Sunday 12 July 2009 Dun Laoghaire’s west pier will be on standby to welcome home Ireland’s entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, Green Dragon which completed 37,000 nm around the world over the last 9 months. Green Dragon one of four boats in the race to complete all legs in the ‘Everest of sailing’ visited ports including Alicante, Capetown, Kochi, Singapore, Qingdao, Rio de Janeiro, Boston, Galway, Maarstrand, Stockholm and finishing in St Petersburg at the end of June. 

The Green Dragon Volvo Open 70 set sail from Ireland on Saturday (23/08/08) for the 1400 nm delivery trip to Alicante, Spain. Skipper Ian Walker updated us from onboard.

During the 37,000 mile Volvo Ocean Race the crews will face some of the most testing conditions the world’s oceans can throw at them

The Volvo Open 70 has evolved from the last edition with several new rules.

Fitness and training is crucial to the success of the sailing team onboard Green Dragon.  The team have been implementing a combination of cardio, weights and core stability training in the lead up the the race, we caught up with Green Dragon physiotherapist Sue Crafer to find out more…