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24/11/2015

YACHT OF THE YEAR WINNERS!

ADOR has won once more - this time collecting the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Yacht of the Year trophy at a glittering ceremony in the UK on Saturday.
Skipper Ian Walker, Phil Harmer and Guy Barron collected the award from RORC CEO Eddie Warden Owen (far right) and Commodore Michael Boyd (second right).

Congratulations again ADOR!

13/10/2015

SKIPPER UP FOR WORLD SAILOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Since making history by leading ADOR to Volvo Ocean Race glory in June, the accolades for our super skipper Ian Walker - the first British skipper to win the world's longest, and most challenging professional sporting event - have continued to rack up... and now he's up for one more; the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award.

Set to be held on 10 November in Sanya, China - one of the ports-of-call for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, the Awards ceremony celebrates the world's finest sailors' achievements, with Ian up against four other contenders for the title.

Congratulations on the nomination Ian, and good luck!

12/10/2015

CHAMPIONS RIGHT ON TRACK

Standing by with advice on winning in wet conditions – should the need arise - skipper Ian Walker and Emirati sailor Adil Khalid had a champion-to-champion chat with Tinkoff-Saxo super cyclist Peter Sagan as the road racing star prepared to compete in the UAE capital’s inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour competition at Yas Marina Circuit.

Meeting at the iconic track, the location for the upcoming Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 winners and the Slovakian star, who won the World Road Race Championships last month in America, swapped stories and team shirts before Sagan had to gear up for the final Leg of the Tour.

“I follow cycling and so it has been amazing to observe so many of the world’s top cyclists here in Abu Dhabi this week,” said Ian. “They are supreme athletes and Peter Sagan is the most explosive of them all. It was an honour to meet the reigning world champion and to watch him race!”

27/07/2015

SKIPPER WINS AGAIN!

Our very own Ian Walker has collected yet another accolade after the heroics of the Volvo Ocean Race concluded in June, this time picking up Seahorse Magazine's Sailor of the Month Award! Check it out below...

Congratulations Ian!

Seahorse Magazine

09/07/2015

STARS ALIGN

The celebratory messages for ADOR and our super skipper Ian Walker after 's stunning victory in the Volvo Ocean Race are still coming in, with British sailing legend Sir Ben Ainslie one of the first to offer his congratulations at the glorious Gothenburg finale.

08/07/2015

JUST BRILLIANT!

Another accolade for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing - this time recognition for our brilliant bowman Justin Slattery, who's been declared the winner of the Afloat.ie Sailor of the Month International Award for June 2015.

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Congratulations Justin!

06/07/2015

VOTE FOR OUR SKIPPER!

Ian Walker made history after leading ADOR to Volvo Ocean Race glory last month - the first British skipper to win the world's longest - and most challenging - professional sporting event.

He masterminded our magnificent wins in the overall race, the In-Port Race, the IWC 24-Hour speed record and the Roaring Forties Award... and now he's up for one more! The Daily Telegraph's Sporting Hero of the Month Award!

Vote for him below, and let's get him some individual recognition for his incredible efforts!

Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, footballer Jack Wilshere and skipper Ian Walker are the names in the frame this month. Select your favourite now for the chance to win an iPad Air

02/07/2015

As an incredible climax to the Volvo Ocean Race adventure, our victorious Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team were honoured to be invited to meet His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, where he congratulated the entire crew on their win at the round-the-world challenge.

With Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, and Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority Chairman HE Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan and TCA’s Acting Director General HE Jasem Al Darmaki in attendance, ADOR skipper Ian Walker and Emirati sailor Adil Khalid presented the trophy and a commemorative framed team shirt to the Crown Prince at the event at Al Bateen Palace, Abu Dhabi.

30/06/2015

GLORY IN GOTHENBURG!

The Swedish city welcomed the Volvo Ocean Race home with a wonderful stopover last weekend, an occasion even more enjoyable for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, as we were presented with the winners' trophies for the overall race, the In-Port Race Series and the IWC 24-hour Speed Challenge...

A glorious end to a glorious campaign for ADOR!

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After nine months of intense ocean-going action, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing concluded the Volvo Ocean Race 2013-14 with all four major racing trophies; as overal...

30/06/2015

Watch the action as Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing secured the In Port Race Series with a tense sixth place finish in the Gothenburg heat, with special guest Swedish footballing superstar Freddie Ljunberg on board....

ADOR needed only to avoid coming last in the final In Port Race of the series, in Gothenburg, to be able to claim the overall In Port Race Series trophy. And...

29/06/2015

MEET THE HOMECOMING HEROES!

The entire Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team are back in Abu Dhabi, celebrating the amazing haul of Volvo Ocean Race trophies we won on the epic, round-the-world race!

The team will be appearing at the IWC store in Galleria Mall, Maryah Island TODAY at 3:30pm!

Come down and meet the guys who made history for Abu Dhabi!