Galway Officially Announced as Volvo Ocean Race 2011 Finish.

As reported in the Irish press over the weekend, Galway will host the final stop of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. Galway withstood strong opposition from several rival cities in the official port bidding process to earn the right to host not only the finale but also the overall prize-giving ceremony.
At today’s announcement, Volvo Ocean [...]

Craic in Volvo Secret Stopover Schedule? Galway Final Stop in 2012?

Organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race have created their own kind of ‘March Madness’, by choosing to reveal the stopovers for the next edition of the round-the-world one by one throughout the month.
Last week, the French press ignored the embargo date for the news that Lorient would be the second European stop and set tongues [...]

Lorient Confirmed as Volvo Ocean Race Stopover for Two Editions.

It’s always interesting to speculate in the new era of instant news and communication whether or not a savvy team of PR and media folk leak information with intent, or whether they are still caught out by the way the new world order works. The Volvo Ocean Race have made official, news that France will [...]

Volvo Ocean Race Announces Lisbon & One Other European Venue.

The Volvo Ocean Race has announced another stopover in its drip-feed race reveal. In a time when information moves at the speed of light around the globe, race organisers are putting a lot of faith in the media and others to respect embargoes about where the 2011-12 race will visit.
Yesterday’s official news is that Lisbon [...]

Volvo Ocean Race Announces 1 Stop For 2011-2012 Route.

We are used to great things from the Volvo Ocean Race. The professionalism with which the organisers operate the event is a fantastic example that all rights holders in the business of sailing should be looking to as best practise. So perhaps it is because we associate the Volvo Ocean Race team with such high [...]

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