Gothenburg

The Hague

Newport

Itajaí

Hong Kong

Guangzhou

AucklandMelbourne

Cape Town

Alicante

LisbonCardi�

VOLVO OCEAN RACE - The Route

Compass rose

Shows you the directions on the map. This is what sailors use to navigate! Colour in your compass rose to make it look nice!

Cover the list if you know the answers and write on the map without looking. Fantastic navigating Skipper!

Can you see where Wisdom is from?

Write down the name of the place here:

OceansMediterranean SeaAtlantic OceanIndian OceanPacific OceanSouthern OceanArctic Ocean

CountriesSpainSouth AfricaHong KongNew ZealandUSASweden

PortugalAustraliaChinaBrazilUKThe Netherlands

Hi I’m a little lost! Can you help me by writing in the names of the di�erent countries and oceans on the map?

WISDOM’S WORKSHEET 1.1 / TOPIC 1 / AGE 6-8 NAME: DATE:

What leg of the race is Melbourne to Hong Kong?

The boats are getting ready to set sail and must put their flags up. Can you help match the boats with their corresponding flag?

Donfeng Race Team

Vestas 11th Hour

Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag

MAPFRE

Team Brunel

Team AkzoNobel

Turn The Tide on Plastic

The Route Champion challenge. Follow your favourite team on the online tracker

tracker.volvooceanrace.com

VOLVO OCEAN RACE - The Route

Draw a line to the right flags for each boat! Can you help the sailors navigate from Melbourne to Hong Kong?

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Can you join the dots and see what you might find?

Can you design a new boat for the next race? Use different coloured markers and pencils to draw it.

What is its name?

Can you label the parts of the boat?Below are some words that might help.

Cover them up if you think you don´t need them!

HELMRUDDERKEELHULL

BOWSPRITBOOMMAINSAILMAST

VOLVO OCEAN RACE - Boat & Teams

Vestas 11th HourHelloHej!

Team BrunelHallo!

Team AkzoNobelHallo!

MAPFREHola!

Turn the Tide on PlasticOla!Hello!

Dongfeng Race TeamNi hao!

Sun Hung Kai / ScallywagNi hao!

Say hello to your favourite team in their language!

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Did you know?Another name for the ships

wheel is a ‘helm’The crew work super hard on the boat. It is the ultimate test of teamwork! Can you be part of the team and help the crew find their equipment. Draw a line from the crew to their equipment!

EQUIPMENTCREW

Onboard reporter Reports back to HQ with video & photos from boat

HelmsmanSteers the boat

NavigatorFinds the best route

BowmanAcrobat normally at front of boat & up the mast

SkipperManages the boat

GrinderManages the sails

What position in the crew would you like to be?

Why?

Make your own boat from old items like plastic bottles! See if it will float! Join the plastic

bottle boat challenge and see if you and your friends can be a part of the Guinness World

Record See.

http://www.queenmary.org.uk/plastic-education.aspx

Champions Challenge

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VOLVO OCEAN RACE • Technology & Communications

Add some colour to this image with colouring pencils or markers.

Join the icons up by colouring in the dotted line with the same colour as the icon.

Do you know what each icon means? Join up the words with the matching icon.

Weather reports

Position reports

Medical reports

News & Media

Personal Communication

Damage reports

When the race began in 1973, it was really hard for the sailors on the boats to be in contact with the rest of the world. With new technology like satellites it’s much easier to send information and pictures, and even make video calls!

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Long before satellite technology sailors used the sun, stars and planets to know their location whilst at sea.

1. What technology do we use everyday on land to communicate/talk with each other?

2. What technology do sailors use in the race to communicate with Alicante Race HQ?

3. What information is sent over the Inmarsat technology?

4. Can you remember what ocean Point Nemo is located?

5. Who are the closest people to the sailors when they are at Point Nemo?

Do you know the right answers to these questions?Circle the right answer. Hint: There might be more than 1 right answer!!

Questions and answers time!

A - Microwave B - Telephone C - Computer D - Internet

E - Cooker F - Radio G - Toaster

A - WeatherB - News C - Photos D - Videos E - Food

A - Atlantic B - Pacific C - Arctic

D - IndianE - Mediterranean

A - Astronauts in space satellite B - Scientists in Antarctica C - People living in South America D - Aliens

A - Smoke B - Inmarsat C - Bananas D - Broadband

E - Satellite phoneF - Crew commmunicator G - Microwave

F - Icecream G - Clothes H - Medical advice I - GPS

WISDOM’S WORKSHEET 3.2 / TOPIC 1 / AGE 6-8 NAME: DATE:

VOLVO OCEAN RACE - Technology & Communications

CHAMPION CHALLENGE

Helpful words:

MEDICAL: healthy, food, water, spotty-botty, itchy

WEATHER: storms, wind, waves, rain, ice

NEWS & MEDIA: plastic, pollution, birds, sick, unhealthy, whirlpool

PERSONAL COMMUNICATION: Happy Birthday, love, racing, finish

DAMAGE REPORT: Helm, rudder, mast, engineer, bowsprit

1. Pretend you are an onboard reporter with your favourite team. 2. You must send news from the boat. 3. Choose the type of news you would like to send by picking an icon from the list below4. You can use the list of helpful words next to the icon in your news report.

Write your news report here: