VOR ends...

The Volvo Ocean Race concluded on Monday 22nd June 2015 with a little bit of glory for almost everyone. It was a triumph for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, who wrapped up the overall win with a fifth place into Gothenburg.

The plaudits for Leg 9 must go to the young team on Team Alvimedica though, with a sensational victory that means that every boat that completed the course, also won at least one leg.

The final leg of the 2015-16 Volvo Ocean Race wrapped up the overall win for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. An understandably cautious performance and a fifth place gave Ian Walker and his team the much coveted title – but it was a far from easy finish.

It might have been short – just 960 miles from Lorient to Gothenburg via a pitstop in The Hague – but in many ways this was one of the toughest legs, with some of the most challenging conditions and toughest decisions all packed into an eventful six days. And for the four boats chasing the final two places on the podium – Team Brunel, Dongfeng Race Team, MAPFRE and Team Alvimedica – it kept the race wide open until the very end.

Before this last leg, an accident happened on the course but not involving a VOR boat. The super tri Genes-x hit a rib and severely injured a person on board. An bad end to a great race.