Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg Propulsion

Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg Propulsion is an American sailing regatta team that took part in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011–2012 . In the overall standings, the team took third place and first place in the In-Port Races.

Team members

The sailing crew consists of the following members:

Surname	nationality	function
Ken Read	United States	Skipper
Arden Oksanen	United States	media
Brad Jackson	New Zealand	Watchman
Casey Smith	New Zealand	Bowman
Jono Swain	South Africa	Watchman
Kelvin Harrap	New Zealand	Helmsman, tactician
Justin Ferris	New Zealand	Helmsman, trimmer
Michi Müller	Germany	Bowman
Rome Kirby	United States	Helmsman, trimmer
Ryan Godfrey	New Zealand	Grinder
Tom Addis	New Zealand	navigator
Tony mother	New Zealand	Guard leader, aerodynamicist

boat

The yacht of the team 's Mar Mostro consulted in accordance with the regulations for VO70 class . She was designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian and built at the New England Boatworks shipyard in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. The team took part in the Transatlantic Race on a trial basis with this boat and won this race.

Sponsors

The main and title sponsor of the team is the sporting goods manufacturer Puma . The team is also supported by Berg Propulsion , a Swedish marine propulsion company.

Placements

begin	stage	place	time	placement	Points
October 29, 2011	In-port race	Alicante (Spain)	1h 07m 58s	2	5
October 30, 2011	Pro-Am Race	Alicante (Spain)
November 5, 2011	Stage 1	Alicante - Cape Town	DNF		0
December 9, 2011	Pro-Am Race	Cape Town (South Africa)
December 10, 2011	In-port race	Cape Town (South Africa)	0h 53m 47s	3	4th
December 11, 2011	Stage 2a	Cape Town - Malé (Maldives) 1)	15d 10h 33m 09s	3	16
	Stage 2b	Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 1) - Abu Dhabi	0d 06h 58m 38s	4th	3
January 12, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
January 13, 2012	In-port race	Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)	62m 22s	4th	3
January 14, 2012	Stage 3a	Abu Dhabi - Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 1)	0d 06h 31m 01s	2	5
	Stage 3b	Malé (Maldives) 1) - Sanya	13d 00h 29m 12s	4th	12
17th February 2012	Pro-Am Race	Sanya (China)
February 18, 2012	In-port race	Sanya (China)	0h 59m 18s	2	5
19th February 2012	Stage 4	Sanya - Auckland	20d 03h 57m 50s	2	25th
March 16, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Auckland (New Zealand)
March 17, 2012	In-port race	Auckland (New Zealand)	61m 32s	2	5
March 18, 2012	Stage 5	Auckland - Itajai	19d 18h ​​09m 50s	1	30th
April 20, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Itajai (Brazil)
April 21, 2012	In-port race	Itajai (Brazil)	47m 32s	3	4th
April 22, 2012	Stage 6	Itajai - Miami	17d 01h 13m 59s	1	30th
May 18, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Miami (USA)
May 19, 2012	In-port race	Miami (USA)	01h 16m 09s	3	4th
May 20, 2012	Stage 7	Miami - Lisbon	11d 06h 26m 51s	3	20th
June 8, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Lisbon (Portugal)
June 9, 2012	In-port race	Lisbon (Portugal)	01h 01m 44s	2	5
June 10, 2012	Stage 8	Lisbon - Lorient	05d 00h 43m 04s	3	20th
June 29, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Lorient (France)
June 30, 2012	In-port race	Lorient (France)	0h 56m 36s	2	4th
July 1, 2012	Stage 9	Lorient - Galway	01d 13h 53m 01s	3	20th
July 6, 2012	Pro-Am Race	Galway (Ireland)
July 7, 2012	In-port race	Galway (Ireland)	0h 53m 12s	1	6th
total				3	226

¹⁾ instead of Abu Dhabi due to the continuing problem with pirates .

Web links

• Team's website
• Team on the Volvo Ocean Race website
• Homepage of the shipyard

Individual evidence

1. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Meet the teams. Retrieved July 31, 2011 . 
2. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 29, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
3. ↑ yacht.de: New sled for PUMA Ocean Racing. Retrieved September 30, 2011 . 
4. ↑ yacht.de: The pleasant shock of victory. Retrieved September 30, 2011 . 
5. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: New sponsor joins Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Retrieved September 30, 2011 . 
6. ↑ yacht.de: Taboo Dhabi because of piracy? Retrieved September 30, 2011 . 
7. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Piracy threat forces race route change. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012 ; Retrieved September 30, 2011 .