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2011–2012 Volvo Ocean Race, the Glossary

The 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race was the 11th edition of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race, yacht race which started with an in-port race in Alicante, Spain on 29 October 2011 with six Volvo Open 70 yachts at the start line and ended with an in-port race in Galway, Ireland on 7 July 2012.^[1]

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi (أَبُو ظَبِي) is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Alicante

Alicante (Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain.

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Auckland

Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth largest city in Oceania.

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Azzam (2011 yacht)

Azzam was a Volvo Open 70 yacht by Farr Yacht Design.

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Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean.

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Berg Propulsion

Berg Propulsion is a Swedish company that designs and manufactures controllable-pitch propellers for the marine industry.

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Camper (company)

Camper ('farmer') is a footwear company with headquarters in Mallorca, Spain.

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Camper Lifelovers

Camper Lifelovers is a Volvo Open 70 yacht.

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Cape Town

Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.

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Chris Nicholson (sailor)

Christopher John "Chris" Nicholson (born 18 June 1969) is an Australian sailor who has competed in multiple Summer Olympics and Volvo Ocean Races and has won six World championships.

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Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.

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Farr Yacht Design

Farr Yacht Design, founded by Bruce Farr in Auckland, New Zealand, is a racing yacht design firm based in Annapolis, Maryland, United States.

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Fernando de Noronha

Fernando de Noronha, officially the State District of Fernando de Noronha (Portuguese: Distrito Estadual de Fernando de Noronha) and formerly known as the Territory of Fernando de Noronha (Portuguese: Território de Fernando de Noronha) until 1988, is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, and located off the Brazilian coast.

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Franck Cammas

Franck Cammas (born 22 December 1972 in Aix-en-Provence) is a French yachtsman.

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Galway

Galway (Gaillimh) is a city in (and the county town of) County Galway.

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Groupama

Groupama an abbreviation for Groupe des Assurances Mutuelles Agricoles (Group of Mutual Agricultural Insurances.) is a French insurance group headquartered in Paris with operations in 10 countries.

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Groupama 4

Groupama 4 (also Giacomo and Wizard) is a Volvo Open 70 yacht designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian.

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Ian Walker (sailor)

Ian James Walker (born 25 February 1970 in Worcester, Worcestershire) is one of Britain's most successful sailors, with two Olympic silver medals to his name.

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Iceberg

An iceberg is a piece of freshwater ice more than long that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open water.

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Iker Martínez de Lizarduy

Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Lizarribar (born 16 June 1977 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country) is a Basque Spanish sailor and olympic champion.

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Itajaí

Itajaí is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

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Juan Kouyoumdjian

Juan Kouyoumdjian is a naval architect.

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Ken Read (sailor)

Kenneth Read (born June 24, 1961) is an American yachtsman who is considered one of the world's most accomplished and celebrated sailors.

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Knot (unit)

The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly (approximately or). The ISO standard symbol for the knot is kn.

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Lisbon

Lisbon (Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131 as of 2023 within its administrative limits and 2,961,177 within the metropolis.

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Lorient

Lorient is a town (commune) and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France.

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Malé

Malé is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives.

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Mar Mostro

Mar Mostro is a Volvo Open 70 yacht.

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Miami

Miami, officially the City of Miami, is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida.

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Mike Sanderson

Mike Sanderson (born 29 May 1971) is a New Zealand sailor.

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Nautical mile

A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters.

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Newport, Rhode Island

Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States.

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Pedro Campos Calvo-Sotelo

Pedro Campos Calvo-Sotelo (born 6 March 1955) is a Spanish sailor who has competed in multiple America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race campaigns.

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Persico Marine

Persico Marine is a privately-held yacht design and boat builder based in Nembro, Lombardy, and in Marina di Carrara, Tuscany, Italy.

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Piracy off the coast of Somalia

Piracy off the coast of Somalia occurs in the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel, and Somali Sea, in Somali territorial waters and other surrounding places and has a long troubled history with different perspectives from different communities.

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Puerto Montt

Puerto Montt (Mapuche: Meli Pulli) is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago.

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Puma (brand)

Puma SE is a German multinational corporation who design and manufacture athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories, headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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RTÉ News

RTÉ News and Current Affairs (Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ), also known simply as RTÉ News (Nuacht RTÉ), is the national news service provided by Irish public broadcaster italic (RTÉ).

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Sanya

Sanya is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China.

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São Miguel Island

São Miguel Island (Portuguese for "Saint Michael"), nicknamed "The Green Island" (Ilha Verde), is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

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Sharjah

Sharjah (ٱلشَّارقَة, Gulf Arabic: aš-Šārja) is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Strait of Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.

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Strait of Malacca

The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, long and from 65 to 250 km (40–155 mi) wide, between the Malay Peninsula to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southwest, connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean).

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Team New Zealand

Team New Zealand or TNZ is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

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Telefónica

, S.A. is a Spanish multinational telecommunications company with registered office and headquarters located in two different places, both in Madrid, Spain.

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Telefónica (yacht)

Telefónica (also Black Jack) is a Volvo Open 70 yacht.

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Telefónica Blue

Telefónica Blue (also Sanya Lan, now Ocean Breeze) is a Volvo Open 70 yacht.

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The Ocean Race

The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973.

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Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha, colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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Volvo Open 70

The Volvo Open 70 (sometimes referred to as a Volvo Ocean 70) is the former class of racing yachts designed for the Volvo Ocean Race.

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Yacht racing

Yacht racing is a sailing sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats, as distinguished from dinghy racing, which involves open boats.

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2008–2009 Volvo Ocean Race

The 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race was a yacht race held between 4 October 2008 and 27 June 2009, the tenth edition of the round the world Volvo Ocean Race. 2011–2012 Volvo Ocean Race and 2008–2009 Volvo Ocean Race are history of Galway (city), sport in Galway (city) and the Ocean Race.

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2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race

The 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race was the 12th edition of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. 2011–2012 Volvo Ocean Race and 2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race are the Ocean Race.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011–2012_Volvo_Ocean_Race

Also known as 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race, Volvo ocean race 2011.

, The Ocean Race, Tristan da Cunha, Volvo Open 70, Yacht racing, 2008–2009 Volvo Ocean Race, 2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race.

2011–2012 Volvo Ocean Race, the Glossary

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See also

2011 in South African sport

2011 in Spanish sport

2011 in sailing

2012 in Brazilian sport

2012 in Chinese sport

2012 in Emirati sport

2012 in French sport

2012 in Irish sport

2012 in New Zealand sport

2012 in Portuguese sport

2012 in sailing

History of Galway (city)

Sport in Galway (city)

The Ocean Race

References