Volvo Ocean Race 2012 Leaderboard
Volvo Ocean Race 2012 Leaderboard
1 – Groupama sailing team
Points : 219
French offshore legend Franck Cammas and his long-term sponsor Groupama compete in a boat designed by two-time race winner Juan Kouyoumdjian. Kerry sailor Damian Foxall is the helmsman/trimmer and crew manager.
2 -Puma Ocean Racing Powered by Berg
Points : 196
The USA entry PUMA Ocean Racing, which turned heads on and off the water in the 2008-09 race, has returned for this edition, again under the leadership of Skipper Ken Read.
3 – CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand
Points : 191
Spanish footwear brand Camper is collaborating with Emirates Team New Zealand to manage their first Volvo Ocean Race campaign. Skipper Chris Nicholson
4 – Team Telefonica
Points : 191
The Spanish entry is led by dual Olympic medallist Iker Martínez on their third successive Volvo Ocean Race. Martínez’s crew have a long list of successes including 23 round the world races, 15 world titles and three Olympic gold medals.
Points : 122
The UAE entry includes a core of Volvo veterans and a UAE national, led by double Olympic medallist and 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race skipper, Ian Walker. Justin Slattery from Cork is the bowman and Ian Walker was the skipper of Green Dragon last time around.
6 – Team Sanya
Points : 39
Chinese entry Team Sanya with Volvo Ocean Race veteran and two-time winner Mike Sanderson as skipper and a mixture of experienced sailors and raw Chinese members. Suffered breakages and missed some of the legs.
The start of the race in Lorient can be seen live on TG4 at 11:45 on Sunday July 1st in their Volvo Ocean Race Beo programme.
Below are documentarys on each leg of the Volvo Ocean Race so far
Leg 1 from Alicante in Spain to Cape Town in South Africa
Leg 2 from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi.
Leg 3 from Abu Dhabi to Sanya in China.
Leg 4 from Sanya to Auckland, New Zealand.
Leg 5 from Auckland round Cape Horn to Itajaí, Brazil.
Leg 6 from Itajaí to Miami, USA.
Leg 7 from Miami to Lisbon, Portugal.
Leg 8 from Lisbon to Lorient France can be seen in an hour long programme on TG4, this Sunday June 24 at 14:40 pm
