Countdown to the Volvo Ocean Race
The countdown to the Volvo Ocean Race is on, with just one year remaining until the gun is fired in Alicante.
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The countdown to the Volvo Ocean Race is on, with just one year remaining until the gun is fired in Alicante.
Onboard Reporters will no longer be assigned to a particular team for the duration of the Race, but will instead be available to work across the fleet.
A new scoring system will be introduced to encourage strategic risk-taking and give extra reward for strong performances in the two Southern Ocean legs.
The Volvo Ocean Race has added mandatory qualifiers before the start in Alicante, including a provisional transatlantic test for the whole fleet.
The M32 will be used in both guest sailing and Pro-Am racing mode during the final days of at least eight of the 11 Host Cities during the 2017-2018 Race.
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is growing for the upcoming edition of the race, with an 8th boat under construction.
Changes to the rules for the 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race will work to grow the participation of top-level female sailors.
More than 10,000 entries from 126 countries applied for the toughest job in sports and a chance to sail around the world with the Volvo Ocean Race.
Dutch team AkzoNobel, has today been announced as the first entry of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 – over 15 months before the start of the next edition.
With the longest edition of the Volvo Ocean Race coming next year, sailors will return to the event’s Whitbread roots with 12,500nm of Southern Ocean sailing.
At nearly 45,000 miles of ocean racing, the 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race will be the longest one yet.
Lisbon has been chosen as the destination for a flying start to the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-18.
The countdown to the Volvo Ocean Race is on, with just one year remaining until the gun is fired in Alicante.
Onboard Reporters will no longer be assigned to a particular team for the duration of the Race, but will instead be available to work across the fleet.
A new scoring system will be introduced to encourage strategic risk-taking and give extra reward for strong performances in the two Southern Ocean legs.
The Volvo Ocean Race has added mandatory qualifiers before the start in Alicante, including a provisional transatlantic test for the whole fleet.
The M32 will be used in both guest sailing and Pro-Am racing mode during the final days of at least eight of the 11 Host Cities during the 2017-2018 Race.
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is growing for the upcoming edition of the race, with an 8th boat under construction.
Changes to the rules for the 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race will work to grow the participation of top-level female sailors.
More than 10,000 entries from 126 countries applied for the toughest job in sports and a chance to sail around the world with the Volvo Ocean Race.
Dutch team AkzoNobel, has today been announced as the first entry of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 – over 15 months before the start of the next edition.
With the longest edition of the Volvo Ocean Race coming next year, sailors will return to the event’s Whitbread roots with 12,500nm of Southern Ocean sailing.
At nearly 45,000 miles of ocean racing, the 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race will be the longest one yet.
Lisbon has been chosen as the destination for a flying start to the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-18.
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