The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish boat sails to overall victory in Volvo Ocean Race Ericsson 4 of Sweden won the 2009-2010 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race on Monday, marking the second time a Swedish boat has placed first in the grueling nine-month round-the-world sailing competition. https://www.thelocal.se/20090616/20088 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:40:00 +0200 20088 Swedish and US yachts do battle over Stockholm stage Sweden's two Ericsson yachts were neck and neck with US entry Puma Ocean Racing Monday as the boats sprinted for Stockholm on the ninth stage of the Volvo race around the world. https://www.thelocal.se/20090615/20084 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:44:00 +0200 20084 Swedish yacht wins second leg of Volvo yacht race Sweden's Ericsson 4 won the second leg of the around the world Volvo Ocean Race on Sunday morning, cruising into India's Kochi port three days ahead of schedule. https://www.thelocal.se/20081130/16030 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:02:00 +0100 16030 Swedish boat sets 24-hour record in Volvo Ocean Race Sweden's Ericsson 4 has broken the world 24-hours distance record for a monohull yacht during the Volvo Ocean Race around the world which departed from Spain earlier this month, organizers said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20081029/15290 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:03:00 +0100 15290 Swedish boats take Volvo Ocean Race lead The two ships belonging to Swedish team Ericsson took the lead Sunday of the Volvo Ocean Race around the world one day after it departed from Spain while Spanish team Telefonica Blue's ship had to make a stop to repair steering damage. https://www.thelocal.se/20081013/14910 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:52:00 +0200 14910 Swedish team penalized in Volvo Ocean Race A Swedish sailing team entered in the Volvo Ocean Race, in which teams circumnavigate the globe, was penalized by international sailing authorities on Thursday because the boat’s keel failed to comply with the rules. https://www.thelocal.se/20081003/14722 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:40:00 +0200 14722 Kiwis knock Swedes out of America's Cup Swedish yacht Victory Challenge has ended its pursuit of the 32nd America's Cup after losing a close-fought encounter with Emirates Team New Zealand. https://www.thelocal.se/20070508/7242 Tue, 08 May 2007 19:02:00 +0200 7242