13.08.2017 MAPFRE maintained their near-faultless performance in Volvo Ocean Race qualifying MAPFRE maintained their near-faultless performance in Volvo Ocean Race qualifying – and gave themselves the best possible chance of completing overall victory in the Leg Zero series – as they led the fleet over the finish line on a short opening stage of the…
August 11, 2017 MAPFRE win qualifying sprint from Plymouth to Saint-Malo The Spanish team continued their charge through Leg Zero – the four-part qualifying series for the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race – to strengthen their grip on the leaderboard (see more below) Xabi Fernández and his in-form MAPFRE team claimed their second…
August 2, 2017 MAPFRE blaze to record victory in first pre-Volvo Ocean Race test Spanish team MAPFRE took first blood in the opening battle of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet (full story below) MAPFRE took first blood in the opening battle of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet – with Xabi Fernández and his Spanish team…
01.08.2017 Volvo Ocean Race Leg Zero: Dongfeng Race Team is ready for battle „This is the opportunity to measure what progress we have made in training and we are looking forward to meeting the fleet on the racecourse for the first time.“ Charles Caudrelier After an intense six-month training period at its base in Lorient…
01.08.2017 Liz Wardley joins Turn the Tide on Plastic Turn the Tide on Plastic skipper Dee Caffari has named her first crew member of the 2017-18 edition by signing up two-time Volvo Ocean Race veteran Liz Wardley (full story below) Turn the Tide on Plastic skipper Dee Caffari has named her first crew member of…
28.07.2017 The Volvo Ocean Race has unveiled a 10-strong squad of Onboard Reporters to tell the story of the toughest test of a team in professional sport. Featuring hardened media pros from six nations around the world, the group of Onboard Reporters for the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 includes award-winning adventure photographers, extreme sports filmmakers,…
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…
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…