U.S. yacht wins final regatta leg
Published: June 18, 2006
GOTEBORG, Sweden The U.S. yacht Pirates of the Caribbean won the ninth and final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday, while the Dutch entry ABN AMRO One took overall honors for the grueling around-the-world regatta.
The No. 1 Dutch yacht, skippered by Mike Sanderson, was last in the six- yacht fleet in the ninth leg, but won the 58,000-kilometer, or 36,000-mile, race with a total of 96 points.
“This has been a great run for ABN AMRO,” Sanderson said. “This is a rock-solid team.”
His crew celebrated by throwing Sanderson overboard.
The Pirates finished second over all with 73, while Brasil 1 was third in the leg and third over all.
In Saturday’s race, skipper Paul Cayard’s Pirates edged the second-placed ABN AMRO Two by 4 minutes, 50 seconds. The No. 2 Dutch boat came fourth over all with 58.5 points.
“This couldn’t have been scripted better by anyone in Hollywood,” Cayard, 46, said of the close finish.
For Simon Fisher, the 28-year-old navigator aboard ABN AMRO Two, it was a bittersweet end to the ocean odyssey.
“We were feeling pretty confident until the wind ran out,” he said. “It would have been sweet, actually winning a leg, but we were unlucky.”
The race started off at Vigo, Spain, in November and has been marked by the death of a sailor and the dramatic rescue of the 10-man crew of the sinking entry Movistar of Spain.
The last leg was a 925-kilometer dash from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, to this southern Swedish port.
Hundreds of small boats crowded the waters off Sweden’s second-largest city, while thousands – including King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia – gathered in bright sunshine to cheer the yachts from shore.
GOTEBORG, Sweden The U.S. yacht Pirates of the Caribbean won the ninth and final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday, while the Dutch entry ABN AMRO One took overall honors for the grueling around-the-world regatta.
The No. 1 Dutch yacht, skippered by Mike Sanderson, was last in the six- yacht fleet in the ninth leg, but won the 58,000-kilometer, or 36,000-mile, race with a total of 96 points.
“This has been a great run for ABN AMRO,” Sanderson said. “This is a rock-solid team.”
His crew celebrated by throwing Sanderson overboard.
The Pirates finished second over all with 73, while Brasil 1 was third in the leg and third over all.
In Saturday’s race, skipper Paul Cayard’s Pirates edged the second-placed ABN AMRO Two by 4 minutes, 50 seconds. The No. 2 Dutch boat came fourth over all with 58.5 points.
“This couldn’t have been scripted better by anyone in Hollywood,” Cayard, 46, said of the close finish.
For Simon Fisher, the 28-year-old navigator aboard ABN AMRO Two, it was a bittersweet end to the ocean odyssey.
“We were feeling pretty confident until the wind ran out,” he said. “It would have been sweet, actually winning a leg, but we were unlucky.”
The race started off at Vigo, Spain, in November and has been marked by the death of a sailor and the dramatic rescue of the 10-man crew of the sinking entry Movistar of Spain.
The last leg was a 925-kilometer dash from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, to this southern Swedish port.
Hundreds of small boats crowded the waters off Sweden’s second-largest city, while thousands – including King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia – gathered in bright sunshine to cheer the yachts from shore.
GOTEBORG, Sweden The U.S. yacht Pirates of the Caribbean won the ninth and final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday, while the Dutch entry ABN AMRO One took overall honors for the grueling around-the-world regatta.
The No. 1 Dutch yacht, skippered by Mike Sanderson, was last in the six- yacht fleet in the ninth leg, but won the 58,000-kilometer, or 36,000-mile, race with a total of 96 points.
“This has been a great run for ABN AMRO,” Sanderson said. “This is a rock-solid team.”
His crew celebrated by throwing Sanderson overboard.
The Pirates finished second over all with 73, while Brasil 1 was third in the leg and third over all.
In Saturday’s race, skipper Paul Cayard’s Pirates edged the second-placed ABN AMRO Two by 4 minutes, 50 seconds. The No. 2 Dutch boat came fourth over all with 58.5 points.
“This couldn’t have been scripted better by anyone in Hollywood,” Cayard, 46, said of the close finish.
For Simon Fisher, the 28-year-old navigator aboard ABN AMRO Two, it was a bittersweet end to the ocean odyssey.
“We were feeling pretty confident until the wind ran out,” he said. “It would have been sweet, actually winning a leg, but we were unlucky.”
The race started off at Vigo, Spain, in November and has been marked by the death of a sailor and the dramatic rescue of the 10-man crew of the sinking entry Movistar of Spain.
The last leg was a 925-kilometer dash from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, to this southern Swedish port.
Hundreds of small boats crowded the waters off Sweden’s second-largest city, while thousands – including King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia – gathered in bright sunshine to cheer the yachts from shore.
GOTEBORG, Sweden The U.S. yacht Pirates of the Caribbean won the ninth and final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday, while the Dutch entry ABN AMRO One took overall honors for the grueling around-the-world regatta.
The No. 1 Dutch yacht, skippered by Mike Sanderson, was last in the six- yacht fleet in the ninth leg, but won the 58,000-kilometer, or 36,000-mile, race with a total of 96 points.
“This has been a great run for ABN AMRO,” Sanderson said. “This is a rock-solid team.”
His crew celebrated by throwing Sanderson overboard.
The Pirates finished second over all with 73, while Brasil 1 was third in the leg and third over all.
In Saturday’s race, skipper Paul Cayard’s Pirates edged the second-placed ABN AMRO Two by 4 minutes, 50 seconds. The No. 2 Dutch boat came fourth over all with 58.5 points.
“This couldn’t have been scripted better by anyone in Hollywood,” Cayard, 46, said of the close finish.
For Simon Fisher, the 28-year-old navigator aboard ABN AMRO Two, it was a bittersweet end to the ocean odyssey.
“We were feeling pretty confident until the wind ran out,” he said. “It would have been sweet, actually winning a leg, but we were unlucky.”
The race started off at Vigo, Spain, in November and has been marked by the death of a sailor and the dramatic rescue of the 10-man crew of the sinking entry Movistar of Spain.
The last leg was a 925-kilometer dash from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, to this southern Swedish port.
Hundreds of small boats crowded the waters off Sweden’s second-largest city, while thousands – including King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia – gathered in bright sunshine to cheer the yachts from shore.
