Volvo Ocean Race (RWYCI)

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Ger O'Rourke and ABN AMRO 1 - Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009

Ireland'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 stopover in Galway on 6th June, 2009 in the 39,000 nautical miles Round the World Yacht Race.

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Ireland's other entry "Green Team" from Galway has a new yacht under construction in China by McConghy boatyard.

The Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland is delighted with this news and wishes Ger O'Rourke and his new team every success.

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Race Track

	Event	Date	Distance
Alicante	In-Port Race	04 October 2008
Alicante	Leg 1 START	11 October 2008	6,500 Nm
Cape Town	Leg 2 START	15 November 2008	4,450 Nm
Kochi (India)	Leg 3 START	13 December 2008	1,950 Nm
Singapore	Leg 4 START	18 January 2009	2,500 Nm
Qingdao	Leg 5 START	14 February 2009	12,300 Nm
Rio De Janeiro	Leg 6 START	11 April 2009	4,900 Nm
Boston	Leg 7 START	16 May 2009	2,550 Nm
Galway	Leg 8 START	6 June 2009	950 Nm
Göteborg	Leg 9 START	14 June 2009	525 Nm
Stockholm	LEG 10 START	25 June 2009	370 Nm
St Petersburg	RACE FINISH	27 June 2009

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