Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015

Volvo Ocean Race route 2014-2015

The Volvo Ocean Race 2014/2015 was a sailing regatta that started in Alicante ( Spain ) on October 4th, 2014 . On June 22, 2015, the winning team, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team, arrived at the destination port of Gothenburg in Sweden .

Rule changes

While each team developed an individual boat within the framework of the regulations in the previous editions of the race, identical yachts of the Volvo Ocean 65 class were used in this regatta. For the first time in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race and its predecessors, this race was held in a single class. After a lot of material damage and losses due to overbred designs had been recorded in the two previous races, this decision was made in favor of safety, but also the lower financial requirements for participation in the regatta. To further reduce costs, these boats should be used in at least two regattas.

Scoring

The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015 was held as a stage race. This time only the nine ocean stages were counted for the placement. The results of the in-port races were evaluated separately and only used for placement in the event of a tie. The so-called low-point system was used for the first time. The winner receives one point, the runner-up two points, and so on. The winner was the team that had scored the fewest points at the end of the regatta. If a boat was eliminated, it received an extra penalty point.

Boats

VO65 from Vestas Wind

This regatta was held with boats of the new standard class Volvo Ocean 65. Basic data of the boats:

Characteristic value	amount	comment
Hull length	20.37 m (66 ft)
Length of the waterline	20.00 m (65 ft)
Length over all	22.14 m (72 ft)
Trunk width	5.60 m (18.4 ft)
Draft	4.78 m (15.8 ft)
Empty weight	11 639 kg
Keel construction	Swivel keel ± 40 ° sideways	Swivel axis inclined by 6 °
Swords	two swords inclined inward
Rudder	Double rudder
Rear water ballast	two 800 l tanks on the side under the cockpit	filled and emptied using a venturi pump
Front water ballast	1100 l water tank on the hull center line in front of the mast	filled and emptied using a venturi pump
High altitude	30.30 m (99.4 ft)
Rig construction	two backstage at the mast top
Length bowsprit	2.14 m (7 ft)
Mainsail area	163 m²
Foresail area	138 m²	permanently attached by means of a furling system
Sail area on the wind	468 m² (mainsail and Code Zero )
Sail area before the wind	578 m² (mainsail and A3)

Teams

Boats at the jetty in Scheveningen

The defending champion Groupama Sailing Team no longer competed. The following teams took part in the regatta:

team	nation	Skipper	Points	comment
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team	United Arab Emirates	Ian Walker ( GBR )	24
Team Brunel	Netherlands	Bouwe Bekking	29
Dongfeng Race Team	People's Republic of China	Charles Caudrelier	33
Team Mapfre	Spain	Iker Martínez	34
Team Alvimedica	Turkey	Charlie Enright	34
Team SCA	Sweden	Sam Davies	51	all women crew
Team Vestas Wind	Denmark	Chris Nicholson	60

Stages

The regatta comprised the following stages and in-port races:

begin	stage	place	route
4th October 2014	In-port race	Alicante (Spain)
October 11, 2014	Stage 1	Alicante - Cape Town	6487  nm
15th November 2014	In-port race	Cape Town (South Africa)
19th November 2014	Stage 2	Cape Town - Abu Dhabi	6125  nm
2nd January 2015	In-port race	Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
January 3, 2015	Stage 3	Abu Dhabi - Sanya	4670  nm
February 7, 2015	In-port race	Sanya (China)
February 8, 2015	Stage 4	Sanya - Auckland	5264  nm
March 14, 2015	In-port race	Auckland (New Zealand)
March 15, 2015	Stage 5	Auckland - Itajaí	6776  nm
April 18, 2015	In-port race	Itajaí (Brazil)
April 19, 2015	Stage 6	Itajaí - Newport	5010  nm
May 16, 2015	In-port race	Newport (USA)
17th May 2015	Stage 7	Newport - Lisbon	2800  nm
June 6, 2015	In-port race	Lisbon (Portugal)
June 7, 2015	Stage 8	Lisbon - Lorient	647  nm
June 14, 2015	In-port race	Lorient (France)
17th June 2015	Stage 9	Lorient - The Hague (24 h stop) - Gothenburg	960  nm
June 27, 2015	In-port race	Gothenburg (Sweden)

Results

Development of the score and overall placement

Development of the total number of points

Development of the placement

1st stage Alicante - Cape Town

Mapfre and Abu Dhabi at the start in Alicante

Result of the 1st stage

space	team	time	Points	comment
1	Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team	25d 03h 10m 44s	1
2	Dongfeng Race Team	25d 03h 22m 48s	2	Broken rudder and damage to the rig
3	Team Brunel	25d 07h 33m 25s	3
4th	Team Vestas Wind	26d 00h 48m 47s	4th
5	Team Alvimedica	26d 13h 07m 38s	5
6th	Team SCA	26d 23h 37m 49s	6th
7th	Team Mapfre	27d 00h 47m 32s	7th

2nd stage Cape Town - Abu Dhabi

Result of the 2nd stage

space	team	time	Points stage	Total points	comment
1	Team Brunel	23d 16h 25m 20s	1	4th
2	Dongfeng Race Team	23d 16h 41m 40s	2	4th
3	Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team	23d 19h 08m 15s	3	4th
4th	Team Mapfre	24d 11h 18m 18s	4th	11
5	Team Alvimedica	24d 21h 29m 23s	4 1)	9	Loss of time due to assistance for Team Vestas
6th	Team SCA	25d 06h 23m 34s	6th	12
-	Team Vestas Wind	DNF	8th	12	Eliminated after the boat ran aground on a reef in St. Brandon Atoll due to a navigational error and subsequently stranded. The yacht was declared a total loss.

¹⁾ For their help with the stranding of Team Vestas, Team Alvimedica was awarded a rating point by an independent ISAF jury.

3rd stage Abu Dhabi - Sanya

Result of the 3rd stage

space	team	time	Points stage	Total points	comment
1	Dongfeng Race Team	23d 13h 31m 38s	1	5
2	Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team	23d 16h 50m 30s	2	6th
3	Team Alvimedica	23d 17h 51m 15s	3	12
4th	Team Mapfre	23d 18h ​​23m 20s	4th	15th
5	Team Brunel	23d 18h ​​25m 10s	5	9
6th	Team SCA	24d 02h 41m 45s	6th	18th
-	Team Vestas Wind	DNS	8th	20th

4th stage Sanya - Auckland

Result of the 4th stage

space	team	time	Points stage	Total points	comment
1	Team Mapfre	20d 02h 31m 20s	1	16
2	Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team	20d 02h 35m 45s	2	8th
3	Dongfeng Race Team	20d 02h 39m 22s	3	8th
4th	Team Alvimedica	20d 03h 58m 08s	4th	16
5	Team Brunel	20d 06h 30m 30s	5	14th
6th	Team SCA	20d 09h 32m 25s	6th	24
-	Team Vestas Wind	DNS	8th	28

5th stage Auckland - Itajai

Result of the 5th stage

space	team	time	Points stage	Total points	comment
1	Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team	18d 23h 30m 10s	1	9
2	Team Mapfre	19d 00h 02m 56s	2 (+2)	20th	Due to unauthorized reinforcements on the boom during the stage, the team was awarded two additional penalty points by the jury.
3	Team Alvimedica	19d 00h 24m 32s	3	19th
4th	Team Brunel	19d 00h 25m 48s	4th	18th
5	Team SCA	20d 17h 52m 15s	5	29
-	Dongfeng Race Team	DNF	8th	16	After a mast break just before Cape Horn , the team had to give up the stage and make a repair stop in Ushuaia . After that, the boat continued its voyage to Itajai, out of valuation, in order to re-enter the race from there.
-	Team Vestas Wind	DNS	8th	36

6th stage Itajai - Newport

Result of the 6th stage

space	team	time	Points stage	Total points	comment
1	Dongfeng Race Team	17d 09h 03m 00s	1	17th
2	Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team	17d 09h 06m 25s	2	11
3	Team Brunel	17d 09h 56m 40s	3	21st
4th	Team Mapfre	17d 10h 34m 25s	4th	24
5	Team Alvimedica	17d 14h 24m 01s	5	24
6th	Team SCA	17d 20h 59m 08s	6th	35
-	Team Vestas Wind	DNS	8th	44

7th stage Newport - Lisbon

Result of the 7th stage

space	team	time	Points stage	Total points	comment
1	Team Brunel	9d 11h 09m 49s	1	22nd
2	Team Mapfre	9d 11h 31m 39s	2 (+1)	27	Because of the violation of a traffic separation area in front of Newport, the team was given an additional penalty point.
3	Team Alvimedica	9d 12h 50m 49s	3	27
4th	Dongfeng Race Team	9d 12h 51m 44s	4 (+1)	22nd	Because of the violation of a traffic separation area in front of Newport, the team was given an additional penalty point.
5	Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team	9d 13h 24m 34s	5	16
6th	Team SCA	9d 15h 32m 38s	6 (+2)	43	Because of the violation of a traffic separation area in front of Newport and a restricted area , the team was given two additional penalty points.
-	Team Vestas Wind	DNS	8th	52

8th stage Lisbon - Lorient

Result of the 8th stage

space	team	time	Points stage	Total points	comment
1	Team SCA	3d 13h 11m 11s	1	44
2	Team Vestas Wind	3d 13h 59m 38s	2	54
3	Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team	3d 14h 05m 17s	3	19th
4th	Team Mapfre	3d 14h 09m 51s	4th	31
5	Team Brunel	3d 14h 18m 17s	5	27
6th	Team Alvimedica	3d 14h 22m 11s	6th	33
7th	Dongfeng Race Team	3d 14h 37m 46s	7th	29

9th stage Lorient - Gothenburg

Result of the 9th stage

space	team	Meanwhile, The Hague	Intermediate placement	time	Points stage	Total points	comment
1	Team Alvimedica	2d 08h 34m 01s	1	4d 09h 00m 53s	1	34
2	Team Brunel	2d 11h 11m 47s	4th	4d 09h 24m 18s	2	29
3	Team Mapfre	2d 10h 54m 18s	3	4d 09h 29m 07s	3	34
4th	Dongfeng Race Team	2d 10h 20m 30s	2	4d 09h 31m 56s	4th	33
5	Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team	2d 12h 27m 44s	5	4d 10h 17m 41s	5	24
6th	Team Vestas Wind	2d 12h 38m 18s	6th	4d 11h 30m 21s	6th	60
7th	Team SCA	2d 13h 06m 37s	7th	4d 11h 39m 05s	7th	51

Web links

Commons : Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Review Volvo Ocean Race
• Rules of the current edition
• Class regulations of the Volvo Ocean 65 class

Individual evidence

1. ↑ yacht.de: The longest race of all time. Retrieved May 22, 2013 . 
2. ↑ yacht.de: Victory in no risk for the Walker crew. Retrieved June 22, 2015 . 
3. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: The new Volvo Ocean 65 - cool design, emotional impact. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 25, 2014 ; Retrieved May 22, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Yacht: Volvo Ocean Race The toughest race in the world. Retrieved September 26, 2014 . 
5. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Main technical specifications. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 9, 2013 ; Retrieved May 22, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: New champions for 2014-15 Race. Retrieved May 22, 2013 . 
7. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Abu Dhabi back in the race with team and stopover. Retrieved May 22, 2013 . 
8. ↑ yacht.de: Dutch make the dozen full. Retrieved December 9, 2013 . 
9. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Team Dongfeng, a Chinese entry in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 11, 2016 ; Retrieved November 20, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ↑ Volvo Ocean Race: Dutch make the dozen full. Retrieved February 20, 2014 . 
12. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: All-women's team first to enter 2014-15 Race. Retrieved May 22, 2013 . 
13. ^ SCA: Team SCA Women Ocean Racing. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 12, 2013 ; Retrieved October 13, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
14. ↑ http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/teams/49_Team-Vestas-Wind.html
15. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Race Schedule. Retrieved October 1, 2014 . 
16. ↑ yacht.de: Back to the top after a broken rudder. Retrieved November 7, 2014 . 
17. ↑ yacht.de: Dongfeng team struggles with a break on board. Retrieved November 7, 2014 . 
18. ↑ Yacht.de: general average Cause: Human error. Retrieved December 15, 2014 . 
19. ↑ volvooceanrace.com: Time to redress. Retrieved January 2, 2015 . 
20. ↑ VolvoOceanRace.com: Jury Decision - Case No. 8. (PDF) Retrieved April 19, 2015 . 
21. ↑ Yacht: Broken mast: stages off for Dongfeng! Retrieved April 7, 2015 . 
22. ↑ ^{a b c} Volvo Ocean Raxe: Penalty Point Pain. Retrieved June 11, 2015 .