Ocean Race News
#VOR - North Sails has revealed its sail wardrobe for the new one design VOR 65 with less than 18 months to go before the latest Volvo Ocean Race sets sail. As The Daily Sail reports, the sails will be…
#VOR - The Volvo Ocean Race team caught up with Ireland's own Damian Foxall on board Sidney Gavignet's MOF 70 yacht Oman Sail with fellow VOR veteran Neal McDonald. As reported in March on Afloat.ie, Ireland's top offshore sailor -…
#VOR - In the latest video updates from the Volvo Ocean Race, we follow the first completed hull and deck of the new design VOR 65 on an epic journey across Europe for assembly in the UK. Following the March…
#VOR - The sailing world has paid tribute to Volvo Ocean Race coach and round-the-world yachting legend Magnus Olsson, who has passed away from a stroke at the age of 64. Olsson was a long-time veteran of the Volvo Ocean…
#VOR - Lorient in France completes the route for the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. Like last year, the Brittany port city will be the penultimate stopover for the race fleet when they sail in at some point…
#VOR - The Chinese port of Sanya is the latest addition to the route for the next Volvo Ocean Race. The sunny city in southern China - and the "best kept secret in sailing" according to Volvo Ocean Race CEO…
#VOR - The Volvo Ocean Race will come to the Irish Sea for its 13th edition as Cardiff has been announced as a host port for the 2017-18 race. It will be the first time the UK has hosted the…
#VOR - Lisbon will again feature in the Volvo Ocean Race route after striking a two-race deal with organisers. The Portuguese capital - which made its VOR debut in last year's edition of the race, hosting the start of the…
#VOR - Abu Dhabi will return to the Volvo Ocean Race in 2014-15 both with a sailing team and a stopover in the UAE capital, it was announced earlier this week. Once again skippered by Ian Walker, the team is…
#VOR - Newport in Rhode Island has been announced as the latest stopover for the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2014-15. The popular sailing base in the 'Ocean State' will be the North American port on the…
#VOR - The first candidates for places on Team SCA's all-female team for the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race are currently sailing on a training leg from Southampton to Lanzarote. The Volvo Ocean Race website spoke to one…
#VOR - Despite hopes within Galway after last summer's successful conclusion to the Volvo Ocean Race, it's been announced that the next edition of the round-the-world yachting challenge will have its finish line in Sweden. Gothenburg was chosen last week…
#VOR - SailRacing Magazine recently sat down with Volvo Ocean Race veteran Neil Cox to get his views on the new design VOR 65 that will sail in the next edition of the round-the-world race next year. A project consultant…
#VOR - In the latest video update following the construction of the Volvo Ocean Race's new one-design yacht, VOR expert Rick Deppe travels to the Decision plant in Lausanne, Switzerland to take a look at the production of the boat's internal…
#VOR - Brazil will now have two stops on the route for the 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race as Itajaí joins the previously announced Recife on the list of host ports. Itajaí, in the state of Santa Catarina,…
#VOR - Organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race have announced that the Brazilian state of Pernambuco will enter a team in the next edition of the round-the-world offshore challenge in 2014-15. In addition, its capital city of Recife will be…
