Volvo Ocean Race (RWYCI)

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#6699CC" TEXT="#080000" background="363b85a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland (RWYCI)</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland (RW"><B>home</B></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=250 BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000" background="367fa043.gif"> <div> <IMG SRC="c73c87f0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="127" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="c6eca890.jpg" border=0 width="202" height="137" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland</B></div> <div> <A HREF="volvo_ocean_race_org.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Volvo Ocean Race org">Volvo Ocean Race</A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Volvo Ocean Race (RWYCI)</I></div> <bR> <div> Download New RWYCI Newsletter:  <a href="HTMLobj-3355/RWYCI_Newsletter_No_1_03_June08.pdf"><u>RWYCI Newsletter No 1 2008</u> </a>  </div> <div> Download RWYCI Membership Application Form 2008:  <a href="HTMLobj-3356/RWYCI_2008_Application_Form.pdf"><u>RWYCI Membership Application Form 2008</u> </a>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Ger O'Rourke and ABN AMRO 1 - Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="volvo_ocean_race_org.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Volvo Ocean Race org"><IMG SRC="d12c82c0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="300" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="9" VSPACE="7"></A>I<B>reland's top offshore sailor, Fastnet winner  and Honorary RWYCI member,  Ger O'Rourke is expected to be the second Irish entry in the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) with the purchase of ABN Amro 1 (aka Black Betty)  to take on the new generation of Volvo 70's in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 starting in Alicante, Spain on 11th October, 2008 and expected finish in St. Petersburg, Russia on 27th June, 2009. There will be a </B><A HREF="volvo_ocean_race_galway.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Volvo Ocean Race Galway"><B>stopover in Galwa</B></A><B>y on 6th June, 2009 in the 39,000 nautical miles Round the World Yacht Race.</B></div> <bR> <div> Click to play videos<B> <a href="HTMLobj-3285/Media_Player.ivr"><u>Volvo Ocean Race ABN Amro 1</u> </a>  </B>and  <a href="HTMLobj-3301/Volvo_Ocean_Race_2008_09.flv"><u>Volvo Ocean Race 2008 2009</u> </a>  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Ireland's other entry "</B><A HREF="id354.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Green Team"><B>Green Team"</B></A><B> from Galway has a new yacht under construction in China by McConghy boatyard.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland is delighted with this news and wishes Ger O'Rourke and his new team every success.</B></div> <bR> <div>    <A HREF="orourke_enters_vor.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ORourke enters VOR">See Afloat Magazine Report</A>          <A HREF="irish_times_ger_orourke.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Irish Times Ger ORourke">See The Irish Times</A>           <A HREF="volvo_ocean_race_org.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Volvo Ocean Race org">Volvo Ocean Race</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="vor_schedule.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VOR Schedule"><IMG SRC="cdfeef40.jpg" border=0 width="750" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> Race Track</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="628" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="202" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> <B>Event</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> <B>Date</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> <B>Distance</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Alicante</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> In-Port Race</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> 04 October 2008</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="100" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Alicante</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> Leg 1 START</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> 11 October 2008</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> 6,500 Nm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Cape Town</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> Leg 2 START</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> 15 November 2008</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> 4,450 Nm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Kochi (India)</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> Leg 3 START</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> 13 December 2008</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> 1,950 Nm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Singapore</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> Leg 4 START</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> 18 January 2009</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> 2,500 Nm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Qingdao</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> Leg 5 START</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> 14 February 2009</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> 12,300 Nm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Rio De Janeiro</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> Leg 6 START</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> 11 April 2009</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> 4,900 Nm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Boston</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> Leg 7 START</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> 16 May 2009</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> 2,550 Nm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Galway</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> Leg 8 START</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> 6 June 2009</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> 950 Nm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Göteborg</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> Leg 9 START</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> 14 June 2009</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> 525 Nm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Stockholm</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> LEG 10 START</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> 25 June 2009</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><div> 370 Nm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>St Petersburg</B> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><div> RACE FINISH</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> 27 June 2009</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="100" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="202"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="202" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="134"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="134" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="179" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="100"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="100" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland</B></div> <div> <B>                                        (R.W.Y.C.I.)</B></div> <div> C/o Charles W. 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