A huge refit process is underway in Lisbon to turn the seven round the world VO65s and one new yacht into virtually new condition for the next Volvo Ocean Race in October. Elaine Bunting reports AkzoNobel boat being painted at the Boatyard Small fishing boats lie alongside; seagulls pick their way past fishing pots and
Winning skipper Ian Walker takes a look at who will win the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race AkzoNobel Reigning Volvo Ocean Race race winner Ian Walker, who skippered Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing to win the 2014-15 race, analyses the form guide to see who’s in the running for the 2017-2018 edition: “There are
The new America’s Cup class will be a 75ft monohull, possibly with foils, and Prada will be sponsor of challenger series and Cup match. But Ben Ainslie warns of a “conflict of interest” A 75ft monohull is to be the new America’s Cup class for challenger series and match in March 2021. This was part
Mark Turner is a visionary in sailing whose ideas could have taken the race quickly into exciting new territory – but those plans required a big investment Mark Turner,New CEO of the Volvo Ocean race 2017-18 Losing Mark Turner is a blow to the future credibility of the Volvo Ocean Race. He was brought in
In a surprise announcement, the recently appointed CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, Mark Turner, is quitting following changes to the agreed long-term strategy Just weeks away from the start of the 2017/8 Volvo Ocean Race on 22 October, CEO Mark Turner has stepped down. The board he reports to announced that the organisation was ‘reconsidering
Despite two devastating Category 5 hurricanes in just two weeks, the Caribbean regatta season will go ahead for 2018 Just two weeks after Hurricane Irma pounded many of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean and Florida, leaving around 70 dead, a second Category 5 hurricane, Maria, is currently hitting areas of the US Virgin Islands
