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

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.All-women's team first to enter 2014-15 Race volvooceanrace.com, 21 August 2012

The aim was to reduce participation cost to around 15 million euros per entry.Volvo Ocean Race due to start from Alicante in 2014 to feature all-female crew thetelegraph.co.uk, 20 August 2012

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

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

Team Flag and Sail Skipper 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 Country Sailors 12 10 8 8 7 6 6 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Route EventStart dateFinish dateStartFinishDistanceIn-Port Race4 October 2014 AlicanteLeg 111 October 20145 November 2014 Alicante Cape Town6,487 nmIn-Port Race15 November 2014 Cape TownLeg 219 November 201413 December 2014 Cape Town Abu Dhabi5,185 nmIn-Port Race2 January 2015 Abu DhabiLeg 33 January 201527 January 2015 Abu Dhabi Sanya4,642 nmIn-Port Race7 February 2015 SanyaLeg 48 February 201528 February 2015 Sanya Auckland5,264 nmIn-Port Race14 March 2015 AucklandLeg 5 18 March 2015 5 April 2015 Auckland Itajaí6,776 nmIn-Port Race18 April 2015 ItajaíLeg 619 April 20157 May 2015 Itajaí Newport5,010 nmIn-Port Race16 May 2015 NewportLeg 717 May 201527 May 2015 Newport Lisbon2,800 nmIn-Port Race6 June 2015 LisbonLeg 87 June 201511 June 2015 Lisbon Lorient647 nmIn-Port Race14 June 2015 LorientLeg 917 June 201522 June 2015 Lorient Gothenburg960 nmPit stop19 June 2015 The HagueIn-Port Race27 June 2015 Gothenburg

Notes (157 sailing days for race winners and 10 In-port racing days): Originally scheduled to begin on 15 March 2015, but delayed because of Cyclone Pam.

Results 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.

Overall Leg standings Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3 Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6 Leg 7 Leg 8 Leg 9 Penalty/Redress Total 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 DNF 1 4 7 4 1 33 MAPFRE 7 4 4 1 2 4 2 4 3 3 34 Team Alvimedica 5 5 3 4 3 5 3 6 1 -1 34 Team SCA 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 1 7 2 51 Team Vestas Wind 4 DNF DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 2 6 60

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

In-port series AliCTADSanAucItaNPLisLorGotTotalAbu Dhabi Ocean Racing21326232 4 631Team Brunel4 2 2 4 2 1 5 5 6 132Team SCA6315 1 4 4 4 5 235MAPFRE37663511 2 337Team Alvimedica16535623 1 537Dongfeng Race Team54414 3 6 6 3 440Team Vestas Wind 7 5 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 7 7 773

Overall Results

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

Media 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

External links

Volvo Ocean Race – Official site Dongfeng Team Page SCA Team Page Alvimedica Team Page MAPFRE Team Page Vestas Wind Team Page Brunel Team Page Abu Dhabi Team Page