The VOR: Archive

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Feb 27th

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Feb 2nd

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Jan 31st

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Volvo Ocean Race history shows rich pedigree of... →

England cricketer Graeme Swann’s comment to Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Nick Dana at the start of leg three, that he must be on a day off if he was carrying the video camera, hinted at a prevailing ignorance over the lives and livelihoods of Volvo Ocean Race sailors. Dana is the specialist media crew member with responsibility for all the words, pictures and footage coming off the boat in...

Jan 30th

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Jan 27th

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Jan 26th

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Jan 26th

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Jan 26th

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“The bottom line is that it is good to finally get back on schedule and begin to...”

– Kenny Read, Skipper, PUMA Ocean Racing It’s GREAT to be back in the swing of things!

Jan 26th

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Jan 26th

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Jan 22nd

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Jan 19th

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Jan 19th

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Jan 13th

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Jan 13th

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Onboard the Mar Mostro with James Nord

We had the completely insane opportunity to compete in a Pro-Am race aboard Puma’s 6 Million Dollar, carbon fiber Mar Mostro race boat. These boats are the fasted in the world (can reach speeds of 45MPH +) and are manned by the best sailors alive. It was exhilarating, exhausting and really just a whole lot of fun. Tomorrow they will do some sprint races and then leave for stage 3 of the Volvo...

Jan 13th

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The Score. →

Jan 12th

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Jan 12th

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Welcome to the Race Village

Breathing taking views of Abu Dhabi, stunning aquamarine waters, the Puma sailing team is hard at work prepping their speedy vessel the Mar Mostro while we get a glimpse inside their nautical world and that of Abu Dhabi’s sky rise-lined harbor… All images by fromme-toyou.

Jan 11th

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Jan 10th

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Jan 10th

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Jan 9th

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Jan 9th

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In Sign of the Times, PUMA Sends Bloggers to Cover... →

pumasailing: As the “Everest of Sailing” reaches its third port of call in Abu Dhabi this week, major international media outlets aren’t the only ones covering the action. They will soon be joined by a small bevy of bloggers set loose by one of the competing boats’ sponsors to give documentation of the race a new twist. We’re really excited about the crew that is about to head over. ...

Jan 9th

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