Out With the Old, In With the New
With the calendar officially turning one year closer to the start of the next Volvo Ocean Race, it seems a fitting time to check in and see what teams are making New Year’s resolutions and which teams are moving on.
With the calendar officially turning one year closer to the start of the next Volvo Ocean Race, it seems a fitting time to check in and see what teams are making New Year’s resolutions and which teams are moving on.
The Volvo Ocean Race is seeking qualified candidates for onboard reporters for its 2014-’15 edition. Do you have the stomach?
Sailing’s premier offshore race has some soul-searching to do as it takes steps to ensure its future.
The realities of a shrinking fleet and the rising cost of competing in and running the Volvo Ocean Race have forced race organizers to take a different tack. I hope it’s not a header. Gaining Bearing from our September 2012 issue.
The Volvo Ocean Race’s proposed 65-foot one-design will be plenty fast and technical, but also capable of being sailed by a wider variety of teams. New Boats “Tech Review” from our September 2012 issue.
Will the move to a one-design for the next Volvo Ocean Race be enough to bring eight quality teams to the starting line come 2014?
Position reports and fleet tracking for ocean races are fine and good for friends, fans, and the media, but on the racecourse, knowing what others are up to dilutes the challenge. Gaining Bearing from our July/August 2012 issue.
Where the hell is everyone? Editor’s Letter from our July/August 2012 issue.
An all-female effort from Sweden is the first to throw its hat in the ring for the 2014 Volvo Ocean Race. Kersti Strandqvist, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications at SCA, above with project manager Richard Brisius.
A second visit to sailing’s most demanding racecourse serves as a reminder that to be there is one thing, to return unscathed is another. “Gaining Bearing” from our June 2012 issue.
Franck Cammas did not let the fact that both he and Groupama were new players in the Volvo Ocean Race stand in his way as he sailed into an overall victory for 2011-’12 series. The Prize Giving Ceremony took place in a flurry of confetti in Galway, Ireland, and was even attended by Prince Carl Philip of Sweden. Photo Credit: Ian Roman and Paul Todd/Volvo Ocean Race
CAMPER celebrated victory in the final leg of the 2011-’12 Volvo Ocean Race, while Groupama clinched the overall win. Leg 9 took the teams from Lorient, France, and around the iconic Fastnet Rock to the finish in Galway, Ireland. Photos by: Ian Roman, Paul Todd, VOR media crewmembers Diego Fructuoso/Team Telefonica, Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team, Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ, Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. [Click here to read more in our Finish Line forum](http://forums.sailingworld.com/show
With the calendar officially turning one year closer to the start of the next Volvo Ocean Race, it seems a fitting time to check in and see what teams are making New Year’s resolutions and which teams are moving on.
The Volvo Ocean Race is seeking qualified candidates for onboard reporters for its 2014-’15 edition. Do you have the stomach?
Sailing’s premier offshore race has some soul-searching to do as it takes steps to ensure its future.
The realities of a shrinking fleet and the rising cost of competing in and running the Volvo Ocean Race have forced race organizers to take a different tack. I hope it’s not a header. Gaining Bearing from our September 2012 issue.
The Volvo Ocean Race’s proposed 65-foot one-design will be plenty fast and technical, but also capable of being sailed by a wider variety of teams. New Boats “Tech Review” from our September 2012 issue.
Will the move to a one-design for the next Volvo Ocean Race be enough to bring eight quality teams to the starting line come 2014?
Position reports and fleet tracking for ocean races are fine and good for friends, fans, and the media, but on the racecourse, knowing what others are up to dilutes the challenge. Gaining Bearing from our July/August 2012 issue.
Where the hell is everyone? Editor’s Letter from our July/August 2012 issue.
An all-female effort from Sweden is the first to throw its hat in the ring for the 2014 Volvo Ocean Race. Kersti Strandqvist, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications at SCA, above with project manager Richard Brisius.
A second visit to sailing’s most demanding racecourse serves as a reminder that to be there is one thing, to return unscathed is another. “Gaining Bearing” from our June 2012 issue.
Franck Cammas did not let the fact that both he and Groupama were new players in the Volvo Ocean Race stand in his way as he sailed into an overall victory for 2011-’12 series. The Prize Giving Ceremony took place in a flurry of confetti in Galway, Ireland, and was even attended by Prince Carl Philip of Sweden. Photo Credit: Ian Roman and Paul Todd/Volvo Ocean Race
CAMPER celebrated victory in the final leg of the 2011-’12 Volvo Ocean Race, while Groupama clinched the overall win. Leg 9 took the teams from Lorient, France, and around the iconic Fastnet Rock to the finish in Galway, Ireland. Photos by: Ian Roman, Paul Todd, VOR media crewmembers Diego Fructuoso/Team Telefonica, Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team, Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ, Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. [Click here to read more in our Finish Line forum](http://forums.sailingworld.com/show
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