Shooting the Volvo Ocean Race, during it’s stop over Leg here in Auckland,
here’s some of the photos I captured in March 2012…
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& the Fleet’s now in Miami, all parties are on!!
The Volvo Ocean Race 2011 – 2012
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The America’s Cup World Series 2011 – 2012
The ACWS Naples Fourth Set of Events… Luna Rossa WINS, congratulations!
11-15 April 2012, from Naples, Italy
The ACWS Fourth Set of Events, in Naples, Italy, began with these Teams…
– Artemis Racing, Sweden
- China Team, China
– Emirates Team New Zealand
– Energy Team, France
– Green Comm Racing, Spain
– Luna Rossa Challenge 2013, Italy
– Oracle Racing, USA
– Team Korea, Korea
& in Naples, Luna Rossa Won, well done!
You know… a long time back, in 1851, the schooner America made a remarkable pass…
The rest is America’s Cup History
Next Set of Events: Venice, Italy May 15-20, 2012
The Volvo Ocean Race 2011 – 2012
Leg 5… Auckland, NZ to Itajaí, Brazil
has been won by Puma Ocean Racing by Berg… congratulations!
Arriving on the 6th April at 19:09:51 UTC… they were 1st across the line!
Arriving 12 minutes later, in 2nd place was
Team Telefónica… congratulations to you all!
Leg 5 of the VOR has proven for many to be the most difficult ever experienced, on that expanse of sea, in its history, and for any of the boats still hoping to make it across the line, either sailing or by being shipped… congratulations to you
most extraordinary men of the Sea.
Third place was taken by Groupama, after carrying out repairs in Punta del Este and 15 for 4…
Fourth place was taken by Camper with Emirates Team NZ, adding 15 points to their score, after repairs on its bow in Puerto Montt, and the long sail to finish in Itajaí to join the rest of the fleet.
Retired from Leg 5…
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing retired from leg 5 & will be shipped to Itajaí.
Team Sanya retired too & is presently being shipped to Savannah, then hoping to sail to Miami to continue racing.
Itajaí, Brazil… what a journey it has been, and still continues for some,
just to get across the line to gain those additional few valuable points available!!!
There’s a whole lot of passion and dedication involved in this racing! Well done everyone!
The Volvo Ocean Race 2011 – 2012 arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, late last night on
Saturday, with Groupama Sailing Team 1st across the line… congratulations!
Sunday’s excitement today saw the boats arrive in this order…
2nd: PUMA Ocean Racing by BERG
3rd: Team Telefónica
4th: CAMPER with Emirates Team NZ
5th: Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing
6th: Team Sanya
Congratulations to You all on Leg 4, of the 4600 nm race from Sanya to Auckland!
This completes 21,750 nm, so far, of the 39,270 nautical-mile race around the world.
The 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race began in Alicante, Spain on the 29th October 2011
and there’s still a ways to go yet… here’s the Race Schedule
Here’s to an all new perspective, that along with my best friend DaMeggie Oe & myself, we hope you enjoy the new photographic journals of our lives, that we’re going to try to bring you
as this year of 2012 unfolds, before us here in New Zealand…
the year we’ve all been hearing so much about! 
I feel, with what we’ve heard so far, the best way to approach & experience this fascinating year, is to live it with an open mind, a nourishing heart and carry the strong reminder…
We have one world in which we live.
Best we all take special care of it now.
So here’s to 2012 & if you’d like to catch up with us on Facebook, we’re there too at: facebook.com/douglas.hannay
Thanks for popping by!
Hi Everybody,
Our best wishes to you all for this 2011 New Years Eve
and even better wishes to you all into our new 2012.
It’s been a cracker of a year here in NZ, bit of a disaster for many but with every near miss, I’ve found, comes even greater new beginnings, so here’s to the 2012 next!
Best wishes to you all,
from myself & DaMeggie Oe, truly my best friend!
You are a fascinating man Sir Richard Branson, so here’s to you!
My life’s plans still remain, if I live long enough to use my 
Virgin Velocity air points,
from my Virgin Galactic flights & find myself sitting next to you somewhere in space, here’s to some good chat & some soul mimbilizations, while we
watch even more of your heavenly Virgin’s flying by!
I’m with you whole heartedly… so Screw it, Let’s Do It
& what a wonderful way you’ve created to fly!
The America’s Cup World Series 2011 – 2012
The next ACWS Set of Events begins on 7 April in Naples, Italy, with racing 11-15 April 2012.
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Third Set of Events – Results
12-20 November 2011, from San Diego, USA
20 November… an exciting & deciding day!
America’s Cup World Series Championship Overall Standings November 2011
1st Place: Emirates Team New Zealand
2nd Place: ORACLE Racing Spithill
3rd Place: Artemis Racing
The 20th November San Diego Fleet Racing Championship
1. ORACLE Racing Spithill
2. Emirates Team New Zealand
3. Energy Team
The 20th November AC500 Speed Trial
The fastest 3 were all less than a second apart…
ORACLE Racing Coutts – 26.87 knots
ORACLE Racing Spithill – 26.79 knots
Emirates Team New Zealand – 26.56 knots
The rest of the results are in that link above.
So that’s it for San Diego 2011.
The teams now have four months of winter training.
The ACWS then returns in Naples, Italy on 7 April 2012.
Thanks for taking a peek in on the results I’ve posted.
I’ll see what goodies I can bring you between now & April 2012! 
Below’s history now!
19 November
ORACLE Racing Spithill claim the San Diego Match Racing Championship, congratulations!
2nd Energy Team, 3rd Emirates Team New Zealand, 4th Artemis Racing, 5th Aleph,
6th ORACLE Racing Coutts, 7th Team Korea, 8th Green Comm Racing & 9th Team China.
It’s not over yet…
Still to come, the ACWS Fleet Racing Sunday 20 November 1:30PM San Diego,
10:30AM NZ time on the 21st.
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18 November
ACWS Semi Final Matches in San Diego, USA
SF1. ORACLE Racing Spithill beat Emirates Team New Zealand
SF2. Energy Team beat Artemis Racing
Congratulations ORACLE Racing Spithill & Energy Team!
So, now onto the 19th on Saturday for the ACWS Match Finals and it will go like this…
For 1st place: Energy Team vs. ORACLE Racing Spithill. The 1st to win 2 becomes the winner!
For 3rd & 4th place: Emirates Team New Zealand vs. Artemis Racing
For 5th & 6th place: Aleph vs. ORACLE Racing Coutts
For 7th & 8th place: Green Comm Racing vs. Team Korea
& Team China takes 9th place.
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17 November
Artemis Racing qualified for the Semi Finals… congratulations!
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16 November
ACWS Seeding Fleet Racing
Top three Results overall of the day…
1st Place – Energy Team… congratulations!
2nd Place – Emirates Team New Zealand
3rd Place – ORACLE Racing Spithill
All 3 of these teams, by right, move to the weekend Semi Finals. Congratulations!
Plus on the 16th November
San Diego AC 500 Speed Trials… Emirates Team New Zealand won. Congratulations!
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12-13th November
Port City Challenge, San Diego, USA
Emirates Team New Zealand WON DAY TWO and DAY ONE,
claiming the Challenge Win for themselves during the week of the
Third Set of Events of the America’s Cup World Series. Congratulations Emirates Team NZ!
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Racing began Saturday, 12 November
Racing start times daily are set for 1PM/San Diego = 10AM/New Zealand time.
Race days are…
Port Cities Challenge… November 12-13.
America’s Cup World Series championship racing… November 16 – 20.
Live streaming coverage expected on YouTube November 16-20, except NZ…
If in NZ go here: TVNZ’s Live streaming schedule from Thursday 17 November NZ
and here’s a webcam from the San Diego Team bases.
All nine ACWS crews are scheduled to race…
the Port Cities Challenge, Fleet, Match & the AC500 Speed Trial drag races.
Emirates Team New Zealand won the…
ACWS 1st Set of Events in Portugal/August 2011, plus the
ACWS 2nd Set of Events in England/September 2011.
The rest is sure to be specatacular!
Our World Population is now over 7 billion strong!
It happened near, or on, 31 October 2011.
I wonder what 7 billion can achieve,
that less were unable to.
