2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race

Sailing competition

2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race

Event title
Edition| 12th
Dates| 19 Oct 2014 – 27 June 2015
Yachts| Volvo Ocean 65
Competitors
Competitors| 7
Results
Winner| Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing

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The 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race was the 12th edition of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. It started on 19 October 2014 in Alicante, Spain, and concluded in June 2015 in Gothenburg, Sweden. After 38,739 nautical miles of ocean racing, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing led by skipper Ian Walker claimed the overall trophy.

## Yachts

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Main article: Volvo Ocean 65

For the first time, the race is a one-design event. The Volvo Ocean 65 was designed by Farr Yacht Design in response to concerns about safety and cost. The Volvo Ocean Race ensures a minimum of eight boats are built.[1]

The aim was to reduce participation cost to around 15 million euros per entry.[2]

The boats are maintained by a common team, The Boatyard. They manage the spares, repairs, and maintenance for all the teams.[3]

### Onboard reporters

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For this edition of the race, each yacht had an onboard reporter. They are responsible for producing 4 minutes of video, 200 words, and 8 photographs a day.[4] These media assets are sent to the Volvo Ocean Race Media Center in Alicante for editing and wide dissemination. OBRs were allowed to perform additional activities beyond producing content, however, they may not assist in the sailing of the boat.

## Participants

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Seven teams are participating in this edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. One of them, Team SCA, is a women-only team.[5]

Team  | Flag and Sail  | Skipper

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Team SCA |  SWE 1929  |  Samantha Davies
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing |  UAE 2  |  Ian Walker
Dongfeng Race Team |  CHN 1969  |  Charles Caudrelier
Team Brunel |  NED 1  |  Bouwe Bekking
Team Alvimedica |  USA 4  |  Charlie Enright
MAPFRE |  ESP 1  |  Iker Martinez
Team Vestas Wind |  |  Chris Nicholson

Sailors by nationality[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Country  | Sailors

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France | 12
United Kingdom | 10
Australia | 8
United States | 8
Spain | 7
China | 6
Netherlands | 6
New Zealand | 5
Denmark | 3
Argentina | 2
Switzerland | 2
Belgium | 1
Brazil | 1
Ireland | 1
Italy | 1
Lithuania | 1
Sweden | 1
United Arab Emirates | 1

## Route

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Event | Start date | Finish date | Start | Finish | Distance

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In-Port Race | 4 October 2014 |  Alicante
Leg 1 | 11 October 2014 | 5 November 2014 |  Alicante |  Cape Town | 6,487 nm
In-Port Race | 15 November 2014 |  Cape Town
Leg 2 | 19 November 2014 | 13 December 2014 |  Cape Town |  Abu Dhabi | 5,185 nm
In-Port Race | 2 January 2015 |  Abu Dhabi
Leg 3 | 3 January 2015 | 27 January 2015 |  Abu Dhabi |  Sanya | 4,642 nm
In-Port Race | 7 February 2015 |  Sanya
Leg 4 | 8 February 2015 | 28 February 2015 |  Sanya |  Auckland | 5,264 nm
In-Port Race | 14 March 2015 |  Auckland
Leg 5 | 18 March 20151 | 5 April 2015 |  Auckland |  Itajaí | 6,776 nm
In-Port Race | 18 April 2015 |  Itajaí
Leg 6 | 19 April 2015 | 7 May 2015 |  Itajaí |  Newport | 5,010 nm
In-Port Race | 16 May 2015 |  Newport
Leg 7 | 17 May 2015 | 27 May 2015 |  Newport |  Lisbon | 2,800 nm
In-Port Race | 6 June 2015 |  Lisbon
Leg 8 | 7 June 2015 | 11 June 2015 |  Lisbon |  Lorient | 647 nm
In-Port Race | 14 June 2015 |  Lorient
Leg 9 | 17 June 2015 | 22 June 2015 |  Lorient |  Gothenburg | 960 nm
Pit stop | 19 June 2015 |  The Hague
In-Port Race | 27 June 2015 |  Gothenburg

Notes (157 sailing days for race winners and 10 In-port racing days):

* ^1 Originally scheduled to begin on 15 March 2015, but delayed because of Cyclone Pam.[13]

## Results

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The point standings are done via low points. The winner of each leg/in-port race will receive 1 point, runner up will receive 2 points, and so on down to the final finisher who will receive 7 points. Failure to finish a leg is counted as 8 points. The overall winner will be the one the lowest number of leg points, with the in-port points being used for tie-breaking.[14]

### Overall Leg standings

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| Leg 1

| Leg 2

| Leg 3

| Leg 4

| Leg 5

| Leg 6

| Leg 7

| Leg 8

| Leg 9

| Penalty/
Redress  | Total

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Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 3  | 5 |  | 24
Team Brunel  | 3  | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4  | 3  | 1 | 5  | 2 |  | 29
Dongfeng Race Team  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 3 | DNF2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 33
MAPFRE  | 7 | 4 | 4  | 1  | 2 | 4  | 2 | 4  | 3 | 34 5 | 34
Team Alvimedica  | 5 | 5  | 3 | 4  | 3 | 5  | 3 | 6  | 1  | -13 | 34
Team SCA  | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6  | 1 | 7 | 25 | 51
Team Vestas Wind  | 4 | DNF1 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 2 | 6 |  | 60

Notes:

* ^1 \- Team Vestas Wind was grounded on the Cargados Carajos Shoals near Mauritius. They re-joined the race for leg 8.[15]
* ^2 \- Dongfeng suffered a broken mast near Cape Horn and had to abandon leg 5.[16]
* ^3 \- Team Alvimedica finished leg 2 in fifth place, but were awarded 1 point redress for standing by the grounded Team Vestas Wind[17]
* ^4 \- MAPFRE finished leg 5 in second position, but were given two points penalty for rules breaches.[18]
* ^5 \- MAPFRE and Dongfeng (1 point each) and SCA (2 points) were handed penalty points after leg 7 for infringing sailing rules.[19]

### In-port series

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| Ali
| CT
| AD
| San
| Auc
| Ita
| NP
| Lis
| Lor
| Got
| Total

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Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 2 | 6  | 2  | 3  | 2 | 4 | 6  | 31
Team Brunel  | 4  | 2  | 2 | 4  | 2  | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6  | 1  | 32
Team SCA  | 6  | 3  | 1 | 5  | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5  | 2  | 35
MAPFRE  | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6  | 3 | 5  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 37
Team Alvimedica  | 1 | 6 | 5  | 3 | 5 | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1 | 5  | 37
Dongfeng Race Team  | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4  | 3 | 6 | 6  | 3 | 4  | 40
Team Vestas Wind  | 7 | 5 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 7 | 7 | 7  | 73

## Overall Results

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Pos  | Sail Number  | Yacht  | Country  | Yacht Type  | LOA
(Metres)  | Skipper  | Points

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1  | UAE 2  | Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing-Azzam |  United Arab Emirates  | Farr Volvo Ocean 65  | 20.37  | Ian Walker | 24
2  | NED 1  | Team Brunel |  Netherlands  | Farr Volvo Ocean 65  | 20.37  | Bouwe Bekking | 29
3  | CHN 1969  | Dongfeng Race Team |  China  | Farr Volvo Ocean 65  | 20.37  | Charles Caudrelier | 33
4  | ESP 1  | MAPFRE |  Spain  | Farr Volvo Ocean 65  | 20.37  | Iker Martínez | 34
5  | USA 4  | Team Alvimedica |  United States
Turkey  | Farr Volvo Ocean 65  | 20.37  | Charlie Enright | 34
6  | SWE 1929  | Team SCA |  Sweden  | Farr Volvo Ocean 65  | 20.37  | Samantha Davies | 51
7  | DEN 65  | Team Vestas Wind |  Denmark  | Farr Volvo Ocean 65  | 20.37  | Chris Nicholson | 60
References:[20][21]

## Media

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The race was chronicled in a daily show hosted by Genny Tulloch called Inside Tack - Life at the Extreme, and a weekly show -Life at the Extreme.

## References

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1. ^ All-women's team first to enter 2014-15 Race Archived 2013-04-30 at the Wayback Machine volvooceanrace.com, 21 August 2012
2. ^ Volvo Ocean Race due to start from Alicante in 2014 to feature all-female crew thetelegraph.co.uk, 20 August 2012
3. ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "The Boatyard".
4. ^ "Grounded". Volvo Ocean Race official website. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
5. ^ "Meet the teams". volvooceanrace.com. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
6. ^ "The Team - Dongfeng Race Team".
7. ^ "Home - Team SCA".
8. ^ Sailing Team
9. ^ "THE TEAM - MAPFRE". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
10. ^ Team/
11. ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Volvo Ocean Race".
12. ^ "Meet Team Brunel, personal profiles of all our crew members". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
13. ^ "The start is on!". volvooceanrace.com. 2015-03-16. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
14. ^ "Keeping score". volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
15. ^ "Back in the race". volvooceanrace.com. 2015-01-28. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
16. ^ "Time to call it quits". volvooceanrace.com. 2015-03-31. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
17. ^ "Time to redress". volvooceanrace.com. 2014-12-30. Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
18. ^ "The jury decides". volvooceanrace.com. 2015-04-17. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
19. ^ "Penalty point pain". volvooceanrace.com. 2015-06-03.
20. ^ Histoiredeshalfs. "WOR60-VOR60-VO70=V065 Alphabetic List".
21. ^ Volvo Ocean Race. "Volvo Ocean Race 2014/2015 Scoreboard". Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2023-02-04.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015.

* Volvo Ocean Race – Official site
* Dongfeng Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine Team Page
* SCA Team Page
* Alvimedica Team Page
* MAPFRE Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine Team Page
* Vestas Wind Archived 2015-01-07 at the Wayback Machine Team Page
* Brunel Team Page
* Abu Dhabi Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Team Page

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