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<title><![CDATA[More images from the finish and arrival in St Petersburg docks]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:09:57 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma looks back on the leg and the race]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56607]]></link><description><![CDATA[The PUMA Ocean Racing team today finished the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 in second place overall. Having led the fleet right from the start of leg ten, which took the team 400 miles from Stockholm, Sweden to St Petersburg, Russia, PUMA lost out to Telefonica Black in a tight battle for victory in the final few minutes, crossing the line just a few boat lengths behind in second place.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:53:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team is very proud]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma skipper Ken Read signs off]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56605]]></link><description><![CDATA[I really don't know what to say other than – ‘It's over’. This unbelievable adventure of a lifetime is over.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:51:21 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd very satisfied]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56604]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the early morning of Saturday June 27, Team Delta Lloyd (NED) finished the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 with the heads held high.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue skipper Bouwe Bekking signs off]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56603]]></link><description><![CDATA[The race has finished in a spectacular way, with another very close finish. With a first for the black boat and a third for us, it was a successful leg for the Telefónica team.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:48:58 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VOR finishes photos added to BYM News Gallery]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:25:55 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black wins Puma battle to St Petersburg]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56593]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was an historic moment tonight in St Petersburg, Russia, when as the White Night turned to dawn the Volvo Ocean Race fleet, led by Telefónica Black in a thrilling climax,  crossed the tenth and final finish line of this nine-month, 37,000 nm race around the world.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:24:26 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dramatic boat length win for Telefonica Black]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56589]]></link><description><![CDATA[0141 GMT this morning we managed to do what we have tried to achieve many times during the last eight months...To win a leg! After an intense tacking battle with PUMA, which happened the last 30 min of the race, we crossed the line no more than one boat length ahead of her.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New images added to the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:32:27 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images added to the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:22:45 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The art of sailing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56361]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dutch artist Menno Baars has painted a sail while hoisted up Delta Lloyd’s mast of. The artist says it is the first time that a piece of art like this has been made at such a large scale and high altitude at full sail. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:56:16 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More in port races images added to BYM News Photo Gallery]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images from Equipo Telefonica have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:33:14 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stockholm in port race images added to the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:44:57 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue gets nearer second place]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:16:58 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue has had a last check ashore - images]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:00:17 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More Telefonica Blue images added to VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images of Telefonica Blue finishing Leg 9 have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:22:06 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue images added to VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images of Telefonica Blue on route to Stockholm have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:13:48 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[King Carl Gustaf of Sweden meets the sailors]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56238]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a strange mixture. There were important men in suits, glamorous women in dresses, sailors in shorts and giants in shades whispering into sleeves.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:12:25 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More Stockholm ProAm race pix added to VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pix from Sally Collison/Puma & Maria Muina/Telefonica have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:19:32 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stockholm ProAm images added to VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:40:13 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd Stockholm finish images added to VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:01:51 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Delta Lloyd's strategy did not pay ]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:43:44 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue repair images added to VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images of Telefonica Blue undergoing repairs, after striking a rock off Marstrand, have been added to the BYM Photo Gallery.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:09:17 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stockholm finish images added to VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Finish pix have been added to BYM News Photo Gallery.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:27:22 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon fifth in Stockholm]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56105]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leg 9 has been a 24/7 battle for the all the crews as they fight for the final points on offer on the penultimate leg of the race. After a close fought battle over the final 12 miles between Telefonica Black and Green Dragon, Ian Walker and his crew had to settle for fifth place in Sweden tonight. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:25:13 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Torben Grael skippers Ericsson 4 to victory in Stockholm]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56103]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team yacht Ericsson 4, skippered by Torben Grael of Brazil, has captured overall honors in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 on the penultimate leg. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:24:02 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma wins leg nine of Volvo Ocean Race]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56102]]></link><description><![CDATA[PUMA won leg nine of the Volvo Ocean Race at 22:43:10 local (20:43:10 GMT) this evening, achieving their first leg win of the race to date.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:23:06 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 wins overall Puma takes leg]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56101]]></link><description><![CDATA[A third place finish in leg nine has been enough for Ericsson 4 to provisionally win the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:22:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images added to the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images from Green Dragon, Puma and Telefonica Black have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:39:51 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica damage pix added to VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pix of the damaged Telefonica Blue have been added to the VOR album + more Marstrand start pix from Delta Lloyd.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:37:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon in full on sprint to Stockholm]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56057]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a strong start for Green Dragon as Leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race kicked off in Marstrand yesterday afternoon. This leg at 525 nm is the second shortest of the race.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:59:22 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd and Green Dragon in close fight]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56056]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are fighting a boat to boat fight against the Green Dragons here on the Danish coast.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:57:37 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue determined not going to give up]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:55:48 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images of Telefonica Blue recovery]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images of Telefonica Blue being pulled off the rocks have been added to the VOR album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:35:48 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Images of Telefonica Blue on the rocks in the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:52:10 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue hits rock while leading fleet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56021]]></link><description><![CDATA[Drama today in Marstrand as Telefónica Blue/Bouwe Bekking became wedged on a rock and suspended racing at 1231GMT while leading the fleet at the start of leg nine to Stockholm.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:55:07 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=56020]]></link><description><![CDATA[They suspended racing with a call to the Duty Office at 12:33 GMT. Shades of the Qingdao start on Leg 4 when Bouwe Bekking's men similarly came to an abrupt halt after running aground at the pre-start.
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<title><![CDATA[New Marstrand finish images added to VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:10:26 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More Marstrand finishes images added to VOR album]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[How the Marstrand leg ended]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Marstrand finishes images added to VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:57:11 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma comes back to finish second in Marstrand]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 takes third win in a row]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55842]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 has done it again. In a thrilling finish to leg eight of the Volvo Ocean Race from Galway to Marstrand, Sweden, Ericsson 4 pulled out all the stops to take a third leg win in a row. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New images added to the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:39:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Update from Green Dragon on the final push]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55834]]></link><description><![CDATA[With just over 100 miles remaining on this leg the fleet is facing their final night onboard as they plot the route towards Marstrand in Sweden.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The intensity rises as the fleet closes on Marstrand]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55831]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tension levels are rising with just over 100 miles remaining on Leg 8. The tactical ploys of the past 24 hours are impacting heavily on the leaderboard, and on the nerves of those on board. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New images added to the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:40:20 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 on wrong side of low pressure]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Jun 2009 05:03:42 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Jun 2009 04:55:35 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue's Gabri Olivo reports on a bad day]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55757]]></link><description><![CDATA[What a day... It went all wrong hour after hour - probably someone didn't go to church last Sunday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Jun 2009 04:40:18 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Meteorologist Jennifer Lilly weather report]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Jun 2009 04:39:12 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sensational surfing images added to the VOR album ]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 7 Jun 2009 11:01:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Still more Galway start images added to BYM News Gallery]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images from Telefonica, Puma, Green Dragon and Delta Lloyd have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 7 Jun 2009 08:39:42 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More new images in the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 6 Jun 2009 15:09:21 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 6 Jun 2009 14:40:17 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon has a great start from Galway Bay]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55632]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hometown boat, Green Dragon, made a fantastic start today as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet left Galway Bay on the 1250 nm sprint leg to Marstrand in Sweden.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 6 Jun 2009 11:30:01 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma sad to leave fantastic Galway]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Pre-departure images added to BYM Gallery]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 6 Jun 2009 11:01:30 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New training images added to BYM Gallery]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:32:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In port races images added to BYM News Photo Gallery]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 31 May 2009 03:14:01 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Delta Lloyd finishes sixth in Galway In-Port Race]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55354]]></link><description><![CDATA[Team Delta Lloyd (NED) finished sixth at the Galway In-Port Race. The Dutch entry, skippered by Roberto Bermúdez de Castro (ESP), made some little mistakes and therefore could not impress as it did in Rio de Janeiro and Boston. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 31 May 2009 03:12:28 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma is Galway In Port Race champion]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 30 May 2009 13:53:53 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Disappointment for Green Dragon in Galway]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55333]]></link><description><![CDATA[As the words of the song ‘Galway Girl’ boomed out across Galway town this morning, the biggest cheer was for the home team Green Dragon.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma has first win on Galway Bay]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55332]]></link><description><![CDATA[In Port Race 2: Five minutes from the off. The fleet of seven Volvo Open 70s in  jousting mode at the pre-start. Breeze still in the 11-13 range and stable. Sea state is moderate.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 30 May 2009 11:05:08 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue takes win over Black]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 30 May 2009 11:03:38 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 May 2009 13:14:07 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon gets heroes welcome in Galway]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 May 2009 13:11:34 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volvo Ocean Race: Delta Lloyd beats Telefonica Black and Ericsson 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55075]]></link><description><![CDATA[The crew of Delta Lloyd just gets better and better. Although finishing in fifth place this morning in Galway at 0339 GMT, the team had been up in the lead during this leg and was in contention for a podium finish right up until the last moment.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 May 2009 05:42:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma takes incredible second in Galway]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 May 2009 05:40:11 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volvo Ocean Race: Puma pips Green Dragon by three miles]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 May 2009 05:39:13 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson 4 takes top podium again]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55065]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 again took maximum points this morning when she crossed the finish of Volvo Ocean Race leg seven in Galway in first position.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 May 2009 05:38:14 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volvo Ocean Race: Riath Al-Samarrai gets Galway lowdown from barber]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55049]]></link><description><![CDATA["Taxi drivers and barbers," Richard once said, a wise old journalist talking to his hack apprentice. "They'll tell you all you need to know about a place."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 23 May 2009 04:41:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volvo Ocean Race: Ian Walker treading water on Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55029]]></link><description><![CDATA[It’s 3 am pitch black and you are on the edge of control when the wind gusts to 42 knots and all the electronic instruments go out. What do you do next? ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 May 2009 12:25:57 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volvo Ocean Race: Bouwe Bekking concerned about speed]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55028]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are fighting like gladiators, but we can’t get more speed out of our puppy. We feel we made improvements, but we are still missing that little of bit of pace, which is needed to stay up front. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 May 2009 12:24:53 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Violent times on Ericsson 4]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 May 2009 12:23:54 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volvo Ocean Race: Leg round up]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55025]]></link><description><![CDATA[On Saturday 16 May, the fleet left Boston bound for Galway in Ireland in the last of the true offshore legs of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09.  The start was not without drama. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 May 2009 12:22:47 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ken Read bemoans Puma rudder loss]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55023]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why can't we catch a break! We get ourselves into first and sail the boat hard only for a catastrophe to rear its ugly head again. This time in the form of our rudder - or lack thereof! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 May 2009 05:55:58 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd outsails Telefonica Black]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55022]]></link><description><![CDATA[The last 24 hours have been very different from the days before. The dreaded downhill battle has started.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 May 2009 05:55:03 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd sailing on the edge]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=55021]]></link><description><![CDATA[I sat down to write that we are fast and safe, but thinking of it, it is hard to call this sailing safe when we are, most of the time, sailing right on the edge in 30-35 knots of breeze. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 May 2009 05:52:17 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sea turtle survives encounter with Telefonica Black]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54958]]></link><description><![CDATA[What a relief! Winter turned into summer as we swept around the south east corner of the ice box. Water temp was suddenly up to 18 celcius, blue skies and hot sun as we hoisted our big kite at lunch today and started to go downhill.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 May 2009 09:19:29 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pix of repairs to Green Dragon daggerboard added]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 May 2009 14:37:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon has a good day]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54908]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is all change in the fleet as they make their way around the ice exclusion zone.  Green Dragon’s more southerly position has paid as they decided to focus on making up ground on the fleet before the downwind conditions set in and in doing so ignored the scoring gate for the bigger battle ahead. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 May 2009 14:35:18 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aksel Magdahl reports from Ericsson 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54904]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything lined up perfectly for full points at the scoring gate until early yesterday morning when a couple of big whales appeared out of the thick fog. We managed to avoid the first one, but we only saw the tail of the next one as it dived just in front of us. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 May 2009 14:14:52 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ian Walker reports from Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54902]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today is a very good day. First and foremost we are out of last place and are less than an hour behind all the other boats after making big gains to the South. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 May 2009 14:13:30 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 third to clear scoring gate]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54898]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team early this morning cleared the Leg 7 scoring gate of the Volvo Ocean Race in third and fourth place.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 May 2009 14:10:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd takes southerly route]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54890]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has been almost two days since we saw the last boat off the southernmost point of Nova Scotia. Since then, we have been charging along in a surreal world of fog and grey water.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 May 2009 07:02:53 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sander Pluijm reports from Delta Lloyd]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54889]]></link><description><![CDATA[Due to the fog everything gets moist and wet. And when things get wet, they get colder. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 May 2009 07:01:03 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Roger Nilson reports from Telefonica Black]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54888]]></link><description><![CDATA[Another foggy day at 44:30 north. Good news that the water temp is up from nasty 4.3 Celsius this morning to acceptable 10.4 right now. Heater still working! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 May 2009 06:59:13 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue first at Atlantic scoring gate]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54887]]></link><description><![CDATA[Another four points in the bag, although this time is wasn’t over until the end. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 May 2009 06:55:32 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon crew pulling back lost miles]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54849]]></link><description><![CDATA[The exit out of Boston was a challenging passage for Green Dragon, as they weaved their way through hundreds of lobster pots and the container ships which lined the route out.  Add a drop in temperature and a thick fog and the start has not been an easy one. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 18 May 2009 14:29:11 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lobster pot damages Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54803]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why did I have to mention the threat of lobster pots yesterday? Today as we rounded Cape Sable off the Southern tip of Nova Scotia we were confronted by hundreds of them and to make matters worse, it was low tide and the lines were slack with little or no pattern. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 17 May 2009 16:06:06 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black loses lead when keel box springs leak]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54782]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now at 0800 GMT 17 May, we are reaching with full main, Genoa 2 and staysail. It is a cold night, water temp 6.8 Celsius. Thankful that our newly installed heater is doing a great job! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 17 May 2009 14:40:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3's Gustav Morin reports Boston start manoeuvres]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54781]]></link><description><![CDATA["Finally!” we thought, when we succeeded with the port start and got away with a pretty good position. It was a bit of a daring manoeuvre, but we got away with it in a very nice way. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 17 May 2009 14:37:20 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 9 May 2009 13:27:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 7 May 2009 03:23:26 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:31:57 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:47:12 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:44:02 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:29:48 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:28:47 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:49:45 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53927]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not too much was decided in the ‘decisive gybe’ a couple of days ago. It made it more difficult for some and easier for others, but since then we have had lots of opportunities. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking says still a long way to go for Telefonica Blue]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:08:01 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boston stopover images added to the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:30:47 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:26:28 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Chisnell's Ten Zulu report]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53885]]></link><description><![CDATA[The bridge over troubled waters to Boston was in danger of disappearing completely this morning, as a high pressure ridge threatened to cut it out from under the fleet.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking reports from Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53887]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has been a tough 24 hours, bashing upwind in sometimes squalls with more than 35 knots, with a very unpleasant sea state. The temperatures are dropping quickly; the sea temperature is now only 12 degrees.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ian Moore reports from Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53782]]></link><description><![CDATA[We knew it was going to be a bad sched and the sweepstake was running from as high as 30 to a mere 7, so a 3 hour loss of 14.8nm to the leader was nearly the middle of the spread. No gear broken, no sails destroyed, no whales speared, just some clouds.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd's Wouter Verbraak talks about the bet]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:54:36 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black in just another squall]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:48:31 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images from Puma, both Telefonica boats and Green Dragon have been added to the BYM Gallery VOR album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:16:58 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53679]]></link><description><![CDATA[This morning we found Delta Lloyd on the horizon behind us. Not feeling comfortable at all considering that she has been growing bigger and bigger as the day has passed along. We do everything to squeeze out the last tenths of a knot, but...she is still coming closer.]]></description>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53678]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have been on the receiving end now for roughly 36 hours, losing mile after mile, which is part of the game. I don’t think it will stop for at least another 20 hours, as then finally the others will hit the wall as well.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:12:37 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Very boring sailing on Green Dragon]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:09:26 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd second fastest in the fleet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53661]]></link><description><![CDATA["Really? That's a bit disappointing" Not the most common reception of such a position report on board Team Delta Lloyd, but over the last 24 hrs we have been spoilt. We are doing well on the fleet and are posting the highest speeds. So what's up?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fernando Echavarri reports from Telefonica Black]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53639]]></link><description><![CDATA[This was not what you call a normal night. Too many incidents in a few hours. Just after midnight, we had just changed to the A5, when we hit a squall. In the squall we broke the gennaker sheet. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The drag race goes on for Green Dragon]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy birthday for Ericsson 3 helmsman Eivind Melleby]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53606]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's my birthday today and I am in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. A different way to celebrate, but still it is nice here now, so I am happy.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:35:30 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Guy Salter reports from Ericsson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53637]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trade sailing is warm sunny and very wet on the whole, I could almost advise any budding Volvo sailor who doesn’t like the cold to just take one of these boats into the trades to just go for a burn. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:34:50 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images added to the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images from Green Dragon and the two Telefonica boats have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:31:32 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dangerous sail change on Delta Lloyd]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53583]]></link><description><![CDATA[“Guys, we are five per cent under polars. How does the boat feel?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:31:21 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:30:11 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fernando Echavarri reports from Telefonica Black]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53579]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are working really hard and I am replacing Mike Pammenter, so not too much time! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:28:24 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53580]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, It has been a good day of sailing today, flying along at 20 knots, with good breeze and pleasant weather.  However, it is back to the fire-hose sailing with a continuous stream of water blasting down the deck at us.  ]]></description>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53574]]></link><description><![CDATA[A quick and gentle doldrums has lead to yet another drag race across the Atlantic- T-Blue with the jump, and the rest of us nip and tuck-careening through the tropics toward the North Atlantic.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:26:57 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Joca Signorini reports from Ericsson 4]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Roger Nilson reports from Telefonica Black]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd opts for northerly course]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53564]]></link><description><![CDATA["The latest satellite picture is full of huge squalls. It is going to be a challenging day."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:08:58 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 out of the Doldrums]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon has third and final visit from King Neptune]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53567]]></link><description><![CDATA[It’s been an exciting 24 hours for us. First we gained lots of miles in the doldrums getting within sight of Ericsson 3 and Telefónica Black at one stage and then we had a third and final visit from King Neptune as this is the first time James Carroll has ever sailed across the Equator. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:03:24 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue's Bouwe Bekking pleased Delta Lloyd is doing well]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53563]]></link><description><![CDATA[The boats behind us have a nice race going on with hardly separation in between them. It always seems that by Rio most teams know how to get maximum performance out of their boats. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wouter Verbraak reports from Delta Lloyd]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:59:36 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tom Addis reports from Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53552]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi, a key milestone down for us today – reaching and extending in the north east trades.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:58:28 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tony Mutter reports from Ericsson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53551]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well last night was one of those nights where everything that could happen did. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:58:10 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Chisnell Ten Zulu report]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53338]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's all happening very ssssllllooooowwwwwlllllyyyyy out there ... And if the lack of wind wasn’t bad enough, there’s also been a monster swell (check out the take-off at about 1m 30s) rolling in from the south, generating a fearful rock and roll motion.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:48:31 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No complaints from Simon Fisher on Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53335]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rio has been good to us, good for relaxing, good for eating and, consequently, good for putting on all the lost weight from leg five! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:46:42 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Pammenter ankle not broken]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53334]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have started moving which I think is the news of the day.  After being stuck for near 20 hours making speeds below two knots, it is a pleasure reaching with 11 knots of boat speed. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New Leg 6 start images from Delta Lloyd have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:54:09 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 hoping for sea breeze]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:52:25 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon makes best of the land breeze]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53318]]></link><description><![CDATA[It seems strangely normal being at sea again. Even though the stopover was short at only two weeks I felt ready to leave. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:50:45 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gustav Morin reports from Ericsson 3]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:49:27 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Slow going as fleet picks its way along the South American coast]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon on a slow train to Boston]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:43:23 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black sad for Mark Pammenter]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:32:27 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images of the start plus Mike Pammenter back on shore with a broken ankle.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:10:03 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Renewed Team Delta Lloyd on its way to Boston]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53302]]></link><description><![CDATA[On Saturday April 11 2009, renewed Team Delta Lloyd (NED) commenced at the sixth Volvo Ocean Race leg to Boston/USA. Encouraged by a large spectator fleet, the seven VO70's started at 3 pm local time in Rio de Janeiro.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Good start for Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53301]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leg six of the Volvo Ocean Race kicked off yesterday afternoon at 1500 local time (GMT -4) in a light south westerly 5 - 10 knots sea breeze, the 4,900 mile leg should see the fleet arrive in Boston in 14 - 16 days. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:08:07 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma says farewell Rio, we're homeward bound]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53300]]></link><description><![CDATA[PUMA started leg six of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at 1500 local today, after saying an emotional farewell to the city of Rio. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black has great start]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53292]]></link><description><![CDATA[After a short stopover of just two weeks in Rio de Janeiro, less for some teams, it was back out on the race track again today at the start of the 4,900 nautical mile leg six to Boston, USA, another new port introduced for this, the 10th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:06:27 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Back on a well beaten track]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:58:45 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gabriele Olivo predicts a strong comeback from Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=53239]]></link><description><![CDATA[We sailed the practice race, the in-port race and the pro-am, but Monday was my first real day back. I still feel the effect a bit, but I had a nice break from it all.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:56:11 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 6 Apr 2009 01:42:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volvo confirms commitment to next race]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52990]]></link><description><![CDATA[On Sunday morning, Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, made the first of a series of presentations covering the current state of the race, and looking forward to the next edition, in 2011-12.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 6 Apr 2009 01:40:30 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson boats stumble on Guanabara Bay]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52986]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team placed fourth and seventh in Rio In-Port Race. Sailed in light and shifty winds on Guanabara Bay, Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4 rounded the first windward mark in second and third, respectively, but then suffered through light winds at the bottom of the first run and dropped back a few places.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking feels pretty nice after Telefonica Blue wins]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52985]]></link><description><![CDATA["After yesterday’s win during the practice race, today we got a real and valuable win at the Rio de Janeiro inport race. The second one after that of Alicante, no less than six months ago! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 5 Apr 2009 06:13:40 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Chisnell reports on the In Port Race]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52984]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just one race, but two plays of the day in the Light In-Port Race in Rio de Janeiro - since both relied on a little bit of luck to convert a plan into an opportunity, and then into a result.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 5 Apr 2009 06:12:39 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The new era of Delta Lloyd]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52983]]></link><description><![CDATA["What a result," screamed Wouter Verbraak. "Unbelievable." The new era of Team Delta Lloyd was welcomed with a maiden podium finish, but Bouwe Bekking had the biggest grin at the end of the 'Light In-Port Race' in Rio de Janeiro today.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 5 Apr 2009 06:11:51 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd delighted with first podium finish in Rio de Janeiro]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52981]]></link><description><![CDATA[Team Delta Lloyd took its first podium finish in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. The Dutch/Irish entry finished third in the In-Port Race in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil, won by Telefonica Blue of Bouwe Bekking (NED). ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 5 Apr 2009 06:10:48 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma second in Rio In Port race]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 5 Apr 2009 06:09:12 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon makes gains on Ericsson 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52977]]></link><description><![CDATA[After racing was postponed for several hours in Guanabara Bay, the In Port race got underway in a 6 – 8 knot sea breeze.  Green Dragon made a strong start at the pin end of the line and the rest of the fleet followed suit]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 5 Apr 2009 06:07:21 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images of Telefonica Blue finish have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:32:59 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Green Dragon images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Green Dragon finish images have been added to the VOR album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:50:44 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue finishes things off]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52698]]></link><description><![CDATA[At 03:55 GMT, in the early hours (00:55 local time) of a rainy Sunday morning, Telefónica Blue eased across the finish line off the Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro to take fifth place in leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:48:33 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon takes fourth place]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52691]]></link><description><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker/GBR led his hungry crew over the finish line outside the Marina da Gloria, in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday afternoon to claim fourth place in Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:48:50 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma team still full of fight]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52656]]></link><description><![CDATA[His shirt was hanging off his body and his voice was croaking with exhaustion, but as Ken Read leaped over the lifelines onto the dock this evening he was full of fight. "We're still in this," he said. "We're not giving up."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:29:33 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Green Dragon images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Green Dragon images have been added to the BYM News Gallery]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:21:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:43:24 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden to visit Ericsson in Rio de Janeiro]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52632]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) will be hosting a visit by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden to Rio de Janeiro, to coincide with the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in the city. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:41:36 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma takes leg third and second overall]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52630]]></link><description><![CDATA[After an incredibly hard-fought 41 days at sea, the PUMA Ocean Racing team crossed the finish line of leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro at 01:47 local/04:27 GMT/23:27 EST [March 26] today. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:40:10 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:38:01 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Torben Grael brings Ericsson 4 home to Brazil in second place]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52628]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team skipper Torben Grael of Brazil led Ericsson 4 across the Leg 5 finish line here at 2257 GMT (1957 local) to complete a team sweep of the leg and solidify its overall lead in the Volvo Ocean Race.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:37:26 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 second into Rio de Jameiro]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52627]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team made it a one/two today in leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race when Ericsson 4 crossed the finish line  at 2257 GMT (1957 local time) in skipper Torben Grael’s home port of Rio de Janeiro, to stand second on the podium next to Ericsson 3 (Magnus Olsson/SWE) who took line honours earlier today.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:36:27 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lots of images of Ericsson 3's finish have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:10:37 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue's Bouwe Bekking congratulates Ericsson 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52620]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well done Ericsson 3 from all of us, a very well sailed leg by them. A great result for Scandinavian sailing!]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:04:18 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Not much to complain about on Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52614]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, With Green Dragon stretching its lead back out to over 100 miles, it would seem that our plans for an exciting duel to the finish have been thwarted for now. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:01:10 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Historic win for Ericsson 3 after epic struggle]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52607]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sweden’s veteran skipper, Magnus Olsson has done it! Olsson and his Nordic crew have won leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race, crossing the finishing line in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro this morning at 1037 GMT today (0737 local time).  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:56:07 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma now sailing in eight knots of wind]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52545]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have a choice.  We always have a choice, but now we really have a choice.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:54:29 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon sailing on a mill pond]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52543]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are still in the grips of the ever expanding high pressure. Last night and this morning was the calmest I have ever seen the sea. We went hours and hours without even seeing a ripple on the surface. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:52:38 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No food worries on Telefonica Blue says Bouwe Bekking]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52540]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just to set the record straight after reading some articles, so that the families don't have to worry, we still have a complete menu for 5 days, meaning full breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus a variety of snacks.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:19:56 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team ghosting towards the finish in Rio]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52524]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team currently holds the top two spots on Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race as the fleet approaches at a snail's pace the finish in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:42:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Difficult times on Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52522]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today is Day 39 and there is less than 900 nm to go for the Dragon to arrive in Rio de Janeiro to see their families, get a good shower, drink a cold beer and have a proper meal. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:39:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rio is sultry and sexy says Puma's Rick Deppe]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52518]]></link><description><![CDATA[Right now the only thing connecting Qingdao and Rio is a thin red line on Capey's (Andrew Cape) computer and I can’t for the life of me think of two more different places to sail between than our Leg 5 start in China, and the finish in Brazil. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:38:57 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ryan Godfrey reports from Ericsson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52505]]></link><description><![CDATA[Keep on rolling, that’s all we have to do. For the past 24 hours we have just managed to stay in enough breeze to keep the mileage ticking over at a steady rate.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:19:16 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:19:14 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 navigator talks about final, futile days]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52501]]></link><description><![CDATA['..drawing lines on a map just to show I am there....' Paraphrasing The Stranglers’ song Bear Cage just about sums up my final futile days on this leg.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:18:16 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Big rig maintenance on Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52500]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ‘bear from Santander’ just came out of his cave after a well deserved six hour winter sleep. You can feel that he reaches warmer water, and he is not talking anymore about how cold it is.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:15:39 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nervous times for Ericsson 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52499]]></link><description><![CDATA[‘Creepy’. Last night we had a few hours of nervousness. We were in pretty much no wind and on one position report we were informed that Ericsson 4 had 13 knots of wind.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:14:31 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue plans major checkstay modification]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52449]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ‘road’ has been incredible bumpy overnight.  Waves are coming directly from the direction we are aiming at, and even though they are not massive, they make us pound all the time. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:35:57 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images of Telefonica Black repairs and Telefonica Blue rounding the Horn have been added to the VOR album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:52:55 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon navigator pleased with Linje Aquavit]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52342]]></link><description><![CDATA[My second rounding of the Horn and out of luck again. None of the glamorous pictures of a yacht blasting along the green rocks in bright sunshine for us.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:51:46 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52341]]></link><description><![CDATA[The leading boats have hit a high pressure zone as they all battle north to Rio. The low pressure systems and the roaring forties of the Southern Ocean are now a distant memory, but all four boats are caught in this system as they negotiate their way around the Falkland Islands.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:50:50 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Golden earrings and a real party on Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52338]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just went in great style around Cape Horn. Not meaning blasting around, the opposite is true, only four knots of breeze, so it gave us a splendid opportunity to have a real rounding party.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:49:59 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Time changes on board Ericsson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52337]]></link><description><![CDATA[It’s an interesting concept - time. Or maybe it’s just the fact that we have been out here for so long with little contact with the outside world that we are starting to show the developed signs of insanity?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:49:01 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More new images of the boats rounding Cape Horn in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pix of Ericcson 4 and Puma have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:34:48 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue's Bouwe Bekking congratulates Ericsson 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52270]]></link><description><![CDATA[First of all well done to Ericsson 3. They have sailed brilliantly so far in this leg, and the reward is there, first around the Cape. Let’s see if they can hold on as the next 2200 miles as it will be tricky again.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:02:45 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simon Fisher reports from Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52269]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, We have made some nice progress recently, it's now only 680 miles until we are rounding Cape Horn and it seems we have endured the worst of the weather and the waves.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:01:32 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PUMA's 'il Mostro' rounding of Cape Horn]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52268]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have never been accused of being the sentimental type. Just not part of the game so to speak. Find a goal, plan it, and get it done. Keep it simple. Not a lot of moving parts to mess up. But the mould may now be broken.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:59:57 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragons date with destiny]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52263]]></link><description><![CDATA[Green Dragon, born in Ireland and built in China, celebrated St Patrick’s Day by rounding Cape Horn with a man from Qingdao among the revellers on board.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:50:02 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pix from Puma, Telefonica Blue and Green Dragon, whose crew celebrated St Patrick's Day.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:57:12 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon expected to round Cape Horn on St Patrick's Day]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52249]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Green Dragon team are hoping to celebrate St Patrick’s Day by rounding Cape Horn tonight. “It must be fate that the Green Dragon, a project born out of Ireland, has reached the most famous sailing landmark of them all on Irelands National Day.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:55:11 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team leads past Cape Horn]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52248]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team's Nordic crew aboard Ericsson 3, led by Swedish skipper Magnus Olsson, was the first yacht past legendary Cape Horn today at 1222 GMT. The International crew on Ericsson 4, led by skipper Torben Grael of Brazil, followed at 1448 GMT.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:54:09 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sea state building for Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52225]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, Twenty-four hours on and the furious fifties have got a little more furious! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:52:53 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 gets close to a wipe out]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52194]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yesterday will be remembered by all as a day when we got a good pasting from the Southern Ocean. In line with the forecast and from observations of the low we have been tracking, we met some of its mighty force today. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:05:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma skipper Kenny Read finds 50 knots pretty windy]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52193]]></link><description><![CDATA[We simply had to pay the toll before this great ocean would let us get off the exit. The Southern Ocean finally showed up over the past couple of days, showing us just a little of what she is all about - heavy air running, finally what we came for but maybe a bit more than we had asked for.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:04:07 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Record wind speeds for Ericsson 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52191]]></link><description><![CDATA[Another day in the Ericsson 3 office. Not an average day, but one of maybe 30 in this race where we sail on the borderline of what boat and crew can take. We are hanging on the back of the powerful low pressure system that moves with us towards Cape Horn. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:03:02 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New Telefonica Blue & Green Dragon images have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:12:19 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd repair photos added to the photo gallery]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:39:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 rookies get taste of Southern Ocean conditions]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52140]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, At last, sailing on Southern Ocean conditions. The rookies must have been wondering if all those stories about it were true. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:33:39 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Men in white suits operate on Delta Lloyd]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52136]]></link><description><![CDATA[The cutting has started. A huge hole appears in Delta Lloyd’s bow. Men in white suits with oxygen masks disappear half in the hull.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:33:09 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking advice on a career in sailing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52118]]></link><description><![CDATA[G’day James, Thanks for your kind words. I can remember when I was your age, how fascinated I was by this race and was closely following the Dutch yacht ‘Flyer’ . ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:41:12 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 may need to ration food]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52116]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is a big low pressure coming in and we are now in what we probably can consider as the calm before the storm. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:39:38 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Guy Salter reports from Ericsson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52115]]></link><description><![CDATA[People say that everyday you should learn and experience something new to keep life exciting and fresh - 'a first' if you like.  Well, today I definitely had such an experience due to the conditions we are having out here on Ericsson 4. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:38:22 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue 100 miles from ice gate]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52114]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi There, There has been a general improvement in everybody's mood this morning, sadly not because of a sudden surge through the rankings to put us back into touch with the leaders but something all together more trivial. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:37:28 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon about to reap the northern benefits]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52101]]></link><description><![CDATA[As Mark Chisnell described in Friday's TEN ZULU, the northerly route has, despite historical evidence to the contrary, proved the way to go on this marathon leg five. And now, with the final run to Cape Horn about to begin, it appears Green Dragon is about to benefit from its northerly routing.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:21:54 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma to face huge storm and rough Cape Horn rounding]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52079]]></link><description><![CDATA[One month into the longest leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, the PUMA Ocean Racing team is preparing to face heinous conditions over the next four days, as they make their way towards Cape Horn. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:06:53 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More new images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images from Telefonica Blue, Puma and Green Dragon have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:44:03 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images of Delta Lloyd in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images of Delta Lloyd arriving in Rio de Janeiro have been added.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:41:34 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking reports from Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52072]]></link><description><![CDATA[On days like this you are wondering if you couldn’t have chosen another sport to compete in. It has been pouring with rain without mercy all day again. Snow would have been much nicer, as you don’t get so wet.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon sets course for Cape Horn]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:38:13 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simon Fisher reports from a very cold Telefonica Blue]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:37:05 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The pressure is on Ericsson 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52033]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a tough leg, for sure. It is so complex. All aspects of yacht racing plays a big part and if one doesn't flow, it drags other parts down with it. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:58:10 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 not impressed with treats from Chinese delicatessen]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52028]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi, Another day at work, getting pretty chilly out there as we move south in the Pacific. We passed the second ice gate so another milestone done for us and now we are free to go where we want to the Horn. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:54:38 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue guys try to keep laughing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52027]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, Outside it feels like it has been raining all morning.  Everywhere around us is an expanse of grey nothingness apart from the occasional bird or sea mammal that threatens to stray into our path.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:53:23 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking bemoans Telefonica Blue boat speed]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52026]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have had torrential rain the entire day, and not much breeze. High pressure systems bring back home clear blue skies, but here it seems always the opposite. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:51:51 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper, Ian Williams, nervous about Cape Horn]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=52025]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have had a tough time watching the guys ahead pile on the miles as they have ridden a weather system we couldn't get to. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:47:18 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images of repairs to Telefonica Black are in the VOR album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:55:44 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images from Puma and Green Dragon are in the VOR album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:37:40 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rich Deppe reports increased interest in food on Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51965]]></link><description><![CDATA[Living conditions onboard are once again deteriorating as we start heading back on a more southerly course towards the second ice-gate and Cape Horn. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:39:46 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Chisnell Ten Zulu report]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51961]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 bought a 300 mile lead with a bold move off the east coast of New Zealand, but after the gold rush of the last couple of days, their investment has finally stopped paying. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:38:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking pleased with Telefonica Blue changes]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51966]]></link><description><![CDATA[Another day in paradise. It could have been so nice, if we had some boats around us. Actually, even that we are so behind right now, we have noticed a couple of real interesting things.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:38:21 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Guy Salter has video camera problems on Ericsson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51959]]></link><description><![CDATA[Had great fun today - we were running with the code 4 spi on and surfing at some pretty good speeds, with water pouring all over the place. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:36:30 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma skipper Ken Read wants Cape Horn behind him]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51960]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi There, What a difference a day makes. Constant losses to the two guys in front as they sailed away in more pressure made the mood on PUMA's "il mostro" frustrated to say the least.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:35:34 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simon Fisher bemoans another slow day on Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51958]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, Sadly it has been another slow day for us on Telefonica Blue and things seem to be set to stay that way, as a ridge of high pressure is extending out in front of us putting up a wall between us and the leaders. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:21:28 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chris Main on why he agreed to join Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51954]]></link><description><![CDATA[Night one of this epic leg from China to Brasil, its pitch black cold and the wind is 20-25 and building, Ian walker turns to me and says your up Chris. I jump on the wheel for my first night drive of a Volvo 70. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:20:30 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon spots several icebergs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51953]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is 2.30am local time and I am just boiling some water for hot drinks - ‘Ian is the radar on we can see some objects in the water?’ ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:19:32 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Green Dragon images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[More new Green Dragon images have been added to the VOR album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:42:39 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images from Puma, Ericsson 3 & 4 and Telefonica Blue have been added to the VOR album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:21:21 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wonderful sleeping conditions on Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51913]]></link><description><![CDATA[The PUMA Ocean Racing team has passed the halfway mark in the longest ever leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. During the leg, which began in China over three weeks ago, the fleet has swept down through the Pacific Ocean, the largest ocean in the world, and is now beginning to make their way through the icy Southern Ocean.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:17:24 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Words, not pictures, from Puma media man, Rick Deppe]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51886]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lot of people will probably start to wonder whether or not I've started losing it today and by the time I get finished with today’s blog I may well be! In fact I'm doing fine, I hope. So apologies in advance for the madness that follows.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:55:24 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tough keeping the morale up on Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51885]]></link><description><![CDATA[We feel like we are in a bit of a drag race, but we are dragging some tyres around from the back bumper. These two Ericsson boats are quick power reaching - check that, they are never really slow - and have essentially jumped a weather system on us. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:54:33 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue mainsail gets a better repair]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51882]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, We have had a busy morning on board the blue boat today.  Having been somewhat dissatisfied with the original mainsail repair (meaning that we have been sailing with one reef since NZ), we have finally managed to re-do it. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:40:07 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simon Fisher expects better winds for Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51883]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yesterday we were power reaching in 25 knots of wind and for the first three hours of my watch I never saw the speedo drop below 20 knots. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:39:35 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Telefonica Blue images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images from Telefonica Blue have been added to the VOR album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:16:43 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Telefonica Black images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images of Telefonica Black, in Rio de Janeiro, have been added to the VOR album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:51:46 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team streaking across Southern Ocean]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51846]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bold tactical play last week has resulted in Ericsson 3, the Nordic crew of Ericsson Racing Team in the Volvo Ocean Race, stretching a large lead at the head of the fleet on the fourth week of Leg 5. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Mar 2009 16:01:13 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rick Deppe does some training on Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51832]]></link><description><![CDATA[I spent the morning training Salty (Rob Salthouse/NZL) to be a back up MCM. We're thinking of a switch out in Rio. Maybe at the Horn if he's ready.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:21:25 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images from all the boats have been added to the BYM News Photo Gallery.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:21:08 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon hoping to hook onto a low]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51831]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is some relief across the fleet after the wind shifted to the north west this weekend and the downwind conditions have begun once again. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:20:30 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 navigator, Jules Salter, talks of the ocean]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51829]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yes, the Pacific is a big ocean and now we are starting to move along its bottom edge after what seems like an age at sea. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:17:45 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Close encounter with a whale for Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51828]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are finally in breeze and angles where our handicap doesn’t show any more; downwind.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:16:38 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Misery loves company on Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51792]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am feeling completely exhausted, and find myself having to pull all my will together to get the smile on my face that keeps me going. Judging by the amount of dinner left in the pot, everybody is pretty much feeling the same.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 8 Mar 2009 13:45:27 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Life is at its simplest while ocean racing says Puma's Kenny Read]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51791]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything happens in sequential patterns, unless things go bad of course. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 8 Mar 2009 13:42:43 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rick Deppe reports from Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51790]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sea’s got that look about it today..... emptiness.  The fog enveloped us earlier today so we're sort of sailing around in a grey bubble.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 8 Mar 2009 11:09:11 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fleet pleased to get spinnakers up]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51789]]></link><description><![CDATA[The traditional southerly route continues to punish Telefonica Blue as the team remains singled-out for an extra dose of upwind punishment. It's slow and frustrating, not least of all because the rest of the fleet has cracked the sheets, put up the spinnakers, and are roaring away.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 8 Mar 2009 05:37:25 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ian Walker reports from Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51784]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today is day 23 which equals the longest I have ever been at sea recorded during leg 1 from Alicante to Cape Town. To put this leg into context today we also passed the halfway point in direct milage from Qingdao to Rio.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 8 Mar 2009 05:36:22 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue making slow progress]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51783]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi There, Since breaking our forestay the last couple of days haven't been our finest here on Telefonica blue, forced to sail with reduced sail we have been making slow progress which is proving frustrating.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 8 Mar 2009 05:35:26 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma is off and pointing at Cape Horn]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51782]]></link><description><![CDATA[And they're off, for now anyway. Il Mostro is pointed at Cape Horn, sheets are eased and the boat finally gets to do its thing; chew up miles in the ocean. I can't tell you how good it feels to be not going upwind, although the angle we are sailing right now is no more comfortable than if we were...tipped over, bouncy and very wet.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 8 Mar 2009 05:34:18 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Green Dragon images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[25 new Green Dragon images have been added to the VOR album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 7 Mar 2009 07:05:06 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grumpy quotes from Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51755]]></link><description><![CDATA[Right I'm in a bad mood today so here are some grumpy quotes for you: 'I'm not counting days anymore I'm counting weeks and this is the start of week 4']]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 7 Mar 2009 06:18:46 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Upwind blues for Ericcson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51756]]></link><description><![CDATA[I don't know what the fleet has done to deserve it - but we are still going upwind. If the race were to be like this next time I doubt there would be any repeated appearences by any of the crews - me included.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 7 Mar 2009 06:14:06 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue sends birthday greetings to Pedro]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51751]]></link><description><![CDATA[A short update from Telefonica Blue. Beating upwind in 15 knots of breeze, progress is ok, but about 2-3 knots slower than normal, as we are sailing with our small J4. It is good that this sail has a separate stay, independent from the forestay otherwise we would have been out. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:51:36 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ken Read wonders how long Puma will be sailing upwind]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51750]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think the crew is starting to believe that Capey and I have put us in the middle of an easterly upwind breeze as part of some REALLY CRUEL PRACTICAL JOKE.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:49:55 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recap on week 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51747]]></link><description><![CDATA[Big decisions have plagued the navigators onboard the Volvo Open 70’s in week three of this, the longest leg of the race. Should we pass to the east of the Fiji islands or dash between them? How do we get round this tricky high pressure, south or north of it? ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:48:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ian Moore expects Ericsson 3 to lead by Saturday afternoon]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Francis Joyon tactics for Green Dragon navigator Wouter Verbraak]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51726]]></link><description><![CDATA[St. Malo, November 2002 and I am onboard Francis Joyon’s trimaran. Together with French navigator Jean Yves Bernot, I am visiting the boats we will provide with weather routing for a French solo race across the Atlantic. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:23:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simon Fisher reports from Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51718]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, If the cloud from the other night was like a giant foot descending from the heavens and stamping on us, the events of this morning were like that massive foot had come back and kicked us square in the *!?*]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Mar 2009 07:58:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue breaks forestay, but saves rig]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51700]]></link><description><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue suffered a cruel blow last night when the Spanish boat broke its forestay while leading the fleet through the Southern Ocean on day 20 of the marathon Leg 5 from Qingdao to Rio.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Mar 2009 07:56:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Images of Telefonica Blue breakage in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images from Telefonica Blue, Puma and Telefonica Black have been added to the VOR album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Mar 2009 07:01:26 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images from Telefonoca Blue and Ericsson 4 have been added to the VOR album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:21:35 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black images added to the BYM News Gallery]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:49:09 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma galley gets a going over]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51670]]></link><description><![CDATA[We're getting a bit of a reprieve today. This race seems to be a constant cycle of getting the snot beaten out of you for an unspecified number of days followed by a couple of days to clean yourself up, lick your wounds and prepare as best you can for the next ass wuppin: because it's coming. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 5 Mar 2009 07:27:19 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking talks of Telefonica Blue sail delamination]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 5 Mar 2009 07:26:20 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The plot thickens for Telefonica]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 5 Mar 2009 06:25:47 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Mar 2009 16:49:49 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A day of destruction on Ericsson 3]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Mar 2009 16:45:24 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team meteorologist sees the hard part starting]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51628]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 4, skippered by Brazil's five-time Olympic medalist Torben Grael, collected the maximum 4 points available when it led the fleet across latitude 36 South at 00:21:09 GMT. The overall fleet leader, Ericsson 4 now has 53 total points. Ericsson 3, led by Swedish skipper Magnus Olsson competing in his sixth circumnavigation race, scored 3.5 points when it followed 32 minutes later. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Mar 2009 16:42:36 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon decides to head east]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Mar 2009 15:44:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue has another tough day]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Mar 2009 15:43:56 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 interested in Ericsson 3 tactics]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51620]]></link><description><![CDATA[Day 18 or 19 on Ericsson 4, not quite sure which day as it's not really important until we are getting close to Rio. We managed to cross the first scoring gate in first earlier on today so the boys had something to smile about for a second as the conditions were, to put it nicely, crap.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Mar 2009 15:41:58 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Mar 2009 07:17:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 makes big tactical break]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51595]]></link><description><![CDATA[A flat-out, pedal-to-the-metal, and don’t-spare-the-horses drag race finally settled the first points for Leg 5. Ericsson 4 went through the scoring gate at 36 degrees S just after midnight GMT.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Mar 2009 06:49:29 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mystery move by Ericsson 3]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Mar 2009 02:39:56 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:49:51 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon fighting for fourth position]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:48:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 once again upwind on port]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:47:14 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue meets the mother of all rain squalls]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51569]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, A tough 24 hours for us all on Telefónica Blue - around about midnight  last night we found ourselves under a massive cloud and didn't get out from under it until the morning. It really was the mother of all rain squalls. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:45:19 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue navigator Tom Addis faces up to bad decision]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51568]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the most impressive aspects of Grant Dalton’s leadership of ETNZ during the last America’s Cup was his policy of sending his decision makers to the post race press conferences irrespective of whether they had won or lost that day.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:44:01 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma media man Rick Deppe yearns for fush and chups in Manganui]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Can't stop thinking about fish and chips today!  Or should I say fush and chups!  I'm not talking about the English variety that I grew up with. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Mar 2009 07:01:18 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Close racing between Ericsson 3, Puma and Ericsson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51566]]></link><description><![CDATA[“It is not very nice to be woken up to gybe, but when you have gone from being 20 miles behind then see the opponents when you come on deck, you feel pretty good anyway”, Martin Strömberg said an hour ago when he came on deck.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Mar 2009 07:00:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Decision time for Open 70 fleet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51454]]></link><description><![CDATA[With the satellites all back up and working after their re-organisation in space, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet found itself approaching the Doldrums on their port reach south towards the islands of Fiji, an area where receiving satellite weather information is key to success.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:59:12 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Moment of truth at hand as fleet splits around Fiji]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51452]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first two weeks of Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race have been both thrilling (the initial days out of China) and monotonous (blast reaching through the trade winds). Today, intrigue enters the lexicon because the fleet has split as it navigates past Fiji, the island nation archipelago that consists of about 322 islands.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:56:29 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon crew all fired up]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:53:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 navigator sees good opportunities to look stupid]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:52:00 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 breaks a furler]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51449]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pretty uneventful day onboard Ericsson 4 - that is until earlier this evening, when in the space of one hour, we had our code zero downstairs getting repaired and a huge tactical dilemma on our hands.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:47:29 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking reports from Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51446]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had the made the choice yesterday to sail in between the Fiji islands. To our big surprise, Puma followed us, which we hadn't expected. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:46:40 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson trimmer Joca Signorini talks of whales & mountains]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51381]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the moment we are sailing up-wind with 12 knots and flat seas. Shorts and t-shirt conditions. We are heading towards Fiji that is aprox. 400 miles. I've just finished my watch and the night was beautiful with lot of stars. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:20:30 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ben Costello to join Delta Lloyd in Rio]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51380]]></link><description><![CDATA[Twenty nine year old Ben Costello (NZL) joins Team Delta Lloyd for the second half of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. He made his début onboard of Team Russia, that suspended racing after the finish in Singapore.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:52:03 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tough times on Puma]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:51:10 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 betting in the cloud minefield]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51365]]></link><description><![CDATA[It’s been very active aboard today - this purely down to one reason - clouds, and lots of them! It’s been hard watching the boys today as they have fought tooth and nail to gain whatever we could from what often appeared to be a very dire situation. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:50:18 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy days for Simon Fisher on Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51364]]></link><description><![CDATA[I’ve just finished a six hour watch of beautiful, fast upwind sailing, steady(ish) breeze, Masthead Code Zero, sunshine, flat water and not too many clouds in the sky. We have been rumbling along nicely so at the moment it is all happy days.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:49:28 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Marine Notice for Irish stopover]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51347]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the attention of Passenger Vessel Operators, Passenger Boat Operators, Skippers , Harbour Authorities, Race organisers and  Recreational Craft owners]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:54:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue catching up in the breeze]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51180]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ho hum, more of the same - surprise surprise! Reaching along the line, starting to come into the leaders now as they slow in the ITCZ so it’s only another 12 hrs or so of this stuff for us for a bit! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:06:50 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking & Telefonica Blue boys get a fright]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51179]]></link><description><![CDATA["We nearly a major mishap, but luckily quick action prevented worse. We have a system where the propeller gets retracted within the hull, to reduce drag. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:05:55 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fleet heads towards the doldrums]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51178]]></link><description><![CDATA[If the fleet has been anxious to gain a breather from the 'power-reaching' conditions of the past week, they better be careful what they wish for...the doldrums are about to provide relief of a sort.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:04:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boissieres in sight of the line; Dinelli crosses Equator]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51176]]></link><description><![CDATA[Arnaud Boissières is remaining true to this afternoon’s schedule and should not disappoint the crowds who are certain to turn out and offer a huge welcome t]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:03:02 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rich Wilson reports Great American III in erratic trade winds]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:01:55 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Michel Desjoyeaux talks of future projects]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51171]]></link><description><![CDATA[Before going off on holiday with his family, Michel Desjoyeaux has been talking about his future projects. The skipper of Foncia ,"I'm trying to find ways to use my experience to try to resolve problems in other sports. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:00:51 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3's Magnus Olsson disappointed at lack of wildlife]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 missing Inmarsat Fleet Broadband]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51160]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sods Law for Navigators part 8: You never know how much you miss Inmarsat’s Fleet Broadband until it has gone. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:50:54 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue back to spray flying in 18 knots of breeze]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:19:35 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ian Walker reports from Green Dragon]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:17:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kenny Read talks about the wet and smell on PUMA]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:19:58 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:55:31 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A few strange personal traits are beginning to surface on Ericsson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51142]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the crew obviously has aspirations of starring on Broadway or in the west end. Tony surprised all today by coming on watch as if he were ready for the final scenes of the stage hit "Phantom of the Opera" as the lead roll. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:57:09 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma's Jerry Kirby may have broken ribs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51143]]></link><description><![CDATA[I just spent a wet hour on deck taking pics and trying to clear my head of a nasty headache. It worked. For the 4 hours on deck it’s a constant drenching for the guys on watch.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:56:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 comments on Green Dragon bold decision]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51113]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has become very warm the last couple of days and today the sea is an incredible 28 degrees. The air is a lot cooler, but since we are still reaching around 20 knots, it's still a lot of spray on deck and we still need to wear full foul weather gear. Under deck it's another story.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:36:49 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper, Ian Walker, thinks heading east could pay off]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51107]]></link><description><![CDATA[One thing has become clear over the last few legs, which is that it is hard for the Green Dragon to live with the big teams in terms of raw boatspeed in stability conditions. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:34:25 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking hoping for lucky passage for Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51106]]></link><description><![CDATA[The course we are currently sailing is a killer. There is heaps of water over the deck, its uncomfortable downstairs where the guys have to crawl around to go from A to B, as otherwise they become airborne.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:33:36 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Passing Dragon boosts morale on Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51105]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi There, Not much has changed here on Telefonica Blue in the last 24 hours apart from that at some stage last night someone turned the wetness up to 11 on the dial! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:33:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue has a laugh over Batman]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:32:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon still north in steady conditions]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:33:53 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue still port tack reaching]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:30:59 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New photos in VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:30:12 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 crew wet and worried about sail damage]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:05:08 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue closes gap on Green Dragon]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:03:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51055]]></link><description><![CDATA[Into day six already and, apart from the first two days, it has been very steady conditions and the boys are getting a bit bored of the same conditions.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:03:09 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon pays price for Northerly position]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:02:20 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nick Bice joins Team Delta Lloyd for Rio de Janeiro start]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51044]]></link><description><![CDATA[Team Delta Lloyd works on a strong comeback in the second half of the Volvo Ocean Race, starting from Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:01:09 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue beset by smelly feet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=51011]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there from Simon Fisher – strategist/helmsman, When someone shook me awake this morning I was suddenly filled with optimism that we may have a sunny day ahead of us, however, by the time I had pulled my wet weather gear on, dragged all the stack forward downstairs to compensate for the ever- lightening wind and forced down some breakfast, the sun had once again disappeared and the light was flat and grey once again.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Great mood on board Ericsson 3]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:00:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 steadily pulling ahead of Puma]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:58:25 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma skipper Ken Read enjoys the flat out racing]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:58:15 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:34:39 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon makes good speed after slow start]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50963]]></link><description><![CDATA[As predicted the fleet has left the Yellow Sea headed into the Pacific Ocean and split.  Well a one way split to be exact.  Ian Walker and his crew have taken the more northerly road and headed further east whilst the remainder of the fleet stay further south.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:30:26 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simon Fisher reports from Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50960]]></link><description><![CDATA[After our unplanned stop we are well on our way.  It was a shame to find ourselves back in Qingdao so soon after we had left, but I have to admit that I managed to  take full advantage of what I saw as a bonus meal while the boat was sat on the dock for repairs.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:30:17 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 media man Gustav Morin living in luxury]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50933]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life onboard a Volvo 70 is very different from day to day, everything depends on the weather and winds. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:11:19 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking reports from Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50932]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not much happening.  We are still reaching, and right now have a big spinnaker up. The sky is very grey, it is time that the sun comes through, we haven't seen much of that in China. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:10:16 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 takes the eastern route]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:09:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue navigator Tom Addis enjoys the warmth]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50899]]></link><description><![CDATA[We've just entered the Pacific Ocean which is a great feeling - partly because it is home for me, but mainly because the water is a lot warmer when it hits you!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 trimmer Horacio Carabelli already looking forward to Brazil]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50898]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi! It was good to keep going in the race and, for the start, Qingdao showed us what we were looking for during our stay, a beautiful day with clear sky, where we could appreciate the mountains and landscape behind the city, excellent conditions for the spectators as well. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:30:30 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon flying along]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50859]]></link><description><![CDATA[After a slow start it has been a fast and furious ride out of China as the fleet head south east and approach the southern tip of Japan. Ericsson 4 has taken pole positions as the rest if the fleet battle to stay in touch, as all of the chasing pack have lost miles to the current leader over the last 12 hours.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:30:55 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma's Kenny Read reports on Qingdao start]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50857]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are finally off.  An amazing send off that you had to be there to understand.  The drums, the crowds, the music, the costumes...it all added up to a send off that none of us will ever forget.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 recaps on arrival and departure]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50856]]></link><description><![CDATA[That is what the police call it when bandits break into buildings with a big car to steal everything in just a couple of minutes, and then take off again with full throttle.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:28:05 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue sets sail for Rio]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50846]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking's Telefonica Blue team has resumed racing and started leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race. The team starts the leg in fifth place, after crossing the starting line nearly 19 hours behind the leaders.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:50:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nine hundred drummers bid farewell]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50836]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fleet departed from Qingdao at 1300 (0500 GMT) for the longest leg in the history of the race, that will see the fleet sail one third way around the world in order to secure valuable points.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:31:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 restarts in 2 hours, Telefonica Blue hopes to go in 6]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50835]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 should start leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, in about 2 hours, after a Formula 1 style pit stop. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:08:13 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon says goodbye Qingdao]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50833]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was with a heavy heart that I left Qingdao today. It was not the most romantic of Valentine’s Days to jump on a boat, say goodbye and abandon my wife and children for 40 days. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:06:40 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New leg 5 start images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:38:10 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pictures of Telefonica Blue back out of the water]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:37:04 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue has been taken out of the water. The shore team has removed sails and stores to give full access to the structure, after the boat ran aground in Qingdao, on the way to the leg 5.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:26:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PUMA leads the fleet out of China]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50823]]></link><description><![CDATA[True to form, PUMA today led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Qingdao, China, at the start of the longest ever leg in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:23:54 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue suspends racing after running aground]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50816]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a dramatic opening to leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race, minutes before the start gun fired, Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) dropped her sails and returned to port, leaving a fleet reduced to three boats to contest the start in Qingdao.   ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:23:17 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sailors ready for epic long leg]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50802]]></link><description><![CDATA[As Ericsson Racing Team prepares for Leg 5 of the 2008-’09 Volvo Ocean Race to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which could last as long as 40 days, at least one sailor is still trying to get his head around the voyage that lies ahead.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:11:55 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Five teams prepared for the longest leg in history]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker talks about Leg 5]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Crew List Leg Five: Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50728]]></link><description><![CDATA[Crew List Leg Five: Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:44:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PUMA gears up for Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50718]]></link><description><![CDATA[The PUMA Ocean Racing team will begin the longest leg ever sailed in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race this Saturday, when they embark on the 12,300 mile journey from Qingdao, China, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.]]></description>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50708]]></link><description><![CDATA[Green Dragon has announced two crew changes for Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Qingdao to Rio, which starts on Saturday February 14th 2009. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:41:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team completes Nordic crew for Leg 5]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50615]]></link><description><![CDATA[As Ericsson 3 readies to hit the water in Taiwan and complete Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, a pair of veterans have been added for Leg 5 to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:16:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview with Phil Harmer added to Green Dragon album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=607]]></link><description><![CDATA[Phil Harmer of Green Dragon talks to BYM News about his VOR experiences.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:37:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the VOR album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:35:13 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking comments on the In-Port Race]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50563]]></link><description><![CDATA["Qingdao has kept the reputation up for being a light air and very shifty event. On top of that, we know it is a very tricky place regarding the current, and today was no different. We have been here know for over a week and hardly any breeze, our Olympian sailors onboard said it brought back memories."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Collision may have caused damage to Delta Lloyd]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50558]]></link><description><![CDATA[On Monday February 9 2009, the Delta Lloyd left Taiwan onboard of a container ship on her way to Hong Kong. It is the first stage of the long journey to Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. At the latest on February 16, the Dutch/Irish VO70 will start the crossing to South-America. If everything goes according to plan, the Delta Lloyd will arrive to Rio on March 11. There will be two shore crews waiting for her and meanwhile all preparations continue.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:29:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview with Pablo Arrate of Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=617&pid=85908]]></link><description><![CDATA[BYM News talks to Pablo Arrate]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Feb 2009 03:50:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 extends lead with in port race win]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50514]]></link><description><![CDATA[Even in the light and shifty breeze off Qingdao in China today, it was all on for the four Volvo Open 70s as they raced in the third of the in-port race series of the Volvo Ocean Race. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Feb 2009 03:47:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Celebrations at prize giving in China]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 8 Feb 2009 11:45:22 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Another day of no sailing for Bouwe Bekking]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[The hole is gone from Ericsson 3]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 8 Feb 2009 11:43:31 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 7 Feb 2009 08:50:02 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50451]]></link><description><![CDATA[In-port racing in the Volvo Ocean Race was postponed in Qingdao, China today, as deep fog descended on the race track.  With little wind to speak of, it the Race Committee officially abandoned racing for the day 1610 local time (0810 GMT).]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 7 Feb 2009 03:50:40 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50438]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has been under a week since Green Dragon arrived to a heroes welcome in Qingdao. The Dragon, which suffered structural damage during Leg 4 was immediately handed over to the shore team who were eager to start the job list! ]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Feb 2009 15:52:25 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon announces new partner Berg Propulsion]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50429]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Green Dragon Racing Team is pleased to announce it has secured further funding for its Volvo Ocean Race campaign.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Feb 2009 15:51:17 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Feb 2009 15:49:47 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 looks to continue In Port success]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50420]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team's International crew returns to action tomorrow with the Qingdao In-Port Race, the third such event of the 2008-'09 Volvo Ocean Race.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Feb 2009 06:32:36 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The skippers talk about the start of the In Port race]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50410]]></link><description><![CDATA["Iker, will your Olympic experience in Qingdao give you an advantage in deciphering these waters?" Martinez, co-skipper of Telefonica Blue, suggested it wouldn't.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Feb 2009 04:37:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Crew List Qingdao In Port Race 7 February 2009]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50404]]></link><description><![CDATA[Team crews announced]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Feb 2009 04:25:49 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Little wind forecast for In Port race]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50373]]></link><description><![CDATA[With the memories of an upwind pounding in gale force winds and rough seas still fresh in the mind, a challenge of a very different kind is now on the agenda for this weekend's in-port race.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 5 Feb 2009 07:18:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Roberto Bermudez says Delta Lloyd will be back]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50372]]></link><description><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd will be a fighting force when they return to the race in Rio de Janeiro, according to skipper Roberto 'Chuny' Bermudez.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 5 Feb 2009 07:16:36 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:33:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:32:35 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50306]]></link><description><![CDATA[PUMA skipper Ken Read has praised the 'miracle' workers in his shore crew for getting il mostro ready for Saturday's in-port race.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Feb 2009 09:05:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The VO70 is luxurious compared to a Taiwanese barge]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50305]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 is currently undergoing repairs to its damaged hull in Taiwan with the objective of finishing Leg 4 under sail in Qingdao. The long-term aim is to be on the start line for Leg 5 to Rio on February 14.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Feb 2009 09:03:06 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Magnus Olsson to remain as Ericsson 3 skipper]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50293]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team today announced that Magnus Olsson (Stockholm, Sweden) will remain skipper of Ericsson 3 for Leg 5 to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Anders Lewander (Stockholm), who skippered the Nordic-crewed yacht for the first three legs of the Volvo Ocean Race, will step down.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Feb 2009 09:02:10 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking experiences Chinese magic]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50264]]></link><description><![CDATA[“Still haven’t been really around here in Qingdao. It was mainly hotel to our compound and vice-versa, but the first impression has been a nice surprise. I always thought that China was not very developed, how wrong my perception has been!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[There is still a podium finish in Delta Lloyd says Ger O'Rourke]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50217]]></link><description><![CDATA[The confident words of Team Delta Lloyd / Chieftain CEO Ger O’Rourke, following the decision of the team to retire from leg four in the Volvo Ocean Race after the 70ft yacht suffered structural damage during the horrendously hellish conditions that all the yachts endured on the race to Qingdao in China. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:39:28 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 2 Feb 2009 14:32:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:47:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images & videos in Green Dragon album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=607]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album from BYM News correspondent Andrés Areitio Bereincua
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 1 Feb 2009 09:41:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China welcomes the Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50130]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last Saturday night the Green Dragon made it to Qingdao, the sailing city of China. After 2.500 miles, the Irish-Chinese team arrived in the port that hosted the sailing events in the Olympic games of 2008. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 1 Feb 2009 09:36:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd VO70 to be shipped to Rio de Janeiro & repaired there]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50127]]></link><description><![CDATA[Team Delta Lloyd (NED) took the decision to ship its VO70 to Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. It means that the Dutch entry officially withdraws from the fourth leg and it won’t start in the fifth leg to South-America. ]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 1 Feb 2009 09:34:36 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Qingdao local Guo Chuan helms Green Dragon home]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50108]]></link><description><![CDATA[Green Dragon the Chinese/Irish entry has arrived in Qingdao to a heroes welcome after completing Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:23:09 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wounded Green Dragon limps into Qingdao]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50105]]></link><description><![CDATA[Against all odds, Ian Walker/GBR has brought Green Dragon safely into their Chinese home port of Qingdao, to complete leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race and earn five points, bringing their overall tally to 27.5 points.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:32:12 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The points explained]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:02:06 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black sailing south]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:01:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon nearing Qingdao]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50081]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are coming into Guo's (Guo Chuan - MCM) home town of Qingdao. After everything we have been through on this leg it looks like we are going to make it to Qingdao. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:00:20 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New video in Ericsson album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=221]]></link><description><![CDATA[New video - Ericsson 4 Finishes Third in Volvo Ocean Race's Leg Four to Qingdao, China added to the Ericsson album]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon adds rudder damage to shore team job list]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50052]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just 170 miles separate Green Dragon and the finish of Leg 4 in Qingdao.  The crew have been at sea for 13 days and for many onboard it has been one of the most testing trips they have ever experienced.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:37:48 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking happy, relieved, but worried about injury]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=50050]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking and TELEFONICA BLUE crossed the finish line in Qingdao on Thursday morning, after 2500 horrendous nautical miles from Singapore. The Spanish boat won this Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008/09, the second win in a row, reducing the gap with Ericsson 4 in the leaderboard. After enjoying the taste of this heroic win, having a good shower, a long desired dinner and a deserved sleep, Bouwe Bekking put himself in front of the computer to tell us about his feelings:]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:36:50 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Step by step towards Qingdao for Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49990]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has been one of the most punishing legs in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race.  Today saw three boats finish under a dense fog that engulfed the city of Qingdao. Telefonica Blue took leg honours crossing the line at 0700 GMT, marking the second leg win for Bouwe Bekking and his men.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:54:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stopping off the Philippines was for the best says Ken Read]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49979]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fighting their way back up onto the podium in incredible style, PUMA's il mostro today crossed the finish line in Qingdao, China at 16:17 local time, 08:17 GMT. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:52:51 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New videos & photos added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:30:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Just a Sydney Gold Coast race left for Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49964]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well the Dragon has made it across. We are all pretty happy and have just been taking it all as one step at a time. Luck has changed our way and we had a good trip across to China with about 20-knots of wind and mostly pointing at the mark. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:39:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue wins the race to Qingdao]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49943]]></link><description><![CDATA[06:15 GMT The leading trio of Telefonica Blue, PUMA and Ericsson 4 were all approaching the end of the epic that has been Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race - and doing it under a beautiful blue sky (once you get out of the fog), in flat water and light to moderate breezes. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:28:31 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 gets entangled in fishing nets]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49934]]></link><description><![CDATA[The last five hours have been more eventful onboard Ericsson 4 than the rest of the day. We were ( but probably will be again) sailing through thousands of  fishing nets about 20+ miles off the Chinese coast, around the delta of  the Yangtze river.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:59:31 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team weighs options for Ericsson 3 repair]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49929]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 3, the Nordic crewed entry of Ericsson Racing Team in the Volvo Ocean Race, was hauled from the water today in Keelung, Taiwan, to inspect and begin repairs to the yacht's bow section.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:58:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New videos added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[3 new videos added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:40:23 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon still in the game]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49923]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leg 4 is certainly living up to all expectations; the most challenging leg so far has thrown all that it has the Volvo Ocean Race fleet and it is not over yet! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:20:46 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue loses a bit of ground]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49917]]></link><description><![CDATA[Had another rough night, no not regarding blowing too hard, just hard on our minds, as again we lost miles against the two boats behind us. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:19:40 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon mast breaks in a nightmare]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49916]]></link><description><![CDATA[After three or four days of hellish conditions, we are at last feeling a break. The wind is down below 20-knots and at last the waves are such that we can sail near to 100% (or we could, if we hadn't broken our forestay which stops us flying our J3 and genoas!).]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:07:50 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[High spirits of Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49896]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is amazing how short a human beings' memory can be. Well, maybe just offshore sailors. Today we are sailing in 12-15 knot easterlies, reaching right at Qingdao with flat water and bright sunshine. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:36:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Phil Harmer and Ian Moore talk about Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49895]]></link><description><![CDATA[Phil Harmer - helmsman/trimmer: Well we are still going, still making our way to Qingdao, slowly and safely, trying our very best not to hurt our little boat anymore. I have to say, this is the toughest Volvo leg I have ever had to deal with, and it’s been a real test of man and machine. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:35:28 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Four wounded boats racing to get into port before the next storm]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49878]]></link><description><![CDATA[Four boats remain at sea and racing this morning in this brutal leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race from Singapore to Qingdao. Delta Lloyd, the latest casualty, made a safe landing in Keelung, Taiwan at 22:05 GMT last night.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:34:17 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:39:00 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Ericsson album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=221]]></link><description><![CDATA[New image added Ericsson 3 - Heading back to Taiwan to the Ericsson album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:29:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:23:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:06:09 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd heads for Taiwan with structural damage]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49869]]></link><description><![CDATA[The war of attrition on leg four claimed another victim this evening when Delta Lloyd reported that it was retreating to Taiwan with structural wounds.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:46:25 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson Nordic Team reaches Taiwan]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49862]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 3, the Nordic crew entry of Ericsson Racing Team in the Volvo Ocean Race, safely reached the Taiwanese port of Keelung today shortly before noon GMT. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:44:53 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Structural checks on Ericsson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49861]]></link><description><![CDATA[Another day of carnage on Ericsson 4! Trying to keep the boat in one piece has been our priority. Is not easy to keep the speed down and with these waves and wind we are constantly pounding heavily against the sea. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:43:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images in Delta Lloyd album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=637]]></link><description><![CDATA[New leg 4 on board images added to the Delta LLoyd Album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:06:13 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Chisholm recap of the last 24 hours]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49839]]></link><description><![CDATA[The relentless upwind, uphill battle has continued for the crews as conditions deteriorated once again in the South China Sea. If the Southern Ocean is often likened to a downhill sleigh ride – then this leg to Qingdao is a siege assault on Everest.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:22:55 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Crazy sea state for Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49838]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is worse out here than two days ago. It is not the wind speed, that is manageable, but it is the crazy sea state, brings back memories sailing on the east coast of Tokyo once during a Japan Cup, where out of 75 boats we managed to finish with only three others. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:21:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gustav Morin admits to being terrified on Ericsson 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49837]]></link><description><![CDATA[“We are leaking” Yesterday night I was terrified and today it’s been even worse. During the night the wind went from 10 to 40-knots and the sea state quickly became very bad. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:19:47 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ian Walker got close to taking Green Dragon to Taiwan]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49836]]></link><description><![CDATA[Another hard 24 hours in which we managed to get the storm sails down and race sails up as the wind dropped below 30-knots and the waves eased off.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:18:56 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ken Read and crew ponder about storm jibs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49830]]></link><description><![CDATA[I guess I would be remiss by not starting this note by saying "Happy Chinese New Year". I think it is today, and the year of the ox right? My wife told me before I left.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:31:22 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 heading for Taiwan with hull cracks]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49815]]></link><description><![CDATA[The crew of Ericsson 3, one of two Ericsson Racing Team entries in the Volvo Ocean Race, is making way for Taiwan after discovering cracks in the forward port side of the hull.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:28:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd intent on catching up]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49795]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi guys, It has been an amazing journey so far. Having stopped for nearly 24-hours and then still being on the scheduled arrival time is not what we had anticipated the moment we decided to drop anchor. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:12:09 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon soldiering on, but things could change]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49791]]></link><description><![CDATA[At 0945 GMT today, after nearly 24 hours at anchor we resumed racing. It took about 12 hours for the boatbuilding crew to fix up the broken forward bulkhead as best they could and about 10 hours for the sail making crew to put back together our mainsail, J4 and J5. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:11:19 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue loses a chunk from its bow]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49790]]></link><description><![CDATA[I thought we had seen it all, but what about this: We had a collision with an object and there is chunk out of our bow. Luckily it is in our so called ‘crashbow’, which is about 40 cm thick, and especially designed with this in mind.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:10:26 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boomless Puma making steady progress]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49770]]></link><description><![CDATA[PUMA is making steady progress northwards towards Qingdao, China during the ‘nightmare’ fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:00:10 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=425]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Puma album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:10:17 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=607]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Green Dragon album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:08:07 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ken Read loses part of a finger]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49767]]></link><description><![CDATA[This should be an interesting blog; mainly because I am starting to feel the effects from some serious pain killers.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:19:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking drives briefly]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49766]]></link><description><![CDATA[A very tricky night, windspeeds from 0 to 20 knots in a matter of seconds, going 360 around the compass, plus it was pitch dark, a sailor's nightmare condition.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:18:40 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 looks at the big picture]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49765]]></link><description><![CDATA[Six boats in the Volvo Ocean Race fleet remain at sea, racing towards salvation in Qingdao, some 700 miles away from the leading boat, Telefonica Blue. Bouwe Bekking and his men have faced what he called 'tricky' conditions overnight, to emerge this morning with a lead of 54 miles - about seven miles less than it was 24 hours ago. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:18:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd chases Green Dragon back to sea]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49741]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi all, First my apologies for not having sent in our QFB yesterday. I had other things on my mind then. As you all are aware, we had to take shelter after ripping our mainsail whilst trying to start the crossing to Taiwan.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:58:56 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wear and tear on Ericsson 3 and crew]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tomas ‘Tompe’ Johansson just told me a breathtaking story from yesterday night.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:51:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon resumes racing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49740]]></link><description><![CDATA[The crew onboard Green Dragon have resumed racing to Qingdao. Ian Walker said, “We are expecting a tortuous trip where we will have to balance preserving the boat with our makeshift repairs against getting to Qingdao as quickly as possible”. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:51:17 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Chisholm looks at the aftermath of the storm]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49739]]></link><description><![CDATA[Seven boats raced up the west coast of the Philipine Island of Luzon. Four stepped out into the Luzon Channel. Three returned to shelter, damaged. Two waited until conditions abated. One sailed on. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:45:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue invests some of its lead]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49729]]></link><description><![CDATA[A great team effort brought us through the horror storm. Monster waves and a max recorded wind speed of 55 knots, (then the wind gear busted), which gave us a lot action and the lead in the race. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:17:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More storms could await close to Qingdao says Ericsson meteorologist]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:25:55 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking angry over demands to cancel racing]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:24:04 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Look back on the breakages and general hell of the week]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49715]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race from Singapore to Qingdao in China was slated as being one of the hardest sections of this edition of the race.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:15:56 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Telefonica album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=617]]></link><description><![CDATA[New leg 4 on board storm images added to the Telefonica album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:31:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Ericsson album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:23:14 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:19:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New video added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Puma Breaks Boom In Storm - Hopes of winning Leg 4 of Round the World Race dashed after storm breaks boom - added to the Volvo Ocean Race album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:55:18 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Queen hits help Sam Davies forget frustrations]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:25:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 smelling of diesel as tank starts to leak]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49706]]></link><description><![CDATA[It takes a while to get use to it and you will never be entirely comfortable with it. I’m talking about the movement of the boat in seas over two metres. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:10:47 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue crew taking it very easy]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49705]]></link><description><![CDATA[What a day. We knew this was going to be hard and it's proving to be like that. Since last night, it's impossible to sleep, to eat, nearly to do anything apart from hanging on.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:09:23 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon begs epoxy resin from Delta Lloyd]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49704]]></link><description><![CDATA[Reports from onboard Delta Lloyd, the Irish Dutch entry in the Volvo Ocean race, indicate that the weather phenomenon passing west of the Philippines is close to treacherous and that taking cover in Salomaque Harbour (Philippines) was the safest thing to do for all yachts concerned.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:08:30 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cracks appear in boats and confidence]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49702]]></link><description><![CDATA[Day seven of leg four has seen the Volvo Ocean Race bring out the pure seamanship of the fleet rather than the hard racing ability of the seven crews. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:57:26 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Open 70s not designed for heavy weather upwind sailing says Bermudez de Castro]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49701]]></link><description><![CDATA[On Saturday January 24 2009, Team Delta Lloyd, sailing in fourth position, damaged the main and steering in the fourth leg to Qingdao/China. It occurred while putting a third reef in stormy weather.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:55:53 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd shelters to carry out repairs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49690]]></link><description><![CDATA[Team Delta Lloyd was forced to suspended racing for a 12 hour period due to some minor repairs that must be carried out to the yacht. Skipper Roberto Bermudez notified the team base and the race office that the Irish Dutch first generation yacht campaigned by Ger O'Rourke, pulled into a small bay near the Philippines and dropped anchor.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:17:46 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 ponders on Telefonica Blue genius or stupidity]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49689]]></link><description><![CDATA[A very odd day indeed for the fleet, we have been sheltering behind Luzon Island for most of the day after trying to go upwind in 45+kts. All I can say is that it was far from pleasant. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:16:36 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49687]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the early hours of this morning (Saturday 24th January, GMT) the PUMA Ocean Racing team, which was leading leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race, broke their boom. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:27:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue crashing upwind]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49652]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, A straightforward day today. It started with us sailing upwind (much the same as yesterday in fact). The breeze then started to build, then it got dark and then it got windy.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:33:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon goes into the Luzon Strait]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49648]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is over 24 hours since Green Dragon suffered a broken forestay and the fleet are now past the way point.  The next few days will be a testing time for everyone as they prepare to batten down the hatches and head into the 30 – 40 knots conditions and a challenging sea state.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:31:58 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd damages forestay cover]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:30:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3's Magnus Olsson sacrifices a nail]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49638]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has been some frustration onboard today. We have lost a lot of miles from our decision to go outside the ‘dangerous ground area’ and we are struggling to get back. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:29:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Chisholm reports]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49609]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two-stepping into power at the Inauguration Ball was Telefonica Black – coming in from the left (or western side) of the course, to take control of the race at the South Rock Light waypoint. While the right, with both Team Ericsson boats on the eastern side of the race track, could only lick their wounds and, er… slide back to Texas. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:25:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma is ready for the coming front]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49607]]></link><description><![CDATA[Did you know that there is fairly strong front coming? Only from about 500 sources if you are an avid Volvo Race follower. Which makes notes like this a bit tricky. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:24:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon battening down the hatches]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49606]]></link><description><![CDATA[As we start day six on our 2500 mile slog to Qingdao, I have very mixed emotions. On the one hand, I am gutted that all our good work of the last few days has been undone by the breakage of our headstay and we are slowly slipping back from the fourth place we comfortably held.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:22:50 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:04:49 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=607]]></link><description><![CDATA[New on board images leg-4, Day 5 have been added to the Green Dragon album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:40:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New videos added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New onboard videos from the boats - highlights from the first week of leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Singapore to Qingdao, China]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:47:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49580]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well, it's the end of day four and we are starting to see how much of a loss we have suffered by sticking to our plan to stay in the Palawan Channel.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:30:29 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking reports on treacherous reefs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49573]]></link><description><![CDATA["Another day upwind, what else on this leg. Last night had to do a couple of tacks because otherwise we would have hit the bottom."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:29:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Ericsson versus the rest]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49572]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Spratly Islands drove a stake through the heart of the fleet last night, as everyone had to choose between the east and the west. Ken Read’s PUMA chose the west and took her lead back. But Team Ericsson chose togetherness on the beach – and it hasn’t been going smoothly.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:28:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon breaks forestay]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49567]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Singapore to Qingdao in China, one of the toughest legs in the race, has claimed its first victim.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:17:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Telefonica album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=617]]></link><description><![CDATA[New leg 4 images added to the Telefonica album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:37:05 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Ericsson album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=221]]></link><description><![CDATA[New leg 4 onboard images have been added to the Ericsson album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:17:08 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=425]]></link><description><![CDATA[New leg 4 images have been added to the Puma album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:48:40 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue plays snakes and ladders]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49560]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today has been a day of snakes and ladders. The day started badly, it was something akin to being stuck in a traffic jam in the middle lane of the motorway with the traffic hurtling by on both sides. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:02:31 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 commits to east of Dangerous Ground]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49559]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yesterday's little flyer paid off nicely, and we crossed ahead of the leading pack in the morning. We committed to the east side of the ‘Dangerous Ground’, the poorly surveyed area of reefs with uncertain positioning, or not at the charts at all.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:58:51 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Frits Koek finds sailing on Delta Lloyd a dangerous occupation]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49558]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sailing through these waters is not just fun. If you see the drift wood – sometimes the size of a really big tree – and realise that nobody will remove it during the night, and, considering the area in the chart that explicitly says: ‘DANGEROUS GROUNDS’, this is becoming a dangerous occupation. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:56:01 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49546]]></link><description><![CDATA[The PUMA team, led by Skipper Ken Read (USA) are currently leading Leg Four of the epic round-the-world race from Singapore to Qingdao, China. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:53:31 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=607]]></link><description><![CDATA[New on board images have been added to the Green Dragon album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:49:58 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon makes progress as fleet reshuffles yet again]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49526]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leg 4 is living up to expectations as one of the most challenging so far as the fleet re-shuffles yet again, and the overall race leader Ericsson 4 is left playing catch up at the back of the fleet.  All of the boats barring the Telefonica twins lost miles overnight as Puma was pushed down from pole and Telefonica Black took charge. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:38:40 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aksel Magdahl takes a chance that pays off for Ericsson 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49509]]></link><description><![CDATA[So far, this race has been exciting. Everyone is talking about what is to come with the heavy winds and the big waves and forgets about the race that goes on every second out here.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:27:16 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black delighted with first place]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49508]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi out there! It has been a busy day, but the good news is our first position in the race!  As you all know, there has been a lot of discussion on the tactics recently, as it has to be, and it has proved worthwhile, as we are currently holding the first position in the fleet. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:26:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ian Walker on Green Dragon is almost lost for words]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49499]]></link><description><![CDATA[It’s not often that I am lost for words, but I have little to say today. We continue to plod upwind and even had the excitement of some tacks, which came in a bit of a flurry as we were hit by one big shift after another this morning. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:25:23 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue finds it tricky all the way]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49491]]></link><description><![CDATA["Not a very good night for us, parked it up several times. Ericsson 3 stuck to their gameplan, and it payed off for them, making huge gains, and actually have passed us when I write."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:00:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma uses skill and luck on difficult leg]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49475]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is going to be the leg that at least up until now, is defined by who gets ‘picked’. You know, like a pick in basketball where a big guy stands there and the offensive player runs around the big guy and his defensive person gets cleaned off of him.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:45:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 enjoys a Mahi Mahi, but not to eat]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49443]]></link><description><![CDATA[With the relentless monotony of being onboard, on the same tack for days, you tend to keep your eyes open for that one special moment each day and today Tony and I were lucky to spot it. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:20:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 bowman, Phil Jameson can’t wait to get to China]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49442]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here we are entering day 3 of leg 4. Skunk and I have just come off watch after a frenzy getting the masthead zero hoisted. This is a sail that I never expected to be hoisting in this leg! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:19:08 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A headache for Bouwe Bekking]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Simon Fisher stressed by badly charted shoals]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Things look brighter for Green Dragon]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:17:00 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Chisholm 10 Zulu report]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Weather report - Tuesday, 20 January 2009]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue joins Puma as leader]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49429]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cracks are beginning to emerge and finally some lateral separation is opening up as the fleet approaches the 48 hour mark of leg four.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:05:04 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Skippering is not a one man job says Magnus Olsson]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49395]]></link><description><![CDATA[”I have tried to explain it to people hundreds of times. I don’t believe in being a bossy skipper like in the old days. You simply don’t need that.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:07:09 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon has limited tactical options]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49386]]></link><description><![CDATA[Over 24 hours into Leg 4 and the fleet are lined up like ducks as they head north into the South China Sea. The first day has been tough on Green Dragon as they try to stay with the pack in the upwind conditions, but by the 1300 GMT position report they were making progress having gained two miles on the fleet. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:06:03 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ken Read's message from Puma]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:05:07 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conga Line to China]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49370]]></link><description><![CDATA[Like some Conga Line dancing to China, PUMA have led the fleet in a single-file parade into the South China Sea. Right now that’s the only option – it’s Hobson’s Choice and the navigators can put their feet up and leave it to the boys on deck to do the speed testing.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:04:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ian Walker irritated by new waypoint]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49365]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well we're off again and it seems like ages since we have been at sea. Everyone is settling back into the rhythm including new crewmember, Ian Budgen, as well as Tom (Tom Braidwood/AUS) and Ian (Ian Moore/IRL) back from a leg off. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:03:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New videos in the Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:10:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New videos in Ericsson album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=221]]></link><description><![CDATA[New videos - Ericsson start leg 4 and interviews added to the Ericsson album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:16:57 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New videos & images added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:11:16 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue has a bad start]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49326]]></link><description><![CDATA[And we are off again. We had a shocker start. I asked for starting close to the start boat, but we ended up at the pin, and we were last over the line.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:16:02 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon boxed in, but starts well enough]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49325]]></link><description><![CDATA[Green Dragon had a good start to Leg 4 as they set sail from Singapore today.  In 12 – 15 knot north easterly conditions the fleet took on a short triangular course close to the shore of Singapore before heading out towards the Straits of Singapore. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Both Ericsson boats get off to a good start]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49323]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team's two yachts put forth a strong showing today in a short circuit off Singapore before embarking on Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, a 2,500-nautical-mile passage to China.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:14:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gerd-Jan Poortman confident about Delta Lloyd chances]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Team Delta Lloyd (NED/IRL) started with confidence in the fourth leg to Qingdao/China. The Dutch/Irish entry got off the line as most left-handed boat at the pin-end. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:13:28 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:18:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ken Read feels good about Puma, as leg four to Qingdao starts]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49318]]></link><description><![CDATA[PUMA today stormed round a short six mile course just off the coast of East Coast Park in Singapore at the start of the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. Negotiating their way between the container ships in the busy shipping lanes off Singapore, the PUMA team was in second place as they raced down the Straits of Singapore and out into the open waters of the South China Sea.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:02:53 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 and Puma lead from the start]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49312]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Volvo Ocean Race returned to the race track today in Singapore when the gun fired signifying the start of the 2,500 nautical mile leg to Qingdao in China, the leg most crews consider will be one of the most difficult and brutal legs of the race.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:01:39 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First we have to finish]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49257]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the skippers' press conference at the One-degree-15 Marina Club in Sentosa, Singapore where the boats are based before the start of the fourth leg on Sunday, the emphasis was firmly on completing the 2,500 nautical mile course without damage to boat or body.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:59:28 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Chisnell comments on Singapore to Qingdao]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49258]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was my first taxi from the hotel to the Race Village, not long after arriving in Singapore. Noticing the logo on my uniform shirt, the driver was very anxious to tell me that this was a bad time of year to sail to China… very windy, he said, shaking his head, solemnly. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:53:59 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How the onboard action gets to race followers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49249]]></link><description><![CDATA[Communications specialist, Livewire Digital Ltd has been delivering media from the Volvo Ocean Race yachts since 1997. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:35:03 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[David Pella replaces Ryan Houston on board Delta Lloyd]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49209]]></link><description><![CDATA[On Thursday January 15th 2008, Team Delta Lloyd announced the replacement of Ryan Houston (NZL) for leg four to Qingdao/China. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:51:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson crews ready for difficult leg]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49190]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leg 4 of the 2008-’09 Volvo Ocean Race is a 2,500-nautical-mile passage from Singapore to China, one that is expected to last about two weeks. But it could be a leg that breaks both boat and man.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:54:59 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking preview of Leg 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=49189]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 fleet is getting ready to face Leg 4 starting out from Singapore next Sunday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:54:08 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New videos in the Telefonica album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=617]]></link><description><![CDATA[New videos of the In port race added to the Telefonica album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:23:39 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New videos added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[PUMA's Rick Deppe Wins Media Prize for Best On-Board Camera Work for Volvo Ocean Race -  onboard footage added to the Volvo Ocean Race album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:21:19 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cruciate ligament injury puts Chris Nicholson out]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48984]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chris Nicholson is set to miss the next few legs of the Volvo Ocean Race due a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained on the second leg from Cape Town to Cochin.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:43:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New audio in Delta LLoyd album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=637]]></link><description><![CDATA[New audio - Interview with Tom Touber shortly before yesterday's In-Port Race added to the Delta Lloyd album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:29:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Telefonica album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=617]]></link><description><![CDATA[In port race practice and podium.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:00:58 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New video in Ericsson album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=221]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team Wins Singapore in-Port Race - Onboard and boat-to-boat shots of Ericsson3 and Ericsson 4. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:58:29 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Images of the Singapore in-port Race added to the Volvo Ocean Race album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:57:17 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Matt Gregory steps down as Delta Lloyd navigator]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48966]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dutch meteorologist Frits Koek (NED) joins Team Delta Lloyd in the fourth leg to Qingdao/China. He will replace Matt Gregory (USA), who steps down as navigator.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:09:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Keel problems for Puma after a win]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48963]]></link><description><![CDATA[Puma today finished the Singapore In Port race day in second place. After a very convincing win in the first race, having led from the very start, the Puma team finished race two in fourth, after an impressive tactical move on the final lap saw the team overtake Green Dragon at the last moment. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:07:14 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Second and first for Ericsson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48962]]></link><description><![CDATA[On a day that demanded flexibility and quick reflexes, Ericsson Racing Team's Ericsson 4 won the Singapore In-Port Race of the Volvo Ocean Race with finishes of 2-1.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:06:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker has a frustrating day]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48961]]></link><description><![CDATA[The UBS Challenge In Port race kicked off in spectacular style this afternoon.  The fleet took to the crowded shipping waters off the coast of Singapore, in a building northerly 15 knot breeze.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:05:13 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 wins UBS Challenge In Port Race in Singapore]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48955]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 won the UBS Challenge for the In-Port Race in the Volvo Ocean Race in Singapore today after finishing second in race one and winning race two.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:18:08 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Crew lists for UBS In Port Race day]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48908]]></link><description><![CDATA[Saturday, 09 January 2009]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:50:13 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New video added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Preview of Singapore in-port Race, for the Volvo Ocean Race 


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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:40:02 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Telefonica album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=617]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images added to the Team Telefonica album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 9 Jan 2009 06:07:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma crew line confirmed for Singapore In Port race this weekend]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48887]]></link><description><![CDATA[After a hot Christmas in Singapore, the PUMA Ocean Racing team are set for the second In Port race of the Volvo Ocean Race this weekend.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 9 Jan 2009 05:32:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=425]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Puma album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 9 Jan 2009 05:32:05 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Singapore ready for in port races]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48873]]></link><description><![CDATA[On Saturday afternoon in Singapore, for the second time in this edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, the teams will take to the race course for the short, sharp, intense action of an in-port race day.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 9 Jan 2009 04:21:10 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 penalised a point for breach of exclusion zone]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48851]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 has been penalised one point after the International Jury ruled they breached an exclusion zone during leg three from Cochin, India to Singapore. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 8 Jan 2009 12:41:53 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 8 Jan 2009 12:21:20 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 7 Jan 2009 07:14:00 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon announces new crew ahead of in port race]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:59:56 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:11:29 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jury to consider Ericsson 4 measurement report after bow section replacement]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:02:14 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:29:26 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No women for the first time since the event began]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:28:19 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 skipper Anders Lewander to miss leg 4 due to knee surgery]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48642]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team skipper Anders Lewander (Stockholm, Sweden) will miss Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race while recuperating from knee surgery. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 Jan 2009 04:01:30 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking ready for work after a break in Bali]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Magnus 'Mange' Olsson celebrates his 60th birthday with Ericsson Racing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48607]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you’re walking the docks at a Volvo Ocean Race stopover and hear a hearty laugh, it’s most likely coming from Magnus “Mange” Olsson, the dean of the 88 sailors in the fleet.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 3 Jan 2009 14:44:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Replacement panels for Delta Lloyd delaminated]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48592]]></link><description><![CDATA[Puma is already back in the water, Green Dragon is measured and the rigs have gone back in on the Ericsson and Telefonica boats. Some of the sailors have even returned to work, signifying the official resumption of normal business in the Volvo Ocean Race.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 3 Jan 2009 14:24:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia Kosatka departs for Cape Town]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48591]]></link><description><![CDATA[A crew led by Team Russia skipper Andreas Hanakamp left the marina at Singapore today on their way to Cape Town, after an emotional dockside farewell.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 3 Jan 2009 14:23:02 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon shore team focuses on the mast]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:39:16 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:40:01 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia to be sailed to Cape Town, whilst fund raising efforts go on]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48415]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hopes are running high that Team Russia will attract sufficient funding to allow a return to the Volvo Ocean Race track next year, according to race CEO Knut Frostad. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:05:57 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Close encounters]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48382]]></link><description><![CDATA[The inaugural Volvo Ocean Race leg from Cochin to Singapore proved to be a greater test of skill and patience than any of the skippers, crews and navigators anticipated.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:09:18 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking talks about his Christmas]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48380]]></link><description><![CDATA["I don’t know how many times I worry about my crew once we are sea, so it is a big relief once you hit the shore, but now, had another big worry.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:08:02 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Delta Lloyd album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:42:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking gives the secrets of Telefonica Blue win]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48330]]></link><description><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue has won a thrilling Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008/09. Skipper Bouwe Bekking is happy to let everyone in on the secret of how the battle was won, shortening the gap on the leaderboard to Ericsson 4 to just 4.5 points. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:29:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Roberto Bermudez de Castro brings wounded Delta Lloyd into Singapore]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48321]]></link><description><![CDATA[Roberto Bermudez de Castro/ESP brought the crippled Delta Lloyd across the finish to complete leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cochin in India, at 2007 GMT tonight, after 10 days, 10 hours, 7minutes and five seconds (elapsed time 10:10:7:5), more than 24 hours after Bouwe Bekking and Telefónica Blue scored their first leg win of the event.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:27:04 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oleg Zherebtsov withdraws Team Russia due to insufficient funds]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48293]]></link><description><![CDATA[Team Russia today announced it has suspended racing upon arrival in Singapore at the end of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race due to insufficient funds to continue the campaign. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:36:46 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ian Walker talks about Green Dragon and Leg 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48284]]></link><description><![CDATA[Green Dragon crossed the finish line off Singapore at 0649 local time (2249 GMT Monday) to take sixth place on Leg 3.  It was a battle to the end as the Dragon had their own match race with Team Russia during the final days. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:43:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[Telefonica Black gains in overall classification]]></link><description><![CDATA[Green Dragon (Ian Walker/GBR) and Kosatka Team Russia (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) have been fighting their own private battle for the minor placings.  As the Malacca Straights narrowed, Green Dragon was becalmed with a strong tide against her.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:42:30 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black gains in overall classification]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:41:35 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:02:02 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New videos added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:00:12 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma second into Singapore for Christmas]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:36:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black finishes fifth]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:35:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma's Ken Reads thoughts on a tiring leg]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:33:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:30:51 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Best Christmas present for Bouwe Bekking]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:28:24 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon battles with Team Russia]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48244]]></link><description><![CDATA[Green Dragon is on the home straight and they are now caught in a battle with Team Russia to defend sixth place. It has been a frustrating leg for the crew as they fought tooth and claw to gain miles and join the leading pack who have now completed Leg 3. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:02:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue wins, four boats finish within 20 mins]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48243]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fighting for every inch, Telefónica Blue, skippered by Dutchman Bouwe Bekking, crossed the finish line at the end of leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race to score victory in Singapore today at 1451 GMT (2251 local time).  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:01:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 loses lead in Malacca Straits]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:36:43 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:35:47 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd 200 miles behind but still sailing]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:34:51 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:33:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma, Ericsson 4, Ericsson 3, & Telefonica Blue close on finish off Singapore]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48228]]></link><description><![CDATA[First or fourth? Eight points or five points? That is what is at stake today for PUMA, Ericsson 4, Ericsson 3, and Telefonica Blue, as the top four boats on leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race close in on the finish line off Singapore.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:32:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tense times on Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48202]]></link><description><![CDATA[The final 200 miles to Singapore looks to be an exciting finish as the fleet weaves its way through the Straits of Malacca.The morning was full of promise for the Dragon as they found stronger conditions to the south of the fleet, at one point sailing over 8 knots faster than the pack in front.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:44:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Looking back on Leg 3 to Singapore]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48198]]></link><description><![CDATA[The stopover in Cochin at the end of leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town was short but very sweet.  It was a sensational two weeks in India, the first time the race has visited this country, and without exception, everyone was sorry to leave.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:43:09 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Andreas Hanakamp sees opportunities for Kosatka Team Russia]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48194]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is it chess or rolling the dice? As the fleet is becoming compressed, we see opportunities on the horizon, 300 mile to the finish. Our closest friends, Green Dragon and Telefónica Black have split and we want to catch at least one of them.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:42:19 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue in a proper yacht race]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:46:14 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd into the Malacca Straits]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia in do or die Christmas effort]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:21:07 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tense final run expected in Malacca Straits]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48189]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's going to be a tense final run to the finish of leg three in Singapore as the Malacca Strait works its magic on the Volvo Ocean Race fleet. 24 hours ago. At 19:00 GMT last night, Ericsson 4 had stretched its lead to 41 miles. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:20:06 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma finds Malacca Straits frustrating says Ken Read]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48186]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Malacca Straits are doing what they were meant to do, narrowing the fleet down into a funnel and slowing us down, generally making life as frustrating and unpredictable as possible. Done deal. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:48:23 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 expects light air headaches]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:47:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black stopped by seaweed]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48172]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi all, At last, we have crossed the scoring gate. It was fun sailing, being behind but with some possibilities to catch up with some of the leaders, and,  at last, some nice shifts helped us to get in front of Green Dragon by very little. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:46:04 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Enough is enough says Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48167]]></link><description><![CDATA[OK enough is enough. Let’s get to Singapore. This is by far the longest I have ever been sailing upwind in my life. Even when we got to the Pulau We scoring gate and could turn right, the wind shifted right with us so it was dead on the nose again.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:24:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tackling the infamous Malacca Straits]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48165]]></link><description><![CDATA[At 16:09:30 GMT Ericsson 4 pocketed maximum points (4) when they crossed the scoring gate north of Palau We, and extended their overall race tally to 30. Telefonica Blue was just short of an hour behind to grab the 3.5 points on offer for second place at the gate, which puts them second overall on 22.5. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:23:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue struggles in wind hole]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:26:12 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 guys getting tired]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:26:10 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kosatka Team Russia sights land]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48159]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the first time since we left the southern tip of India, we have seen land again. Even some hints of civilization were greeting our eyes this morning on the hills of the island of Palau We.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:25:22 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericcson 3 fought for ever mile]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:23:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson Team goes from strength to strength]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48152]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team strengthened its overall lead in the Volvo Ocean Race when Ericsson 4 claimed 4 points for being first boat past the Leg 3 scoring gate north of the island Pulau We. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:22:46 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[All under control on Delta Lloyd]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48151]]></link><description><![CDATA[From Sander Pluijm – MCM: Hi all, Today was the day after the night before. Everybody took the chance to get some rest after a busy night. Boat-captain Ed O'Conner and bowman Gerd-Jan Poortman worked all night to stabilise the keel-structure.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:22:35 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon hoping to take out miles]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48120]]></link><description><![CDATA[The battle to the scoring gate north of Palau We continues with just under 100 miles remaining.  The Dragon has been chasing hard behind Telefonica Black and now lays 9 miles behind in sixth.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:33:51 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kosatka Team Russia will fight every mile to Singapore]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48101]]></link><description><![CDATA[Very sorry for the guys on Delta Lloyd, I hope that they will make it safely to Singapore. Once in the Malacca Strait, they should be all right and will have no disadvantage in the light downwind conditions. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:32:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New video in Delta LLoyd album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=637]]></link><description><![CDATA[New video Delta Lloyd suffer keel damage on route to Singapore - includes onboard shots when incident happens, interview with Matthew Gregory and close-up of damage below the deck added to the Delta LLoyd album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:28:06 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Delta LLoyd album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:26:01 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking puzzled by black dust inside Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48096]]></link><description><![CDATA[Grrrr, we haven’t been able to hold off Ericsson 4, who always had earlier lifted breeze than we had. This has given them a more favourable angle to sail in and go faster than us.   ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:50:46 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 retakes the lead]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48092]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the tussle to be first to reach the Volvo Ocean Race leg three scoring gate, a line that runs directly north from Pulau We, at the northern end of the Malacca Strait, Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) has rolled over the top of Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) and has a slim lead of eight nautical miles.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:49:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Covell talks about Russia from England]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48077]]></link><description><![CDATA[For leg 3 Markov Covellski has subbed out the Team Russia media spot to a real Russian, Sergey Bogdanov. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:00:59 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 navigator Aksel Magdahl loses his iPod]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48075]]></link><description><![CDATA[It does not take much to make 11 primitive guys happy, just a little jump from 6th to 3rd in the standings. Even Gustav (Gustav Morin MCM), who has a stomach infection, has been seen smiling today!]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:58:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Frustrating times for Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48074]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has been a frustrating day onboard Green Dragon as they fight to stay with the leading pack. The Dragon tacked twice last night to try and evade a huge cloud cell, which cost them dearly and they now lay in sixth.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:57:58 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd navigator Matt Gregory tells the keel damage story]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48071]]></link><description><![CDATA[At 7:30 this evening, we were sailing upwind in 20 knots of wind - pounding away in a short steep sea state with our J1 headsail and a reef in the main. All of a sudden, there was a massive breaking sound from inside the boat.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:56:53 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New videos added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[Seven new videos of leg 3 added to the Volvo Ocean Race Album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:40:05 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 prepares for Christmas dinner at sea]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48062]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi! We are now 330 miles from the scoring gate and all the boats are really close. We are trying hard to gain some miles on Telefónica Blue and keep our distance from the others. At the moment, we have 16-20 knots of wind and we are sailing in a fast up wind mode.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:21:30 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ken Read likens Bay of Bengal sailing to entering a Ferrari in a Tractor Pull]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48061]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Bay of Bengal.  Bringing these boats here for this leg is like using a Ferrari for a Tractor Pull. Slogging upwind, tacking on every shift for days. In fact, for one 24-hour period we had 51 squalls come through bringing rain, shift, no shift, wind, no wind etc. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:20:20 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black loses places due to damaged halyard]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48058]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi all, The last 24 hour have seen us lose a couple of positions in the fleet,  which is nothing to be surprised with considering we have been sailing for more than 12 hours with the wrong headsail, because of the breakdown of the genoa halyard. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:17:46 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[News round up]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48046]]></link><description><![CDATA[The wind filled in, just as it was supposed to, and Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) was given a ‘get out of jail free’ card. Telefónica Blue’s plan of owning the right-hand side of the course on leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race to Singapore has worked, and the team is now back in the game, but just how handsomely the payout will be is yet to be seen, and that will depend on the direction in which the wind shifts.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:16:13 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd suffers serious keel damage]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48045]]></link><description><![CDATA[Team Delta Loyd in the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. The Dutch/Irish VO70 was halfway the Bay of Bengal on its way to Singapore, as the port side carbon structure around the ram broke]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:29:57 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Ericsson album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=221]]></link><description><![CDATA[New leg 3 onboard images have been added to the Ericsson album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:51:43 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=607]]></link><description><![CDATA[New on board images have been added to the Green Dragon album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:16:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Team Russia album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=575]]></link><description><![CDATA[New on board images have been added to the Team Russia album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:06:04 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue keeps lead, but Ericsson 4 closes]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48025]]></link><description><![CDATA[Each team in the Volvo Ocean Race fleet has put its money on the table and lined up for the drag race to the scoring gate at Palau We, just under 400 miles away. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:44:58 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker questions merits of new route]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48024]]></link><description><![CDATA[Going upwind in a Volvo 70 sucks. I am beginning to question the merits of the new route through Asia if so much of it is upwind. The first problem is that these boats don’t point very high so it takes forever to get anywhere truly upwind. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:43:49 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tough going on Ericsson 4]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=48023]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tough going on Ericsson 4 today, ducking and weaving through some of the biggest clouds we have seen so far.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:42:23 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 media man laid low with stomach bug]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47956]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gustav Morin, our Media Crew Member, has a stomach infection and is out of business, so I am allowed to write a few words today. We hope he will get better again soon, as he does not seem to enjoy it too much. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:15:56 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue takes a risk that may end in trouble]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47955]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are separated from the fleet. Why, because we think we can make a gain with an expected SE wind shift to come. The risk is that the shift will not mature and then we are in trouble, as being south it means as well that we have lighter winds than all the others do. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:14:14 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=607]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Green Dragon album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:41:50 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spirits high on board Telefonica Black]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47898]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi all, It has been another quiet night, all the boats are in a pack, and the leading Telefónica Blue is now 7 miles ahead of us.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:43:46 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue navigator, Simon Fisher, feels like he's on a treadmill]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47897]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, The last few days seem to have been unbelievably busy and yet so far in this leg we have only covered a few more miles than we could probably achieve in a day! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:41:43 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nick Bubb doubts if Kosatka will be in Singapore for Christmas]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47883]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tuesday morning, 65 hours into leg 3 and still we can see some of our competitors. In fact for most of this leg we have been locked in battle with Ericsson 3. As Wouter likes to put it, this is a ‘street fight’. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:02:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker says crew deserves a tenacity award]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47882]]></link><description><![CDATA[It has been a case of two steps forward and one step back for the fleet today, Ian Walker and his crew made strong progress overnight as they moved from seventh to third on the leader board by the 0700 GMT positions.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:59:53 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ken Read ponders lack of utensils on Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47863]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do you ever run on a treadmill? Hop on, plug in your ipod, watch the news, run for a while without getting anywhere and be happy about it?  Get off with a good sweat and move on to the next set off your gym routine.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:52:24 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images in Telefonica album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=617]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Telefonica album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:51:02 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fleet heads for pirate waypoint]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia navigator, Wouter Verbraak, deliberates on the tack north]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Kosatka Team Russia keeps the pace in light airs]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue skipper Bouwe Bekking loses count of the gybes]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd navigator Matt Gregory talks about playing yo yo]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:21:43 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Ericsson album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:58:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mikel Pasabant on Telefonica Black wonders what tonight will bring]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47782]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi everybody! It has been a nice quiet day. The same for the wind itself, until it started to blow around midday for about 3 hours, with gusts up to 25 knots, which made life a little bit difficult on board, but it was because it had been such a gentle start that we were not used to it! Ha ha!  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue crew finds slow motion exciting]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 team finds light airs slow going]]></title>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47769]]></link><description><![CDATA[All doubts about the ‘new route’ must have been wiped out with the Cochin stopover. India and the city of Cochin have been fantastic hosts to the fleet; people welcomed us with such a friendship and enthusiasm.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Chisnell reports]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon picks the inshore route]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma skipper Ken Read talks about the travelling circus]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47750]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have gotten exactly what we expected so far in the first 20 hours of this leg; hot, light, tricky and very variable conditions. First, back to the beginning of the adventure; Leg 3, India to Singapore. What a send off it was. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New videos in Ericsson album]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:36:59 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Beeking appreciated the absence of spectator boats around Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47747]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had had a great farewell from the people of Cochin. The parade down the dock took a little longer as anticipated and the sun was burning down on us, a good practice for what we expect over the next week, but the atmosphere was great. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 media man, Guy Salter, enjoyed the curries]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47746]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leg 3 starts and we are all wondering where all the time is going. We had a great stop in Cochin and I am sure you will be hearing India being praised by all teams. It was a fantastic and friendly place and I for one would be more than happy if the race returned here. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta navigator, Matt Gregory, wants a podium finish for Christmas]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47745]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are about 3 hours into the start of leg 3.  Right now the entire fleet is sailing due south along the west coast of India. We are currently enjoying a very nice westerly sea breeze.  We are flying our A4, big downwind sail and cruising along nicely at 10 knots of boatspeed in 9 to 11 knots of wind.]]></description>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47742]]></link><description><![CDATA[Six hours into the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race and there is divided opinion among the fleet as to the best choice of routing – inshore or offshore – as they make good their escape from Cochin.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 boys getting into sailing again]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:16:14 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Promising third leg start for skipper Roberto Bermudez & Team Delta Lloyd]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47735]]></link><description><![CDATA[Team Delta Lloyd started promising at the third leg to Singapore. Skipper Roberto Bérmudez de Castro (ESP) steered the Dutch/Irish VO70 in sixth position over the line.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson Team thanks locals in native tongue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47734]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Volvo Ocean Race returned to the high seas today for Leg 3. Ericsson Racing Team's Ericsson 4 began the leg as the overall race leader with 26 points, and Ericsson 3 is placed fifth, 11.5 points behind.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:13:08 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images & videos added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:47:18 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ian Walker makes a good start with Green Dragon, then loses ground]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47727]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race has kicked off from Cochin in India today. The eight boat fleet were greeted by thousands of local people who came to see the fleet depart. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian film star Dino Morea sails on Puma before Cochin start]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47723]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bollywood star Dino Morea today joined the PUMA team for the start of the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. In over 30 degrees heat, thousands upon thousands of spectators flocked to the Volvo Ocean Race village in Cochin, India, to bid PUMA with Dino Morea onboard, and the race fleet goodbye. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma makes a good start as fleet leaves Cochin, India]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47722]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cochin in India, bid farewell to the Volvo Ocean Race fleet today at 1530 local time (1000 GMT) after the eight teams spent a sensational past two weeks in India, the first time the race has visited this area.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:32:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker ponders on Christmas at sea]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47719]]></link><description><![CDATA[So far we have had three stopover ports. Alicante was very professional, we had great facilities and was commercially excellent for teams and their sponsors. Cape Town has the stunning geographical backdrop of Table Mountain and an abundance of great places to eat and things to do. Cochin has now put itself on the map for the warmth and friendliness of its people that we will not forget in a hurry.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:09:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon looks forward to a better race to Singapore]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47718]]></link><description><![CDATA[This leg will hold many challenges for the eight boat fleet when they leave today at 1530 local time (1000 GMT).  From fishing boats, tricky conditions, piracy and shipping lanes, the crews will take on the shortest leg so far as they hope to arrive in the expected 10 days to Singapore.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:18:56 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47663]]></link><description><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd announced to start the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race without crew changes. Skipper Roberto Bérmudez de Castro (ESP) wants to build on the opportunities of his current team and taking the next step together.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:55:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New sailors join Team Russia crew]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47644]]></link><description><![CDATA[Christmas has come early for Scott Gray (26), who will act as bowman on the race from Cochin to Singapore.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:48:03 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Crews thoughts turn to highs and lows of previous legs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47622]]></link><description><![CDATA[As the Volvo Ocean Race fleet prepares to depart from Cochin, the crews thoughts will be turning to the highs and lows of the previous legs.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:09:09 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:41:16 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images in Team Russia album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=575]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Team Russia album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:32:31 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Moscow based photographer Sergey Bogdanov joins Team Russia]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47509]]></link><description><![CDATA[

Team Russia brings in Moscow-based yachting photographer Sergey Bogdanov (45) as media crew member on Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images added to the Volvo Ocean Race Album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:43:50 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['A tricky leg' says Ericsson team meteorologist Chris Bedford]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47465]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team today furthered its preparation for Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race with the launching of its two yachts, Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Dec 2008 14:34:08 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pablo Iglesias to join Telefonica black crew]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47460]]></link><description><![CDATA[Spaniard Pablo Iglesias is set to join “Telefónica Black” for the third stage in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, due to depart on Saturday 13th December with the boats sailing from India to Singapore.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Dec 2008 14:32:49 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon announces crew changes for Cochin to Singapore leg]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47451]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Green Dragon Team has announced two crew changes for Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cochin to Singapore, which starts on Saturday 13th December 2008.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Dec 2008 14:32:17 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma Volvo Open 70 il mostro back in water]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=47423]]></link><description><![CDATA[PUMA Ocean Racing, led by Skipper Ken Read (USA) is ready for battle in leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. Having undergone essential structural repairs in Cochin, India over the past week, PUMA’s il mostro was today lifted back into the water.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Dec 2008 05:56:25 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New image in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:52:43 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:42:05 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 3 Dec 2008 05:01:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Covell reports from a 'speeding' Kosatka Team Russia]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 3 Dec 2008 04:44:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 3 Dec 2008 04:16:01 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:45:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:44:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:46:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:45:40 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:44:24 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46944]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fernando Echávarri from Spain brought Telefónica Black into Cochin, India, in fourth place on leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race, earning five points, which when added to their scoring gate total of 1.5 points, brings their total to 13.5 and sixth place on the overall leaderboard.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 1 Dec 2008 07:29:48 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 1 Dec 2008 07:26:03 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 1 Dec 2008 06:02:12 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 1 Dec 2008 05:34:20 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:41:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Last report before the finish, from Ericsson 3]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black boys do not trust the weather forecasts]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:32:39 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:30:54 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:36:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia lies motionless and tranquil]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:58:15 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The end in sight for Green Dragon]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:54:54 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images added - Telefonica Blue, skippered by Bouwe Bekking from Netherlands, finishes in second place ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:45:58 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New videos in Ericsson album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:19:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue takes second place in Cochin]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46882]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was smiles all round today when the Spanish Telefónica Blue team, led by Bouwe Bekking from the Netherlands, finished leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race in Cochin at 1237 GMT (1807 local time). ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker says his heart goes out to Team Russia]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:35:43 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue finds Real Madrid is known everywhere]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:34:40 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New video added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New video added - Ericsson 4, Skippered by Torben Grael, arrive in Cochin, India, to win the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:23:25 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon set to arrive on alcohol free day]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46871]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are now 240 from the finish; it has been a very challenging leg for the mighty Dragon. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to have a crack at fixing the boom as we decided that the boat would be better served if we just concentrated on racing and the boat has been going well.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:03:01 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 report from the boat on leg win]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:59:26 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46864]]></link><description><![CDATA[Torben Grael from Brasil and his international crew onboard Ericsson 4 made it two wins in a row when they crossed the finish of leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race in Cochin, India at 2252 GMT (0422 local time).]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:53:01 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Telefonica album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=617]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images has been added to the Telefonica album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:47:35 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images & Video in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:32:08 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=221]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Ericsson album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:55:48 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=607]]></link><description><![CDATA[New onboard images have been added to the Green Dragon album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:41:29 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images added to the Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=629]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images added - Ericsson 4, Skippered by Torben Grael, arrive in Cochin, India, to win the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:23:17 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:08:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia skipper Andreas Hanakamp admits the strategy failed]]></title>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46850]]></link><description><![CDATA[As Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) and Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED), the first two boats to commence their approach to the finish of leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race in Cochin, have dusted off their stealth cards and, for the first time on this leg, the race is in StealthPlay. ]]></description>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46849]]></link><description><![CDATA[Team Delta Lloyd is still battling for the fourth place in the second leg to Cochin (IND). The Dutch/Irish entry is expected to arrive on Monday December 1 at about 7 PM local time. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue skipper Bouwe Bekking spares a thought for Oleg Zherebtsov]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46841]]></link><description><![CDATA[The last miles don’t come easy. Some huge super cells we had to sail through last night, one moment 4 knots and, within minutes, gusts up to 35 knots. ............and in addition buckets loads of water coming falling down from the sky, so that sometimes the rain was worse than the spray coming over the deck. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ken Read talks of wild dreams on Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46840]]></link><description><![CDATA[A little hot and steamy is the forecast for today and the not too distant future, but, at least we have some breeze! And a big time drag race with the Dragons and Delta Lloyd. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd gives beef jerky ration to King Neptune]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46839]]></link><description><![CDATA[We’ve crossed the equator. Since I was asleep, hunched over the keyboard of my nav station, during my first crossing, it was gratifying to be conscious for my second crossing to see the ‘S’ change to an ‘N’. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Weather update from Jennifer Lilly]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46837]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are a few hundred miles left for some boats in leg two and, with mostly light winds expected, the finish is likely to be slow. After leaving the doldrums, the winds across the fleet built briefly out of the WSW; however, these stronger winds are not predicted to last long. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue Simon Fisher looking forward to a good Indian curry]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46838]]></link><description><![CDATA[On deck this morning it was dark, grey and raining with little wind. It was hard to believe you weren’t somewhere in northern Europe, in the depths of winter, when you looked around other than the fact that everyone was in shorts and t-shirts and didn’t seem to mind the least little bit.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A little worry over Mumbai creeps into thoughts on Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46834]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's like running a marathon, you have four or five miles to go to the finish and you can see two runners in front of you.....one about 150 meters and the other about 400 meters.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:46:47 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Torben Grael looks set to skipper Ericsson 4 to second win]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46832]]></link><description><![CDATA[Torben Grael looks set to make it a double. The skipper of Ericsson 4, the winner of leg one into Cape Town, is poised to repeat the feat later today, or overnight, in Cochin, India. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Great racing for Delta Lloyd]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46829]]></link><description><![CDATA[Both Green Dragon and Puma are still within sight. The Green Dragon is about 200 meters off our windward stern quarter and Puma is about 6 miles away- behind and to leeward of us.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 relieves trying times with some punishment from King Neptune]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46822]]></link><description><![CDATA[Passing by the nav station this afternoon, after 4 hours of a gust being 3 knots of wind and glancing at GPS, brought memories flooding back of only days ago.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:17:07 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 enjoying fast sailing on flat water]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:13:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New videos added to Volvo Ocean Race album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:29:06 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New videos in Ericsson album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:26:28 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking has Laurent Pages driving Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46802]]></link><description><![CDATA[All of a sudden, we are in 2nd place, the guys in the east parked up badly and we take the glory for the time being, but I am holding my breath, especially as during the last couple of hundred miles into the finish, everything can happen. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd chipping away]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46801]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last night we hardly moved at all. We were bobbing like a cork. Three boats were within sight of us: Ericsson 3, Green Dragon, and Puma.  Considering our slow pace, it is exciting racing out here.  Every zephyr moved us forward a couple metres at a time.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:20:39 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia navigator Wouter Verbraak gets things into perspective]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46800]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whilst stuck in no wind and our easterly option not looking at all flash, I gave my wife a call. The first thing she said was: “I see you are completely stuck, and I know you absolutely hate losing, but do you want me to put things in perspective?"]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:18:46 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lone Telefonica crewman prepares to meet King Neptune]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:17:10 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker not enjoying being becalmed]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46790]]></link><description><![CDATA[The last 24 hours have been painfully slow for the chasing fleet, not only has the breeze dropped off as they edged along this morning at a just a few knots of boat speed, but they have watched current leader Ericsson 4 steam into the distance eating up the miles as they head towards the finish line.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:12:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:34:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:21:51 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia Mark Covell waxes lyrical about celestial cloaks]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46788]]></link><description><![CDATA[As you probably can deduce, our present address is: RUS 1, V70, The Indian Ocean, Southern Hemisphere. It’s not until I think about our current location that it dawns on me how all alone and far away from home we are.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:15:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica skipper Bouwe Bekking recharges his mental batteries]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46787]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yesterday was a day that I have could lost all my last few hairs on my head. Frustrating light winds, better said no wind, tacking, gybing, sail changes, all followed within minutes of each other.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:12:30 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 powers ahead, but going is painfully slow for main pack]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46786]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 continues to pour on the speed as they stretch away from the bulk of the fleet in the final push towards Cochin.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:11:30 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 bowman Ryan Godfrey happy with commanding position]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46744]]></link><description><![CDATA[Warm times aboard today, as we leave the rain clouds of the doldrums and head into clear blue skies. Several of the boys have moved their mattresses up on deck now in the hope that sleeping temperatures are slightly more bearable than down below. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:23:28 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue navigator Simon Fisher has renewed hope]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46743]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there, We have been moving now since shortly before dawn. Things might be looking up. We have even made some inroads into the boats way off to the east of us, giving us renewed hope and energy for the remaining miles to come.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:22:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon could face upwind conditions without a boom]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46740]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are just 700 miles remaining for the leading pack as they exit the Doldrums and head northwest towards the finish in Cochin.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:16:57 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd navigator Matt Gregory talks of an awesome day]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46727]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let’s see if I can sum up our day in the 5 minutes I have while waiting for our weather download from our satellite communication connection: this could be a difficult blog for me to write…to tap into the communication side of my brain, because the analytical side of my brain is working overtime today.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:07:23 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=425]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Puma album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:41:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Full circle for Ian Walker on Green Dragon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46726]]></link><description><![CDATA[At first light this morning, we came through a massive raincloud and poked our nose into a north-westerly breeze. This was the sign we were waiting for that we were exiting the doldrums for the second time this race. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:35:16 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New image in Green Dragon album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:34:15 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 evening report]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46720]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 continues to lead the fleet on Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race through the tepid conditions that are the Indian Ocean Doldrums.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:27:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kenny Read talks of Green Dragon and Delta Lloyd sailing right by Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46715]]></link><description><![CDATA[I promised to not use the tag line "Life at the Extreme" because it belongs to Volvo and if we all start using it too much it will get abused and not have the same impact. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:37:20 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd the big Doldrums winner at the moment]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46714]]></link><description><![CDATA[Torben Grael's Ericsson 4 is beginning to tear itself away from the rest of the fleet. In leg one, the team did this by setting a new 24-hour record in gale force winds. Here, the team is showing they can move well in the light stuff too. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:36:08 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue navigator, Simon Fisher, talks about a long Doldrums]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46688]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi There, It has been a long day on deck, hunting down the breeze and trying to make the most of each cloud in our path using the wind to try a push us a little further up the course. Sadly, I don’t think we are out of the woods yet either.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:08:55 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma boys wondering about the lack of pirate talk]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46687]]></link><description><![CDATA[Things have certainly slowed down here on the Il Mostro. With a little over 800 miles to go as we re-enter the doldrums, the boat is ghosting along at speeds in the single digits, a very unusual situation for these high-powered machines.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:07:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue position reports are hard on Bouwe Bekking's nerves]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46686]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once again, we are in the doldrums. Big towering clouds are everywhere around us and of course we are trying to find our best way through it, but this morning it was tough.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:06:30 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Future looks grim to Team Russia skipper Andreas Hanakamp]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46681]]></link><description><![CDATA[Had a new experience yesterday, when a flying fish landed in my sailing boot. Unfortunately, the boot was on my foot and the fish was caught between the boot and my leg.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:22:05 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 midday update]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46680]]></link><description><![CDATA[We tried to protect the east for the Doldrums crossing, but did not want to go there alone, so we bailed out and lined up between Ericsson 4 and Puma yesterday night. That way we would experience the same conditions as them.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:21:07 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black disappointed by constant breakages]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46665]]></link><description><![CDATA[At last, we have reached the Indian Doldrums, and we have some time to clean up and get some fresh air into our smelly boat. The only problem is the wind; it is not helping us much. The breakages are so many that we spend too much of our energy solving them instead of proper sailing.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:50:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 watch captain, Brad Jackson, ponders on the last 900 miles]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46664]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only 900 miles to go but it will be a painful and long ordeal, there will be some very happy and unhappy boats by the end of this leg as there will be plenty of luck involved over the next few days. Hopefully we can stay on the front row but sometimes you don't have a say in these things. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:47:05 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia's Mark Covell dwells on birthday suits and eastern tracks]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46660]]></link><description><![CDATA[As I write this, the sold 20-knot trade winds are becoming less and less stable. The dreaded doldrums must be just up ahead. We have already had our first onset of heavy tropical rain, warm, refreshing and forcing a sail change.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:11:08 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stress levels rise among the fleet, as the yachts battle the Doldrums]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:10:00 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:08:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Team Russia album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:29:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:14:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:13:22 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:11:47 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:10:01 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 steps up a notch]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:09:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:39:12 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Panic as MRCC Madrid reports Telefonica Blue EPIRB activated]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:38:21 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd skipper caught with his hand in the candy bag]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46591]]></link><description><![CDATA["We have an amazing black market of 'treats' on our boat. There is a bag hidden away on here somewhere with a whole number of 'candies' as they are known, and that bag is being passed around the boat all day long.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:37:09 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd navigator Matt Gregory talks of 4 races to go]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:34:26 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The helmets and goggles are back on]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:37:06 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New image in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:23:18 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New image in Team Russia album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:13:17 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:09:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The helmets and goggles are back on]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46577]]></link><description><![CDATA[The eight strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet is cracking along now at a steady 20 knots, broad reaching in the southeast trade winds and clicking off the miles towards the finish in Cochin. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:48:55 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking tells the full story of the daggerboard loss]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46576]]></link><description><![CDATA[Maybe I should have written something yesterday as I got badly “punished” for taking a day off of the writing duties. The toasted daggerboard hasn't done us any favours, but the battle goes on.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:47:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:20:11 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd out of water]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46551]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's been another day of wind and water on Delta Lloyd. Except for one day on this trip, we've been soaking wet continuously on deck. Now that we are traveling north, the wetness is from sea water above deck and sweat down below.  It is very, very hot on the boat now.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:53:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:46:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker still considering the Doldrums options]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:21:58 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia's Wouter Verbraak recalls Steve Fosset's Cheyenne]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46523]]></link><description><![CDATA[Man, it surely is bumpy out here! It must have something to do with this piece of ocean as I remember the same crashing and banging going the other way in 2005. In the then Oryx Quest maxi-cat non-stop around the world race, we were sailing south on Cheyenne ex-Playstation.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:20:39 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simon Fisher grimly awaits Telefonica Blue position reports]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46524]]></link><description><![CDATA[With the crunching of carbon yesterday that was the sound of our port daggerboard exploding into a several pieces, again everything changed for us and life got a whole lot tougher. We have had the rug pulled out from under us somewhat.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:19:18 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Team Russia album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:35:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson dominates as 4 steals ahead of 3]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46513]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Ericsson entries continue to dominate leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race as overnight Ericsson 4 has stolen the slenderest of leads over stablemate Ericsson 3. Torben Grael's men lead by just three miles on distance to finish at 04:00 GMT, and are just two miles further to the north. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:03:18 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking and crew bitterly disappointed by Telefonica Blue daggerboard loss]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46514]]></link><description><![CDATA[We manage just to hang in with the leaders. What has happened to us is big disappointment for me and the rest of the guys, as we were, in our minds, ready to make more gains. We know that power reaching is a strong point for us. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:03:07 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia's Mark Covell reflects on the risk]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46512]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boom boom shake de room, like a custom streetcar, cruising past, belting out base in your face, a close reach on a Volvo 70 is a noisy thing. Like a well-trained racehorse they are so powerful and eager to jump over the next fence. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:00:29 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia splits from fleet in a tactical gamble]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:59:28 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:40:15 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 skipper ponders on how to gain an edge in the Indian Ocean]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46489]]></link><description><![CDATA[3400 miles from Cape Town. We have all experienced demanding conditions in the Southern Ocean. We have had opportunities provided for big different tactics and leverage around the gate. But still all boats are gathered so close; maybe you can use the saying, like in the eye of a needle in a haystack.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:18:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue snaps a daggerboard]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46474]]></link><description><![CDATA[We were going so nicely, and all of a sudden, A BIG BANG changed everything. We snapped of one of our daggerboards (side boards) which prevent the boat sliding sideways. We destroyed it and had to stop the boat for 45 minutes. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:11:56 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sidney Gavignet, on Puma, says 'Bring on the Pirates']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46473]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi there! The heat is back, it's a good thing. We are doing some good miles towards the finish, that's also a good thing. Il Mostro is in fourth place, that's a good and bad one.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:11:02 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon boys in two minds over boom repair]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46460]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is amazing that only 3 days ago the clothing call was thermals, boots, gloves, crash helmets and double fleece sleeping bags and now we are happily in shorts, UV tops, shoes, sunhats and sun cream. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:08:17 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New videos in Green Dragon album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:32:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue's Laurent Page in pain, but getting bored]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46456]]></link><description><![CDATA[Laurent (Pages) is sitting on deck at the exact same spot where he washed away a couple of days ago. He is actually trimming the mainsail, you can’t stop him.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:00:50 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon trimmer Tom Braidwood talks about prioritising repairs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46455]]></link><description><![CDATA[Taken a while for things to slow down on the mighty Dragon to write anything, but we have had plenty on lately. You may have heard, but we had a witching hour where something would happen almost same time every day.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:59:50 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Setting up for the Doldrums is next task for navigators]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46454]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sailing conditions are ideal this weekend, as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet enjoys reaching in moderate Easterly breeze, charging towards the Doldrums, still another day or so away.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:58:51 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia held up by rope around port rudder]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46453]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had a very unlucky incident last night catching a rope in the port rudder, not a piece of string, but seven metres of heavy arm thick stuff that stalled the rudder and slowed us down. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:43:53 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Adversity builds character on Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46452]]></link><description><![CDATA[Honestly I have no idea who said this- probably no one- but it sounded pretty good so I ran with it. We are charging along through the Indian Ocean still at a phenomenal pace for the race.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:42:46 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:56:13 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:55:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon making gains as fleet heads for Doldrums]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46441]]></link><description><![CDATA[After eight days at sea, Green Dragon is in third position, 29 nm behind the Ericsson twins who are leading the fleet  It is a difficult time for the navigators onboard as they try to find the best strategy as the fleet heads north.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:51:08 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[High pitched rudder wail on Ericsson 4 driving crew insane]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46436]]></link><description><![CDATA[The pace of life has slowed dramatically over the last 24hrs on Ericsson 4. We gybed early this morning as we approached the start of the wind transition area, which will ultimately get us into the SE trades and on our way.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:10:06 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black boys have a big tidy up]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46435]]></link><description><![CDATA[At last, we are having time to fix things properly and put everything to get dry. The wind has dropped and the sun is nice now, so we have tidied the whole inside, without forgetting we are still racing, but there are so many little things to fix that they take a lot of time!]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:58:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46434]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are now sailing in 10 knots of wind and almost flat water and it’s a golden opportunity to fix everything that needs to be fixed. Everyone is moving around like hard working ants.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:58:04 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue's Laurent Pages doubtful for Leg 3]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Luxury on Ericsson 3 is a flat sea, T-shirt & seeing the meat]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46416]]></link><description><![CDATA[Everything is relative, like Einstein said. Luxury for example. For some people luxury means driving around in a Bentley, living in a castle and having a bunch of butlers serving meals and drinks every time you ask for it. On a VO70 you appreciate another kind of luxury. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Covell reminisces about rabbits]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46415v]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today, I thought I would put down the heavy duty of bringing you the gritty reality of life on board Team Russia, so for today I will leave the normal topics of water, waypoints and whales to the other little bloggers. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ New video in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:08:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:43:18 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:42:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Ericsson album]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:40:20 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Great new videos: Puma breaks back; Dragon breaks boom; Russia Chinese gybes]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46409]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those are some of the latest videos that have been added to the Volvo Ocean Race section of the BYM News Gallery. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:23:22 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Video in Delta LLoyd album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:19:13 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:17:58 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images & video in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:14:47 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New video in Team Russia album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:14:04 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:12:47 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:10:55 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon crew recharging batteries]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Casey Smith does a brilliant job to keep Puma in the hunt]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46367]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's cold, bumpy, I'm miserable and the boat feels as though it is falling apart around me, although of course its not. This is the Volvo as I expected. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:57:23 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 media guy Salter describes his experiences of 'pirates']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46346]]></link><description><![CDATA[I guess it must be huge news onshore but in the last day, we have been getting the news of the piracy off Somalia, apologies if this is the thousandth blog mentioning the fact! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:56:00 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Navigator, Aksel Magdahl, thinks Ericsson 3 is well placed for India]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46341]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the middle of nowhere, with only open seas surrounding and only birds and fish listening and watching, six guys are making big noises of joy.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd aiming for India]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46340]]></link><description><![CDATA[The story remains the same: More fast sailing. We just gybed and are heading north towards India. We’ve successfully hitched a ride onto another low pressure system. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:50:50 CST]]></pubDate>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46339]]></link><description><![CDATA[Laurent’s arm is stable (Laurent Pages/FRA), and he has slightly more movement, but still has more pain than he really wants to admit. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:50:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New video in the Puma album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=425]]></link><description><![CDATA[New video has been added to the Puma album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:16:13 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:07:07 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=607]]></link><description><![CDATA[New onboard images have been added to the Green Dragon album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:52:01 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puma not out of the woods, but has a new lease of life.]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46338]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today was a great day. It is the little things in life that tip the scales from not so good to great. It is a larger scale on some days than it is on others.  ]]></description>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46319]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am falling out of my bunk again. The boat is rocked up at about 40 degrees of heel and the leeward rudder is screaming as it tries to pull free of the water. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New audio in Team Russia album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:43:22 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue ponders about Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46317]]></link><description><![CDATA[We are very happy bunch, passed both Puma and our team mates. I think Puma simply just forgot about the scoring gate, why would you otherwise give these points away? ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:17:22 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking discovers the Telefonica Blue loo]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46312]]></link><description><![CDATA[Have been ‘playing’ doctor for the last 36 hours together with my colleague doctor Jono. I have been always fascinated regarding this job, and sometimes Rikke says I should have been a doctor. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:15:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd skipper Roberto Bermudez expects to be last at scoring gate]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46303]]></link><description><![CDATA[Here are a few words about us!  First of all, I want to say that the crew members are all ok, nobody has had any problems, just little things: Matt (Matt Gregory/USA) has a sore throat and Husti (Ryan Houston/NZL) has injured his knee, which has been hurting since he smashed it after a wave hit us.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:45:35 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia skipper Andreas Hanakamp praises his solid boat]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46302]]></link><description><![CDATA[Very happy with the 2.5 points we just picked up at the scoring longitude of 58E and boat, sails and crew in one piece. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:44:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:42:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 follows leader Ericsson 4 at gate crossing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46290]]></link><description><![CDATA[Good news came twice for Ericsson Race Team this morning, with Ericsson 4 across the scoring line first and Ericsson 3 a not too distant second.  As a small gift, the timing of the approaching front was a bit faster than forecast, causing winds to veer from SW to W requiring a gybe north BEFORE the wayline.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:58:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue navigator Simon Fisher is cheered by gains]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46289]]></link><description><![CDATA[After not enough sleep and almost certainly too many coffees, I began wondering in the early hours of the morning if this whole race is some crazy psychological experiment. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue's Laurent Pages in a lot of pain & unlikely to crew again on leg 2]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46288]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our patient Laurent (Laurent Pages/FRA) will never complain, that is not his art, but you can see he is in lot of pain, and most likely out for the rest of the leg. He is not happy, as he has never had a major injury in his life, but we told him we cannot turn the clock back, and just have carry on. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=607]]></link><description><![CDATA[New onboard images have been added to the Green Dragon album ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:53:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 takes maximum gate points]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46271]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson 4, skippered by Torben Grael, was the first boat to the scoring gate at longitudinal 58 degrees east on the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. Grael and his men crossed the line at 03:45 GMT to collect their four points. Once across Grael pointed the bow north for the 3,000-mile home stretch to Cochin. ]]></description>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46263]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's been another day of great sailing on the Delta Lloyd.  We've had some great postion reports this afternoon so the guys are in great spirits as we pull some distance back on the leaders.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia boys love the Southern Ocean despite a Chinese gybe]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46257]]></link><description><![CDATA[At last, two minutes to breath! I’ve just come off deck having peeled our largest spinnaker; it’s a great feeling to be under max sail. The first few days have been testing to say the least with a tricky first day followed by big wind and close racing, all of which have of course been coupled with a few technical challenges onboard. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:18:31 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Telefonica album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=617]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images added to the Telefonica album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:21:39 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd crew distressed by collision with whale]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46236]]></link><description><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd battles against the brutal Southern Ocean. Wind force eight with fierce gusts and high waves are on the menu. This is what ‘life at the extreme’ is about.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:30:18 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=425]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Puma album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:07:49 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 broaches again]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46235]]></link><description><![CDATA["How are you Gustav?" Anders Lewander shouts to me when I stick my head up the hatch to throw some water out. "All good," I answer, pretty satisfied with my work during the morning with bailing and sponging the entire boat and making a very appreciated meal of porridge.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:24:16 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black hopes to have trimmer Maciel Cicchetti back soon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46225]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, when dawn came, we saw a navigation green light to our port side, and we realised that it could not be no other than our friends from Telefonica Blue and there they were. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:49:57 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia tells organisers 'Give us back the Southern Ocean legs']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46218]]></link><description><![CDATA[In our historical weather analysis we haven’t had any route leading us so far east, but to be honest, we enjoy it, even with the little adventures we had. It’s a clear sign to the race organisers: give us back the Southern Ocean legs!]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:37:23 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Laurent Page injured on Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46217]]></link><description><![CDATA[Had a very tough 24 hours, whatever we have done went wrong. It was like fixing a fuse, which didn’t want to click on. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd watch captain Ryan Houston loves big wind sailing]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Ericsson album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:23:30 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:07:40 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New audio in Team Russia album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:52:46 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon vulnerable to knock down]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46196]]></link><description><![CDATA[4 days into leg 2 and the Southern Ocean is living up to its name. 1 broken steering system, 1 Chinese gybe, 1 broken boom and now 3 knock downs but we are still charging along for the scoring gate at longitude 58 Eas]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:57:59 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson ponders scoring gate strategy]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:56:35 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon considers options after boom breaks]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:04:51 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Action packed few days for Team Russia]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46182]]></link><description><![CDATA[After experiencing a fairly incident packed first few days on the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, Team Russia’s skipper Andreas Hanakamp is fairly philosophical; “We’ve had a tough few days, but no more or less than expected, that is what the Volvo Ocean Race is all about."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:02:50 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 flooded in a broach]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:26:29 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black just avoids a big, black cloud]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46170]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hi everybody, this is the fourth day at sea, and we are holding a nice third place. Here we go the BLACKIES!]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:13:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A graphic description of life on Kosatka]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46148]]></link><description><![CDATA[Remember in one of my blogs from leg one, I wrote about telling it like it is? Say what you see? Well I’m about to do the same again and lay it on the line as it is for me, not the crew, not the people back in whatever edit office my work goes to, but right here right now. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:49:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tough time of Puma, with torn spinnaker and frame cracks]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46141]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not to sound like I am whining, but I think I will anyway. Last night sucked...or it was great, if you are a boat builder or a sail maker looking for work. Yikes!!! ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:25:28 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:24:23 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Andreas Hanakamp describes Team Russia technical trouble]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46121]]></link><description><![CDATA[So often, when people in Cape Town realised I was involved with a team, I was asked about the race, wished well for the next leg and told how impressed people are with what we are doing.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:58:51 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia getting close to Australia]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:57:14 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd navigator, Matt Gregory, analyses the complex weather]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46119]]></link><description><![CDATA[I thought I’d be feeling better by today. I was right. We changed sails earlier today to our high-clew reacher - ‘the R1’. We are sailing in 25 to 40 knots of wind and 8 meter high waves. It’s a wild and bumpy ride. The surf is up.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:56:13 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Blue still one guy and a spinnaker down]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46118]]></link><description><![CDATA[Most of the guys starting to feel a little better, but we’re still one man down; Daryl (Wislang/NZL) is still not well. Jordi has been repairing the spinnaker, which is a nearly impossible task, as he gets bounced around in the bow. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:54:59 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Russia has first flat out big broach]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46117]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today was another kind of initiation, we had our first real heavy full on massive flat out big broach. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Black looking forward to its sort of conditions]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46116]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is Mikel from Telefónica Black down in the roaring forties. As you all may know, the whole fleet headed south-east as soon as we left Cape Town in order to avoid the high pressure next to the coast and get nice breeze as soon as we could before starting the long way north to Cochin, in India.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New image in Telefonica album]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:52:20 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New video in the Puma album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=425]]></link><description><![CDATA[New video "Testing the PUMA Sailing Gear" has been added to the Puma album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:47:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon does a Chinese gybe]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46084]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conditions have progressively got harder over the last 24 hours as we head towards the Southern Ocean. For Green Dragon things were getting better.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:30:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon the filling in the sandwich]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46075]]></link><description><![CDATA[After a slow start to Leg 2, the fleet is now roaring along as they try and stay hooked into the low pressure system from the south. The system is thrusting the fleet east in reaching 20 – 25 knot conditions as they head towards the scoring gate at 58 degrees east.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:23:18 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Team Russia album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=575]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Team Russia album.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:24:56 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in the Puma album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=425]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Puma album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:23:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Telefonica album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=617]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images added to the Telefonica album]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:22:49 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New images in Green Dragon album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=607]]></link><description><![CDATA[New images have been added to the Green Dragon album.

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:22:14 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon media man, Guo Chuan, describes his starting day]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46049]]></link><description><![CDATA[The morning of the start I woke up at 0500, I tried to go back to sleep but it just didn’t happen. The sun was shining through my window and I made the most of my final few hours in a nice luxurious bed! I did the final check around my room before leaving, to make sure I hadn’t left anything behind, and made my way to the Waterfront.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:17:59 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delta Lloyd navigator, Matt Gregory, suffers from bad sail and bad cold]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46045]]></link><description><![CDATA[I probably shouldn’t write this blog entry while I’m in a bad mood, however, I’ve been told that people think that my blog entries are better when I’m a bit overly emotional, which is, pretty much, all of the time. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:02:13 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Big breeze not the strongest suit for Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46044]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wow - this leg has gone by fast! It is hard to believe that we are already through our second night at sea - the time has gone by so quickly. Cape Town and all the delights it had to offer are now but a distant memory, many hundreds of miles behind our transom.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:01:02 CST]]></pubDate>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:59:06 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Navigators face choice between leg win, or scoring gate points]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46027]]></link><description><![CDATA[After a dramatic, and then frustrating, start to leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race yesterday in Cape Town, the fleet of eight boats has now spent one night at sea and the crews are settling back into the rhythm of eating, sleeping and yacht racing.   ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:24:20 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson skippers and navigators look for developing westerly winds]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46021]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ericsson Racing Team's yachts in the Volvo Ocean Race are steaming south easterly with the rest of the fleet, as skippers and navigators look for developing westerly winds.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:40:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ignore the official leg leader board says Ericsson meteorologist Chris Bedford]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46020]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just a reminder to everyone to please ignore the Volvo leader board for the next 7 days or so. The race office is calculating the places on the leg based upon distance to the finish, but this leg is unusual with the scoring line at 58E and the need to sail east for several days prior to turning north. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:39:20 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 4 starts in Southern Ocean style]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46019]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well, here we go again. Although we have only been gone 24 hours, the Cape Town stopover seems like it must have been a dream...and a very pleasant, but short, one at that. It is always hard to leave Cape Town. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:36:37 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flu takes hold on Puma]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46017]]></link><description><![CDATA[I am actually struggling to write this note because we’re getting thrown around the boat like a pair of dice hitting a craps table. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:35:45 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Less than 10 miles between leader Delta Lloyd & Telefonica Black in seventh]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46006]]></link><description><![CDATA[At 1600 GMT yesterday Green Dragon was the first to make a move away from the fleet, Ian Walker and his crew stayed on port tack and headed south.  Soon to follow was Ken Read onboard PUMA. 12 hours into leg 2 there was a clear split in the fleet (by 40 miles) with the remaining boats sticking closer to the coastline on starboard.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:58:26 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ericsson 3 needs repairs to radar]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=46000]]></link><description><![CDATA[No one that was watching the Cape Town start from a boat will never ever forget it. It was like experiencing the whole first leg in one hour. We had everything from 25 knots to almost no wind at all. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:58:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker describes the start]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=45999]]></link><description><![CDATA[What a fantastic send off from Cape Town. The course around the bay was great fun. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:58:44 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bouwe Bekking talks from Telefonica Blue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=45998]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a typical Cape Town departure, bright sunshine and thousands of people on the docks and not to forget the enthusiastic people on the water. The start was OK, not pushing it too hard, as we knew a park-up would happen. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:56:24 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Videos in Ericsson album]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=221]]></link><description><![CDATA[New videos of the two Ericsson boats sailing at the start of leg 2 have been added to the Ericsson album.
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