Ericsson 3
Volvo Open 70
Ericsson 3
The Race:
A Juan Yacht Design, Ericsson 3 competed in the 2008-2009 Edition of the Round the World Ocean Race; as one of three Ericsson Race Yachts campaigned and competed in the Volvo Ocean Race. Magnus Olson took over skippering Ericsson 3 in leg 4 for Anders Lewander bringing the Nordic team to a victory in leg 5 coming into Rio de Janeiro. The Ericsson Racing Team on this yacht won leg five, being the longest leg in the history of the race at 12,300 miles (19,800 km) from Qingdao in China to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The team’s time at sea for this leg’s duration, skippered by Magnus Olsson of Sweden, consisted of 40 days, 5 hours, 37 minutes and 57 seconds.
The Challenges:
The team allegedly missed the Chinese hosted stopover since they had stopped in Taiwan for repairs. The yacht missed the start to leg 5 by eight hours and apparently was still donning carbon dust from said repairs. Nonetheless, Ericsson 3 sailed full on to win this leg across the southern ocean to Brazil with no additional issues than missing the start!
The Team:
Jens Dolmer, Thomas Johanson, Martin Krite, Anders Lewander, Aksel Magdahl, Richard Mason, Elvind Melleby, Gustav Morin, Stefan Myrälf, Jann Neergaard, Klas Nylöf, Magnus Olsson, Arvé Roaas, Anders Dahlsjö, Arvé Roaas, Martin Strömberg, Magnus Woxén
The Course:
Leg 1 Alicante - Cape Town
Leg 2 Cape Town - Cochin
Leg 3 Cochin - Singapore
Leg 4 Singapore - Qingdao
Leg 5 Qingdao - Rio de Janeiro
Leg 6 Rio de Janeiro - Boston
Leg 7 Boston - Galway
Leg 8 Galway - Gothenburg/Marstrand
Leg 9 Gothenburg/Marstrand - Stockholm
Leg 10 Stockholm - St Petersburg
Where the Yacht is Today:
Ericsson 3 went on to continue its ocean racing legacy winning records with Giovanni Soldini and Team Maserati in Cape Town to Rio in 2011, a few years after competing in the VOR.
Exciting action footage from the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race!
Our Process
RACE SAILS MATERIALS
Made from authentic 2008 vintage State of the Art North Sails for the VO70 Ericsson 3 for the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race
RUGGEDly Used
All our Ericsson 3 products are made from sails that have endured Life to the Extreme in Round the World Ocean Racing
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Authentic Race Sail PRODUCTS From VO70 Ericsson 3
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The Ericsson 3 line is currently being created-
made in italy by Jm Sails and Bags
JM Sails and Bags makes many styles of bags and repurposed sail products, if there is a style or bag that you would like to see made from the Ericsson 3 suite of sails, please feel free to browse their site and reach out for a custom order.