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Driving the bus

Neal McDonald at the helm as Green Dragon are joined by a Brazilian naval vessel with a TV cameraman and stills photographer onboard to shoot them passing first through the scoring gate of Fernando de Noronh

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:00:00

Why do the same people keep being handed the helm on Volvo Ocean Race teams? Because a great helm can knock off the miles in a way that leaves his rivals gasping. In Singapore, Kate Laven finds out who's 'got it'.

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  • A 'budgie' joins the Dragons


    Ian Budgen joins the Green Dragon crew

    Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:30:00

    Ian Budgen, or 'Budgie' to his friends, will join the Green Dragon squad for leg four, replacing Damian Foxall, who is stepping down for the leg from Singapore to Qingdao. More crew changes include additions for the in-port race.

    The old man and the sea


    Magnus Olsson helming Ericsson 3 on the Volvo Ocean Race

    Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:00:00

    He may have just celebrated his sixtieth birthday, but Magnus Olsson is fitter than most men half his age. Now, for the first time, he's been given command of a Volvo Ocean Race boat, while Ericsson 3 skipper Anders Lewander recovers from surgery.