Oceanracing 2001 - Volvo Ocean Race 2001/2002

Volvo Ocean Race 2001/2002

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Auckland, New Zealand, January 26th 2002
EMBARGOED UNTIL 18h30 LOCAL TIME
Prizes in the park for leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race

In Auckland, rehearsals, sound and lighting checks have been carrying on now for several days, beginning at first light and continuing late into the night in preparation for the much anticipated Starlight Symphony which will be held in the Auckland Doindex this evening.
The prize giving for leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race forms part of the evening’s entertainment and, in front of an expected audience of 250,000 people, the crews from the Volvo Ocean Race will be invited up to the stage to collect their awards.
Peter Montgomery, the voice of sailing in New Zealand, will be the master of ceremonies and the Sea Cadets will escort the winning crews to the stage.
The first presentation will be the Sjoo Sandstrom Seamanship Award. This will be presented by Mr Fredrik Heijne, president of Sjoo Sandstrom to Klabbe Nylof from Assa Abloy Racing Team.
As Assa Abloy’s medic, Klabbe played a very important part in making sure that the three crewmembers who were ill made it to Auckland as safely and as comfortably as possible. Magnus Olsson started leg three having just recovered from an accident in leg two and then had a bad fall on the deck in the early stages of the CYCA Sydney to Hobart, seriously hurting his back. Klabbe had to care for him and get him safely to Hobart where he was checked over by onshore medics before returning to the boat to spend the reindexing part of the leg below deck.
Not long after leaving Hobart, Klabbe had to deal with a second patient. Jason Carrington had collapsed from exhaustion and dehydration. Klabbe got out his books, consulted with the Volvo doctors onshore and came up with the correct procedure to ensure Jason completed the rest of the leg in relative comfort.
Patient number three was Guillermo Altadill who was suffering from a suspected kidney infection. More pills and more book reading for Klabbe.
Not only did Klabbe have to spend a great deal of time with his patients, but he also had to do it in his off watch time, as the boat was so short handed. Skipper, Neal McDonald, said that he would have felt lost in this leg without Klabbe, and that he played a large part in helping Assa Abloy to become the eventual leg winner.
Mr Fredrik Heijne will present the Sjoo Sandstrom Award for the best 24-hour run to illbruck Challenge. Illbruck Challenge covered 327.73 miles in 24 hours. Each of the crew will be presented with a Leatherman sailing knife. Sjoo Sandstrom is the official time keeping sponsor of the Volvo Ocean Race.
The Wallenius Wilhelmsen Communication Award will be presented to the crew which generates the best overall media material for the leg. Mr Ingar Skaug, Chief Executive of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Line will present a trophy and a cheque to Richard Mason from Assa Abloy Racing Team.
Councillor Scott Milne, from Auckland City, will present the leg three third place Waterford Crystal trophy to Team Tyco
Mayor of Auckland, John Banks, will present the leg three, second place Waterford Crystal trophy to Amer Sports One.
John Snaith, general manager of Volvo Car New Zealand, will present the leg winner’s trophy to the crew of Assa Abloy.
The fourth stage of the Volvo Ocean Race will begin tomorrow, Sunday 27th January, at 1300 local time. It is the second longest leg of the race, covering 6,700 nautical miles and is expected to finish in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, around February 19th.