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Etihad Airways Junior Sailing FestivalA Traditional Dhow Back-Dropped By AzzamTop England Stars Cook & Swann After Jumping Off AzzamTop England Star Cook Gets Ready To Jump Off AzzamTop England Stars Cook & Swann Jump Off AzzamHE Mubarak Al Muahiri Hands Over The Race To SanyaOur Heroes In Abu DhabiOur Abu Dhabi HeroesTearful Goodbyes In Abu DhabiEtihad Junior Sailors Back-Dropped By Abu Dhabi's Emirates PalaceAbu Dhabi Ocean Racing Celebrate Its Home In-Port WinEmirati Adil Khalid Celebrates Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing's Home In-Port WinEmirati Adil Khalid Celebrates Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing's Home In-Port WinHH Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan Al Nahyan & VIPs In Abu DhabiVVIPs Out On Abu Dhabi's Azure WatersHis Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al NahyanEager Abu Dhabi FansThe Abu Dhabi Race VillageAbu Dhabi's Race Village Was Abuzz With FansAbu Dhabi's Volvo Ocean Race Destination VillageSweeping Abu Dhabi Destination Village ViewThe Abu Dhabi Destination Village opened on New Year's Eve under blue skies and marked the start of the stopover at the end of the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. Coldplay kicked things off in style! Follow all the action from the Volvo Ocean Race Beach Classic golf tournament as the teams go head to head in a sport they are far less familiar with. Volvo Ocean Race teams took to the waters yesterday - not in 70-foot carbon racing yachts but traditional dhow sail boats with multiple lateen, or latin-rig, sails. It was a sight to be seen from land, sea and air alike. The Volvo Ocean Race sailors visited Ferrari World Abu Dhabi during the stop-over. Check out all the action!Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing scored a commanding victory on home waters on Friday, taking top spot in the Etihad Airways In-Port Race to the delight of thousands of ecstatic fans at the Volvo Ocean Race's first Middle Eastern stopover. It was the second of three in-port races in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 won by the boat skippered by double Olympics medallist Ian Walker. Expect more like this to be uploaded to the Official Volvo Ocean Race YouTube Channel in the future. Get all the latest updates on www.VolvoOceanRace.com Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing scored a commanding victory on home waters on Friday, taking top spot in the Etihad Airways In-Port Race to the delight of thousands of ecstatic fans at the Volvo Ocean Race's first Middle Eastern stopover. It was the second of three in-port races in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 won by the boat skippered by double Olympics medallist Ian Walker.After the drama of the conclusion of Leg 2 last week the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 continues with the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi In-Port Race. Relive the highlights from the Abu Dhabi Stopover including the Etihad Airways In-Port Race and the Leg 3 Start, as the boats head off to Sanya, China in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing snatch a second win on home waters in the Leg Three Stage 1 sprintAbu Dhabi Ocean Racing snatch a second win on home waters in the Leg Three Stage 1 sprintAbu Dhabi Ocean Racing leave the capitalThe team parade in Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi Ocean Racing set sail on leg three of the round-the-world odyssey to Sanya, China Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing's Ian Walker and Adil KhalidHis Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan presents the winners' award to Abu Dhabi Ocean RacingAbu Dhabi Ocean Racing's Ian Walker and Adil Khalid celebrate their home winAbu Dhabi Ocean Racing claim an emphatic win at homeAbu Dhabi Ocean Racing's Adil Khalid and ADTA Mubarak Al MuhairiAbu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s skipper, Ian Walker, gets a huge roar of support ahead of the Etihad Airways In-Port Race in the UAE capital.The Volvo Ocean Race skippers on their ‘ships of the desert’(Left to right) CAMPER’s Chris Nicholson, PUMA’s Ken Read, Groupama’s Frank Cammas, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Ian Walker and Telefonica’s Iker Martinez take the helms of Abu Dhabi’s ships of the desert. Abu Dhabi Ocean racing wants to live up to its determined namesakebu Dhabi Ocean Racing ready to soar for the in-port raceMore than 30,000 fans are expected to turnout for the in-port race and fleet send off. Photo by Ian RomanGet up close to Abu Dhabi's Azzam and the Volvo Ocean Race fleet for the in-port racing finale. Photo by Ian RomanAl Fursan will light up Abu Dhabi's skies. Photo by Ian RomanMore than 70,000 have been to the Abu Dhabi Destination Village in the first weekHH Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), welcomes Iker Martinez into Abu DhabiTelefonica celebrate their Cape Town-Abu Dhabi leg victoryGerald and Carina Oxley are volunteering for the Abu Dhabi stopoverFans watch a fireworks display at the end of Coldplay ConcertAbu Dhabi’s Volvo Ocean Race Destination Village abuzz with activity His Highness Sheikh Sultan with the iconic Volvo Ocean Race trophyVolvo Ocean Race CEO, Knut Frostad, takes in some Emirati heritageHis Highness Sheikh Sultan watches the special 3D movie in the Destination Village with race CEO, Knut Frostad and delegates. The second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 got underway today in Cape Town with Abu Dhabi the first to leave Table Bay on the 5,430 nautical mile journey to Abu Dhabi.After the thrills of the V&A Waterfront Cape Town In Port Race won by Team Telefonica join us for the start the second leg to Abu Dhabi. His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority - ADTA (centre) coordinates the turning of the ‘wheel’ to open the Destination Village. Be a part of history in the making as Abu Dhabi gears up to host the sea-hardened Volvo Ocean Race fleet this New Year 2012 in one of the world's hottest destinations. ADTA's Al Nuaimi, Al Reyami and Al Sheikh, laying the Destination Village milestoneNight-time helicopter view of Abu Dhabi's New Year Race VillageHelicopter view of Abu Dhabi's New Year Race VillageVisitor's view of Abu Dhabi's Race Villagefirst imgstop over
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