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Camper to Participate in the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race

Spanish footwear brand Camper announced yesterday it has decided to enter the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race, while the campaign that will be run by Emirates Team New Zealand. The team will compete with a yacht called Camper, will carry the burgees of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and the Real Club Náutico de Palma.

"For us it is a privilege to take our first steps in the Volvo Ocean Race together with Emirates Team New Zealand, undoubtedly one of the most prestigious professional sailing teams in the world. Despite New Zealand being in the antipodes of Majorca, we feel very close to them sharing their way of thinking and so ETNZ makes us feel confident when undertaking this project," Camper said in a release.

Today Camper operates directly 320 stores and "shop-in-shop" locations in 42 countries and distributes its products through 2800 independent retailers.

"We are delighted to welcome Grant Dalton and Emirates Team New Zealand to the Volvo Ocean Race, which gives us our first proper New Zealand entry for many years," stated the Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad.

"Dalton, a former winner of this event, brings with him not only a wealth of experience, but a very charismatic and highly competitive team of sailors.  The people of Auckland will surely be very proud to watch the progress of Emirates Team New Zealand as it takes on some of the world's best," added Frostad.

The Volvo Ocean Race starts at Alicante, Spain, in October 2011 and will finish at Galway, Ireland, in June 2012.

As announced in our previous articles, stopover ports are Cape Town (South Africa), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajai (Brazil), Miami (USA), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France).
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