NEW FOOTAGE OF ERICSSON RACING TEAM ON THE EVE OF THE START OF THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE

Oct 10, 2008 (Hugin via COMTEX) -- ERICY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Tomorrow morning at 1400h local time, the Volvo Ocean Race will start its first leg from Alicante to Cape Town.

Footage of the two-boat Ericsson Racing Team making final preparations is available on the following ftp.

Additional broadcast quality footage is also available at the Ericsson Broadcast room at www.thenewsmarket.com/ericsson.

Torben in English. Preview the clip at: http://www.r2prod.com/clips/itwTorbenPreStart/ Download at: http://www.r2prod.com/temp/PRESTART-TorbenITW_DVPAL.mov.zip

The pre-race VNR Preview the clip at: http://www.r2prod.com/clips/preview_preracevnr/ Download at: http://www.r2prod.net/ERT/VNR_precrace_oct10_DVCAM.mov.zip High-definition at: http://www.r2prod.net/ERT/VNR_prerace_XDCAMHD_part1.mov.zip and http://www.r2prod.net/ERT/VNR_prerace_XDCAMHD_part2.mov.zip

If you have problems accessing the ftp via the above links, and have the relevant software, please use the following login and password:

ftp.r2prod.net login: rprod pw: NU4tKmgb

Shotlist: 01.00.00 to 01:49.00 - Shore crew prepares Ericsson racing boats for start of Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009. Includes sunset shots and crew on rigging, boat on crane, etc 01.01.49.12 to 02:30.12 - Phil Jameson puts on the survival suit and explains how it works. Then he inflates it. 02:30.12 to 03:03 - Looking at equipment on shore. 03.03.12 to 04:12 - Magnus Olsson comments on how boats and equipment are different this time. 04:12 to 05:00 - Ryan Godfrey packing clothes 05:00 to 07:50 - Stefan Myralf packs food and explains what he's doing as he packs. Then an interview with him about the food and about how it feels to finally get going.

Followed by cuts of the team carrying sails and loading sails onboard then fleet shots from the in-port race in Alicante

SOURCE: Ericsson Racing Team

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