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The 5 of November of 2005 begin the ninth edition of the Volvo Ocean RACE, the return to the world to candle by equipment and with scales Little it has to do this edition with first that was celebrated, nor followed the name, has changed the score system, regatas coastal, the starting point…., GPS, the prisms binocular by radars…, a new design of the boats, technology have been replaced the sextantes by end…
Of the Whitbread to the Volvo Ocean RACE
All the realized attempts previously to organize one regata around the world had been a failure; of the 8 boats that participated in Golden Globe RACE, only one survived the passage by the Cape Horn. One regata around the world implies ports distributed by all the geography with a suitable technical attendance and of quality. The food supply and the boats require of a considerable investment. But facing all the impediments, a group of regatistas regata around the world fought to be able to realize the one dream. They outside obtained that to the British Navy, that regata saw in this an interesting form to realize tests of transoceanic navigation, its esponsor. But the true aid came from the hand of the company Whitbread PLC, that not only supported the idea economically it turned but it into respectable and a serious competition. Neither Hill Whitbread nor admiral Otto Steiner could imagine the importance that would have in the world of the candle regata Whitbread In his first edition, in 1.973 participated 17 boats of different classes. 14 of them were able to arrive at the goal, which was a great success compared with the previous attempts to give the return to the world. The Whitbread is celebrated every four years With the technical improvements that were introduced in the boats that competed, reached the conclusion, in 1993, of the necessity to create specific boats for this great competition, the calls Whitbread 60. From the past edition it is the unique class of boat that is allowed that it participates in regata. Also from the past edition, 2001-2002 changed to its name by the present Volvo Ocean RACE becoming the Volvo company sponsoring of regata.
Previous Editions
1ª Edition: 1.973 -1.974. Winner: Sadyla II (Mex), Ramon Carlín, 113 days and 13 hours.
2ª Edition: 1.977 - 1.978. Winner: Flyer (Hol), Cornelis Van Rietschoten, 119 days one hour and 36 seconds.
3ª Edition: 1.981 - 1.982. Winner: Flyer (Hol), Cornelis Van Rietschoten, 119 days one hour, 12 minutes and 48 seconds. The Spanish, Liquor 43, with Joaquin Coit as landlord finished nineteenth with 160 days and 2 hours.
4ª Edition: 1.985 - 1.986. Winner: L´Espirit d´Equip (Fra), Lionel Pean, 111 days and 23 hours. The Spanish Lights Fortune finished sixth with Javier Visiers like landlord with 121 days.
5ª Edition: 1.989 - 1.990. Winner: Steinlager 2 (NZ), Peter Blake, 128 days and 9 hours. The Spanish Extra Fortune Lights de Javier of the Gándara, finalized seventh with 137 days and 8 hours.
6ª Edition: 1.993 - 1.994. Winner: NZ Endeavor (NZ), Grant Dalton, 120 days and 5 hours in class Maxi and Yamaha (Jap), Ross Field, 120 Days and 14 hours in the class Whitbread 60 that is born east year. The Spanish Galicia 93 of Javier Gándara, finalizes third party in W 60 with 122 days and 6 hours.
7ª Edition: 1.997 - 1.998. Winner: EF Lenguage (Sue), Paul Cayard with 836 points. It is only run with W 60 and the classification is begun by points.
8ª Edition: 2.001 - 2.002. Winner: Illbruck Challenge (Ger), John Kostecki with 61 points.
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