2001–2002 Volvo Ocean Race

The 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race was the eighth edition of the around-the-world sailing event Volvo Ocean Race, and the first under the name Volvo Ocean Race. For the 2001–02 the sponsorship of the race was taken over by Volvo and Volvo Cars. The race was renamed the Volvo Ocean Race. Stopovers were added in Germany, France, and Sweden being the Volvo's three biggest car markets in Europe. In addition the points system had been modified significantly in an effort to keep the race competitive until the final leg. The previous "points" race having been effectively won two full legs before the final gun.

2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race
Edition8th
Dates23 Sept 2001 – 9 June 2002
Competitors8
YachtsVolvo Ocean 60
Results
WinnerIllbruck Challenge
Illbruck Challenge in Kiel
Illbruck Challenge in Kiel
Team SEB, Team Tyco and News Corp in Kiel

John Kostecki, who had co-skippered with George Collins on Chessie Racing in the 1997 to 1998 Whitbread to great effect, captained his first Volvo Ocean race winner in 2002. Assa Abloy's new composite mold technique proved very quick, but not quite quick enough, while long time Whitbread skipper Grant Dalton's two boat syndicate suffered badly from a lack of preparation time (the Amer boats were last in the water).

For Leg 3, yachts joined the iconic Australian 2001 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race that begins on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas Day).

Participants
Boat Nation Designer Skipper
Amer Sports One New ZealandMani Frers[1] Grant Dalton
Amer Sports Too United KingdomFarr Yacht Design[2] Lisa McDonald
Assa Abloy SwedenFarr Yacht Design Roy Heiner[3]
Neal McDonald
Djuice Dragons NorwayLaurie Davidson[1] Knut Frostad
Illbruck Challenge GermanyFarr Yacht Design John Kostecki
Team News Corp AustraliaFarr Yacht Design Jez Fanstone
Team SEB SwedenFarr Yacht Design Gurra Krantz
Team Tyco BermudaFarr Yacht Design Kevin Shoebridge

Lisa and Neal McDonald, skippers of rival boats, are husband and wife.[4]

Route
Event Start date Finish date Start Finish Distance (nmi) Winner
Leg 123 September 200123 October 2001 Southampton Cape Town7,350Illbruck Challenge
Leg 211 November 20014 December 2001 Cape Town Sydney6,550Illbruck Challenge
Leg 326 December 20013 January 2002 Sydney Auckland2,050Assa Abloy
Leg 427 January 200219 February 2002 Auckland Rio de Janeiro6,700Illbruck Challenge
Leg 522 March 200227 March 2002 Rio de Janeiro Miami4,450Assa Abloy
Leg 614 April 200217 April 2002 Miami Baltimore875Team News Corp
Leg 728 April 200211 May 2002 Annapolis La Rochelle3,400Illbruck Challenge
Leg 825 May 200231 May 2002 La Rochelle Gothenburg1,075Assa Abloy
Leg 98 June 20029 June 2002 Gothenburg Kiel250Djuice Dragons

Results
#BoatTotal
1Illbruck Challenge61
2Assa Abloy55
3Amer Sports One44
4Team Tyco42
5Team News Corp41
6Djuice Dragons33
7Team SEB32
8Amer Sports Too16

References
  1. Jobson, Gary. "Fighting Finish: The Volvo Ocean Race, Round the World 2001-2002." Nomad Press, 2002.
  2. "Farr Yacht Design. Design List". Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  3. "Assa Abloy axes skipper Roy Heiner - Australian Sailing". www.sailing.org.au. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "His and Hers Yachts For Married Skippers". The New York Times. 10 March 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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