Volvo Ocean Race, Team Russia si ritira
OceanoTeam RussiaVelaVolvo Ocean Race 23 Dicembre 2008 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic=1195,250,170,,left]Volvo Ocean Race – Singapore – Team Russia ha annuciato questa mattina il suo ritiro dalla Volvo Ocean Race a causa della mancanza di fondi. A nulla sono valsi gli sforzi profusi dal management per chiudere accordi commerciali con potenziali sponsor e i liquidi sono ben presto finiti.
“Sin dal momento della pianificazione, è sempre stato un nostro obiettivo trovare nuovi partner – ha spiegato Oleg Zherebtsov, CEO di Team Russia – Sino ad ora ho pagato di tasca mia, anticipando soldi che contavo di recuperare dagli sponsor. Putrtroppo la situazione economica è avversa alla nostra causa e sono costretto a sospendere l’attività”.
Team Russia, che nel corso delle prime tre tappe è stato guidato da Andreas Hanakamp, non sarà più in grado di portare avanti il progetto di partnership con la Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS), ente che si preoccupa della salvaguardia delle balene e dei delfini.
Ranking after three legs
1 – Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA) pt. 35
2 – Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) pt. 30.5
3 – Puma Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA) pt. 27.5
4 – Ericsson 3 SWE (Anders Lewander/SWE) pt. 23.5
5 – Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR) pt. 20.5
6 – Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) pt. 19.5
7 – Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) pt. 10.5
8 – Team Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermudez/ESP) pt. 9.0
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VOLVO OCEAN RACE, TEAM RUSSIA SUSPEND RACING IN SINGAPORE
[singlepic=1196,250,170,,left][Volvo Ocean Race Press Release] Team Russia today announced it has suspended racing upon arrival in Singapore at the end of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race due to insufficient funds to continue the campaign.
The team has been actively approaching sponsors in recent months to secure enough financial support to continue the Volvo Ocean Race onto Qingdao (China) and beyond. However no sponsorship has been forthcoming and the team has no alternative but to suspend racing until further financial support can be secured.
“From the outset, it was always a goal to bring commercial partners into the project,” explains Oleg Zherebtsov, the Team principal. “Until now, I have financed the team with my own money, in advance of anticipated sponsorship funding. By this stage in the Volvo campaign we had intended to find sponsorship, but this process has been impacted by the global economic situation.”
Cessation of racing also means that Team Russia is unable to continue its partnership with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS). The team was proud to “Sail For The Whale”, during the first three legs of the Volvo Ocean Race and was instrumental in spreading the call for safe habitats for whales and dolphins around the globe. WDCS is very proud to have been a part of this race and will continue to work for the creation of 12 large marine protection areas by the year 2012 and will find new ways to work with the international sailing community as well as the general public to achieve this goal.
Ranking after three legs
1 – Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA) pt. 35
2 – Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) pt. 30.5
3 – Puma Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA) pt. 27.5
4 – Ericsson 3 SWE (Anders Lewander/SWE) pt. 23.5
5 – Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR) pt. 20.5
6 – Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) pt. 19.5
7 – Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) pt. 10.5
8 – Team Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermudez/ESP) pt. 9.0
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