14 July 2017 Vestas 11th Hour Racing unveil mixed crew with Race-winning pedigree for 2017-18 Race-winning navigator Simon Fisher and hat-trick hunter Phil Harmer among crew chosen by co-founders Charlie Enright and Mark Towill With exactly 100 days to go before the Volvo Ocean Race fleet departs Alicante to tackle 45,000 nautical miles around the…
14.07.2017 Olympic champion Blair Tuke joins MAPFRE in the Volvo Ocean Race New Zealand’s Blair Tuke is joining MAPFRE in the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-18, and could become the first sailor in history to win the ‘Triple Crown’ of an Olympic gold medal, the America’s Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race (full story below)…
Volvo Ocean Race ‘obsessive’ Bouwe Bekking with Team Brunel back for an eighth shot at glory Bouwe Bekking, the most experienced sailor in Volvo Ocean Race history, will return to skipper the seventh confirmed team in the 2017-18 edition Bouwe Bekking, the most experienced sailor in Volvo Ocean Race history, will return to skipper the…
Britain’s Dee Caffari will lead ‚Turn the Tide on Plastic‘ – a mixed, youth focused team with a strong sustainability message in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18. Her campaign, already backed by the Mirpuri Foundation and Ocean Family Foundation, is dedicated to the issue of ocean health. The sixth confirmed team out of a…
14.06.2017 Volvo Ocean Race switches to a 2-year cycle and a 2019 start for 14th edition The Volvo Ocean Race will switch from a 3-year to a 2-year cycle after the upcoming 2017-18 edition (full story below) The Volvo Ocean Race will switch from a 3-year to a 2-year cycle after the upcoming 2017-18 edition,…
07.06.2017 Volvo Ocean Race: the raw story The Volvo Ocean Race will tell more of the raw story of the race than ever in 2017-18, as part of a digital-first strategy that includes a comprehensive slate of live, on-demand, broadcast TV and news output, to be distributed by the race’s long-term partner Sunset+Vine (full…
24.05.2017 World Sailing and Volvo sign major partnership to help create next generation of pro offshore sailors Following the ’next decade‘ event on 18 May, see below for more details on the race’s partnership with World Sailing and long-term commitment to the sport – plus news of a separate agreement with AkzoNobel’s ‚International‘ brand to…
https://www.volvooceanrace.com 23 May 2017 Volvo Ocean Race unveils ultimate leadership programme – including new ‘Global Team Challenge’ Following the ’next decade‘ event in Gothenburg on Thursday (18 May), see below for full details of the Leadership Development and Team Performance programme –– including the on-water ‘Global Team Challenge’ The Volvo Ocean Race will embed a…
https://www.volvooceanrace.com 22 May 2017 Volvo Ocean Race strengthens Southern Ocean commitment with new routes, formats and timing that will also boost commercial appeal Following the ’next decade‘ event in Gothenburg on Thursday (18 May), see below for full details of radical changes to the racecourse, stopover formats and timing of future race activity. The Volvo…