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Fotogalerie Leg 8
Ericsson4 führt
König Karl Gustaf XVI eröffnet Racevillage
Dramatisches Rennen im Kanal
Green Dragon führt in Leg 8
Start Leg 8
Abschied in Galway
Leg 8 - Galway to Marstrand
A change of pace, the short sprint legs start in Galway with this one to Marstrand. South down the west coast of Ireland, then south-east across the Irish Sea to England. The course takes them eastwards up the English Channel, into the North Sea and finally to the entrance to the Baltic. By leg eight it will be June, early summer. Low pressure systems could still dominate the weather, but then so could high pressure and light air. Other hazards include the tidal streams running around the British and Irish headlands that the fleet must negotiate, and once they pass the entrance into the Baltic, they will have the mountains of Norway to the north. This area, the Skagerrak, can produce some unpredictable weather.
For more information on the Galway stopover site, visit www.letsdoitgalway.com
11.06.2009 - PUMA second to Marstrand in dramatic leg finish
11.06.2009 - THREE IN A ROW FOR ERICSSON 4 IN THRILLING LEG EIGHT FINISH
10.06.2009 - SLEEPLESS AND SHATTERED
09.06.2009 - DOWNWIND DASH TO MARSTRAND
09.06.2009 - Tiring and trying times for PUMA
08.06.2009 - ENGLISH CHANNEL CHALLENGES VOLVO OCEAN RACE FLEET
06.06.2009 - GREEN DRAGON BLAZES OUT OF GALWAY IN VOLVO OCEAN RACE LEG EIGHT START
05.06.2009 - VOLVO OCEAN RACE FLEET READY FOR THE SPRINT TO SWEDEN
05.06.2009 - Crew List Leg Eight: Galway - Marstrand
04.06.2009 - PUMA preparing for tricky leg eight to Sweden
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