The Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 has its first new boat in the water, as CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand launched its boat for the first sail this week at ...

Original Sails from the Volvo Open 70, Camper, were donated to OV by The Sailing Foundation. The boat and team graphics were designed by World Acclaimed British Graphic Designer, Mark Farrow.

Camper and Emirates Team New Zealand was skippered by Chris Nicholson where these sails have endured the Volvo Ocean Race’s life at the extreme in 2011-2012.

Camper

The Race:

Sliding in just behind Camper in the final leg into Galway, Ireland, in the closest contest in the history of the race to that date, Team Groupama won the 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race. Camper was second overall with a podium finish for the Round the World Race!

The Challenges:

The Team:

Stu Bannatyne, Roberto 'Chuny' Bermúdez, Nick Burridge, Hamish Hooper (OBR), Andrew McLean, Adam Minoprio, Chris Nicholson, Will Oxley, Mike Pammenter, Tony Rae, Robert Salthouse, Daryl Wislang

The Course:

Leg 1 Alicante - Cape Town
Leg 2 Cape Town - Abu Dhabi
Leg 3 Abu Dhabi - Sanya
Leg 4 Sanya - Auckland
Leg 5 Auckland - Itajaí
Leg 6 Itajaí - Miami
Leg 7 Miami - Lisbon
Leg 8 Lisbon - Lorient
Leg 9 Lorient – Galway

Where the Yacht is Today:

Camper went onto racing in the South Pacific and then was purchased by The Sailing Foundation. After a refit in Spain, the yacht is today being raced as Warrior and has participated in ocean races such as the Newport- Bermuda, Antigua to Bermuda, and Caribbean 600.