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Volvo One-Design

Volvo One-Design

The Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier offshore race, an exceptional test of sailing prowess and human endeavour, which started over 37 years ago as the Whitbread Round the World Race. The 11th edition of the race starts in Alicante, Spain in October 2011 and concludes in Galway, Ireland, during early July 2012, The teams will sail over 39,000 nautical miles of the world's most treacherous seas via Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, Sanya, Auckland, around Cape Horn to Itajai, Miami, Lisbon, and Lorient. The Volvo Ocean Race crews will experience life at the extreme as they race day and night for more than 20 days at a time, living on freeze-dried food and combating the harshest weather conditions the planet can offer.

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Show news The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 21
All lined up with one way to go
Posted on 19 Mar The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 19
Coming together in the not-so-Furious 50s
Posted on 17 Mar The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 18
Steady progress towards Cape Horn
Posted on 16 Mar The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 8
All four race boats are in the Roaring 40s, with speeds to match
Posted on 5 Mar GUYOT environnement Team Europe: No time to lose
Four days of crew tension after delamination of a hull bottom panel
Posted on 5 Mar GUYOT environnement Team Europe prepare for repair
Cautiously sailing back towards Cape Town
Posted on 3 Mar The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 5
Team Holcim-PRB escapes to the east, repairs underway on Team Malizia's mast
Posted on 2 Mar Wild start to Leg 3 from Cape Town
The Ocean Race starts in up to 25 knots, and two teams suspend
Posted on 26 Feb The Ocean Race Cape Leg 3: An enthralling ride
A monster of a leg awaits the fleet - longest in 50 year history of the race
Posted on 25 Feb The Ocean Race Leg 2 Day 13
The rankings have flipped over the weekend
Posted on 6 Feb The Ocean Race Leg 2 Day 12: Making the turn
Every boat in the fleet has gybed to the east, making miles towards Cape Town
Posted on 5 Feb The Ocean Race Leg 2 Day 11: Around the outside
Compression and a move to the south leaves Stanjek's crew looking for answers
Posted on 4 Feb GUYOT environnement - Team Europe Leg 2 Day 10
Will the tropical leg turn into an ice race?
Posted on 3 Feb The Ocean Race Leg 2 Day 10: Differing views
There is a split in opinion that is playing out on the race course
Posted on 3 Feb New World Sailing Show kicks off a huge year
Opening with a look at the start of The Ocean Race
Posted on 2 Feb GUYOT environnement - Team Europe Leg 2 Day 4
A range of strategic choices in The Ocean Race
Posted on 28 Jan Urgent call to action to protect the ocean
Summary from the The Ocean Race Summit Mindel
Posted on 24 Jan Boris Herrmann meets UN Secretary
Team Malizia is off to a good start with Sustainable Development Goals
Posted on 24 Jan What have we learned from The Ocean Race Leg 1?
How the latest generation of IMOCAs stack up against each other
Posted on 23 Jan Team JAJO wraps up second place in VO65 class
Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team retires from leg one, leaving podium open to Austrian-Italian crew
Posted on 22 Jan Team Holcim-PRB lead into Cabo Verde
To win Leg One of The Ocean Race
Posted on 21 Jan FLASH NEWS: Team Holcim-PRB wins Leg 1
Scoring top points, winning Leg One of The Ocean Race
Posted on 21 Jan The Ocean Race Leg 1 Day 6
It's not over til it's over
Posted on 20 Jan The Ocean Race: Days 2-4 On-Board and Drone Videos
On-Board Videos from Days 2 - 4: On-board and drone footage - Opening stanzas of Leg 1 play out.
Posted on 19 Jan The Ocean Race Leg 1 Day 5 - The highway south
Both fleets are charging towards the finish line in Cabo Verde
Posted on 19 Jan GUYOT environnement - Team Europe: Time for attack
Back in full racing mode in The Ocean Race
Posted on 19 Jan The Ocean Race Leg 1 Day 4
The IMOCA fleet is sailing fast towards Cabo Verde, with the VO65s holding close
Posted on 18 Jan The Ocean Race Leg 1 Day 3
Duelling through the Straits
Posted on 17 Jan The Ocean Race Leg 1 Day 2
The forecast has played out its threat with strong winds and big seas
Posted on 16 Jan The Ocean Race Start: Launched
Matt Sheahan was on the dock in Alicante and talked to some of the key players
Posted on 16 Jan
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Hundreds of spectators were out on the water this past weekend, enjoying front row seats to the racing excitement at the 43rd St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
© Laurens Morel / www.saltycolours.com VO65 Team Jajo during the 43rd St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
© Laurens Morel / www.saltycolours.com Dongfeng Race Team - The Ocean Race
© Martin Keruzoré / Dongfeng Race Team Wind Whisper (POL) skippered by Joca Signorini was the first VO65 to finish the RORC Caribbean 600
© Mags Hudgell / RORC SCA Gothenburg Podium
© Rick Tomlinson / Team SCA Team SCA
© Team SCA 22 January 2023, Ambersail 2 arrive in Cabo Verde. Arrival time 10:49:04 Elapsed 6d 21h 49mins 04secs
© Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race 22 January 2023, Austrian Ocean Racing powered by Team Genova arrive in Cabo Verde
© Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race 22 January 2023, Austrian Ocean Racing powered by Team Genova arrive in Cabo Verde. Arrival time 08:13:54 Elapsed 6 days 19 hours 13 mins 54 sec
© Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race 21 January 2023, Team JAJO, second VO65 arriving to Cabo Verde. Arrival time: 17:57:56 UTC 6 days 3 hours 52 mins 52 seconds
© Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race The Ocean Race Leg 1, day 5, Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team
© Robin Christ / Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team / The Ocean Race The Ocean Race Leg 1, day 5, WindWhisper Racing Team
© Tomasz Piotrowski / Windwhisper Racing Team / The Ocean Race The Ocean Race Leg 1 onboard Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team
© Robin Christol / Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team Viva México comes back to The Ocean Race Leg 1 after replacing the mainsail in Almería. Juan Varela & Erik Brockmann
© Jen Edney / Viva México 18 January 2023, Leg 1, day 4, on board Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team
© Robin Christ / Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team / TOR Dongfeng Race Team - The Ocean Race Leg 1
© Martin Keruzoré / Dongfeng Race Team The Ocean Race Leg 1 onboard Austrian Ocean Racing powered by Team Genova
© Stefan Leitner / Austrian Ocean Racing powered by Team Genova 15 January 2023, Leg 1 onboard WindWhisper Racing Team: Liz Wardley
© Brend Schuil / WindWhisper Racing Team The Ocean Race Leg 1 onboard Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team
© Robin Christol / Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team The Ocean Race Leg 1 onboard WindWhisper Racing Team
© Brend Schuil / WindWhisper Racing Team VO65 parade before the start of The Ocean Race Leg 1 Start
© Carlo Borlenghi / The Ocean Race The Ocean Race VO65 Leg 1 Start in Alicante: Fleet
© Carlo Borlenghi / The Ocean Race B&G - The Ocean Race
© Anna-Lena Elled / Team SCA / Volvo Ocean Race Inmarsat - Austrian Ocean Racing
© Stefan Leitner Inmarsat - Austrian Ocean Racing
© Stefan Leitner Inmarsat - Austrian Ocean Racing
© Andre Carmo Inmarsat - Austrian Ocean Racing
© Stefan Leitner Austrian Ocean Racing powered by Team Genova is racing with Inmarsat connectivity
© Stefan Leitner WindWhisper Racing Team wins the VO65 In-Port race in Alicante - The Ocean Race
© Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race Genova Coastal Race. The Ocean Race Europe, June 2021
© Sailing Energy / The Ocean Race
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