to +30 degrees celcius. He will ...

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Team Sanya is currently sailing their 2000 mile qualifier for the Volvo Ocean Race and the latest blog post from skipper Mike Sanderson gives us a taste of what they are about to experience. Blog from Mike Sanderson - Day 3 of 2,000 mile qualifier, Sunday 18th 1600 From http://www.facebook.com/teamsanya I have always found two odd day races like the Fastnet or Sydney Hobart are when I get the most exhausted. They aren't long enough for you to really get into the swing of things if you are lucky enough to sail on a high speed boat ...

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