The world record beating multihull skipper Lloyd Thornburg has entered his MOD70 Phaedo 3 in the 2016 Volvo Round Ireland Yacht Race. The boat is currently in Barbados for the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race.
It is the second MOD70 to enter the race and follows Ned Collier-Wakefield who confirmed Team Concise last November.
Thornburg has been campaigning his MOD 70 Phaedo 3 for over a year and has notched up an incredibly successful run of world records and regatta wins.
This year, after several Caribbean events Thornburg will be heading back to Europe.
Yesterday, saw the opening of online entries to the 2016 Volvo Round Ireland and ISORA veteran Kuba Szymanski was first to register. Kuba will race his new boat Polished Manx 2 , a First 40.7.
Boats from France, UK and Ireland have been registering thus far with anticipation building that Volvo Round Ireland 2016 will be an epic one.