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Team Russia Storm Home In Record Time`
20 August 2008
Team Russia completed its qualifier for the Volvo Ocean Race last night, coming into dock at their Portland base after six and a half days at sea, having travelled over 2200... Read more »
Day 6 - Almost Home
19 August 2008
Navigator Wouter Verbraak reports from Team Russia on Day 6 of its qualifier... Read more »
Day 5 - Dodging a low
18 August 2008
As water is rushing over the boat at firehose speed, every opportunity to get inside is found, making the inside a wet... Read more »
Team Russia Announce Four More Crew For Volvo Ocean Race
18 August 2008
Jochen Wolfram (GER), Jeremy Elliott (IRE), Andy Meiklejohn (NZL) and Nick Bubb (UK) have taken their places onboard Kosatka, Team Russia VO70 competing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09.... Read more »
Day 4 - Life On Board a Volvo Open 70
17 August 2008
As Team Russia continues its 2000 nm qualifying trip around Britain and Ireland, images from the boat give an insight into what life is like on a Volvo Open 70.... Read more »
Day 3 - It's never quick enough
17 August 2008
Team Russia's skipper Andreas Hanakamp sends an update from Kosatka on their third day at sea... Read more »
Day 2 - Dodging Oilrigs in the North Sea
15 August 2008
Team Russia's skipper Andreas Hanakamp sends his report from Kosatka on the second day of their qualifier for the Volvo Ocean Race... Read more »
Adventurous First Day for Team Russia on its Qualifier
14 August 2008
Great progress made overnight for Kosatka. Skipper Andreas Hanakamp sends us a update after their first day at... Read more »
Record Breaking Conditions For Team Russia Qualifier
13 August 2008
Team Russia started its 2000 nm qualifier today in 40 knots of wind. Its aim is to 'unofficially' beat the non stop Round Britain and Ireland record in a monohull.... Read more »
Pull Down Test Success
11 August 2008
Volvo Ocean Race chief measurer James Dadd gave Team Russia the green light after successfully completing its pull down test in Portland... Read more »
Speeding up to the start
11 August 2008
As time ticks away towards the start of the Volvo Ocean Race, Team Russia cranks up its preparations both on and off the water to ensure they are on pace for... Read more »
Tim Dean On the Build of Team Russia
5 August 2008
Tim Dean has taken on the role of project manager for the construction of Team Russia’s Volvo Open 70, before moving to the shore manager’s job for the race around the... Read more »
FSE Robline Goes Volvo Ocean Racing
4 July 2008
The first Russian Team in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008 – 2009 will use cordage manufactured by Austria´s top rope manufacturer FSE ROBLINE on board their Humphrey´s designed VO 70... Read more »
Team Russia is Second Monohull Home in Round The Island Race
28 June 2008
Team Russia's new Volvo Open 70 Kosatka showed her killer (whale) instinct during the JPM Morgan Round The Island Race. She was the second in IRC Group 0 to finish, ahead... Read more »
Preparing for JPMorgan Round The Island Race
27 June 2008
Team Russia has been preparing its boat for Saturday's JPMorgan Round The Island Race. With conditions looking breezy we're hoping for a fast... Read more »
Booming Whale Watching Industry in Latin America
27 June 2008
WDCS, environmental partner of Team Russia, today presented new economic data in order to keep the whaling moratorium firmly in place. The report, The State of Whale Watching in Latin America,... Read more »
We Sail For The Whale
20 June 2008
Team Russia and WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society have formed a partnership to highlight the urgent need for better protection for the world’s whales and... Read more »
A Perfect Sailing Day
19 June 2008
Andreas gives the low down on a fabulous sail in The... Read more »
Welcome To The World Kosatka
17 June 2008
Team Russia have named their boat 'Kosatka', the Russian for Killer Whale in honour of the speed, power and exemplary teamwork shown by Orcas.... Read more »
First Sail
7 June 2008
It was one of the most important milestones in Team Russia’s history. Our new Volvo Open 70 left Portsmouth Harbour for the first sail. The weather helped, it was sunny with... Read more »
Team Russia Lands
26 May 2008
Team Russia’s new Volvo Open 70 yacht made a spectacular entrance into the world today. Its 23 metre long racing hull appeared in public for the first time hovering high over... Read more »
Russian Crew Trials - from Cadiz to Mallorca
16 May 2008
So what exactly happens behind the scenes of a Volvo Ocean Race syndicate? How do they prepare for the Race and how are training schedules planned and crews selected? Generally there’s... Read more »
Kuli Living The Dream
29 April 2008
For Team Russia’s sail maker, the 1989 race aboard Fasizi and the current campaign are worlds apart... Read more »
A conversation with Rodion Luka
19 April 2008
We caught up with Rodion Luka, Team Russia's helmsman at the Moscow International Boat Show to talk about his new role... Read more »
Team Russia Announce Key Crew Members For Volvo Ocean Race
10 April 2008
In an exciting line up that unites experienced Whitbread and Volvo Ocean Race veterans with Olympic and leading internationals sailors, Team Russia's crew now comprises... Read more »
New Boat Graphics Unveiled
9 April 2008
Oleg Zherebtsov unveiled Team Russia's dynamic boat graphics at Moscow International Boat... Read more »
Team Russia On Show In Moscow
8 April 2008
Team Russia will take centre stage at Moscow International Boat Show on 10th April in a trade conference to speak about its Volvo Ocean Race campaign. Team members will take part... Read more »
Fit For The Purpose
28 March 2008
Oleg Zherebtsov took an active part - blood tests, cardiovascular conditioning et al during the Teams recent training week in... Read more »
Reaching the Summit
20 March 2008
Nina Gruendler reports on the challenges she devised for the team during training Week... Read more »
Reaching the Summit
20 March 2008
The highlight of training week 2 was the planned ascent of Dachstein, a 3004 m peak through difficult snow and ice. Team doctor Nina Greundler explains why this is such great... Read more »
Team Russia Announce Marine Environment Partnership
10 March 2008
Team Russia has teamed up with the world's largest non-governmental organisation devoted to whales and dolphins, WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. As marine environment partners, they will work together... Read more »
Team Russia Unveils New Identity for Volvo Ocean Race
9 March 2008
Using letters from the Russian Cyrillic alphabet, Team Russia's new identity is unveiled in Austria at Boot... Read more »
Sponsorship Opportunity For Russian Businesses
8 March 2008
Oleg Zherebstov, founded the Team Russia campaign with the aim to promote Russia, and Russian business interests, on the global sporting stage.... Read more »
Russian Crew Trials
8 March 2008
It's important to provide opportunities for Russian sailors to take part in this epic race," explains Zherebtsov. "Make no mistake however, they will need to measure up to the high standards... Read more »
Boat on Track For May Launch
29 February 2008
Team Russia's Volvo 70, which is being built by Green Marine in Lymington, is now out of its mould; the deck has been fitted to the hull and is on schedule... Read more »
Andreas Hanakamp - Igloo building
16 January 2008
We've just returned from the Austrian mountains from one of many intensive physical training weeks. Sports specialist Dr Nina Gruendler, who is working with the Sportinstitut in Graz, heads up our... Read more »
Syndicate Update - Russian Challenge
14 January 2008
Oleg Zherebtsov, the St Petersburg businessman liked the Volvo Ocean Race so much he bought his own boat and intends to sail on it.... Read more »
