June 07, 2008 at 08:54 AM
· Tagged with antonov, telefonica, volvo-ocean-race
How does one transport a 60ft yacht (a VOR Open60 to be precise) from Auckland, New Zealand to Alicante, Spain? You take a plane, open the nose, shove it in, fly it to Alicante (with refueling stops in Indonesia and Azerbaijan), open the nose again and unload it. Sounds easy, no?
I am always amazed when I see those big Antonov’s in action. They seem to be the only remaining part of the old USSR aviation technology. (Image: Maria Muina/Equipo Telefonica)
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June 03, 2008 at 08:50 PM
· Tagged with map, volvo-ocean-race
The 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race will be the 10th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on 4 October 2008, it will for the first time, take in ports in Asia. Spanning some 39,000 nautical miles, stopping at around 11 ports and taking nine months to complete, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier yacht race for professional racing crews.
With lots of teams already far in the preparations, including a Russian Team, this edition of the VOR promises to be a very competitive and exciting one! We’ll regularly post important news or nice photo’s about the boats as soon as we receive them. (Image: (c) Volvo Ocean Race)
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