Road to success
Dongfeng Race Team’s last gasp victory in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race was built on prudent boat management, and an important psychological turning point.
Epic finish
Team AkzoNobel has won Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, racing 6,344 miles from Hong Kong to Auckland in 20 days, 9 hours and 17 minutes and 26 seconds.
Hectic opening
Controversy continued for Team AzkoNobel ahead of the first leg the Volvo Ocean Race, 1450 nautical miles from Alicante, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal via Porto Santo.
Shock resignation
Volvo Ocean Race CEO Mark Turner has announced he will be stepping down from the top position and that Volvo will be reconsidering recently announced changes to the race schedule.
Got it covered
Readers have the chance to meet and cheer on Team AkzoNobel at the Auckland stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Sailing stars to Turn the Tide
Turn the Tide on Plastic have announced two more female sailors for their Volvo Ocean Race campaign – Irish Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy and New Zealand’s Bianca Cook.
New crew
Turn the Tide on Plastic have added another four young sailors to their crusading campaign in the Volvo Ocean Race, with Welsh America’s Cup sailor Bleddyn Mon, fellow Briton Henry Bomby and Portuguese pair Bernardo Freitas and Frederico Pinheiro de Melo all joining Dee Caffari’s team for the 2017-18 edition.
Leg zero victory
Spanish Team MAPFRE completed Leg Zero victory while Vestas 11th Hour Racing celebrated a first stage win in another sign of just how competitive this Volvo Ocean Race is shaping up to be.
Burling joins Brunel
Olympic gold medallist and America’s Cup winning helmsman Peter Burling has joined Team Brunel for the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race – and he’s already out sailing with his new teammates in pre-race qualifying.
Wardley turns the tide
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.
Brazilian boost
Team AkzoNobel have added Martine Grael, the Brazilian sailing gold medallist from the 2016 Olympics in Rio, to their crew for the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18.
Cycle switch
The Volvo Ocean Race will switch from a 3-year to a 2-year cycle after the upcoming 2017-18 edition, a change that will provide more continuity and more commercial value for professional sailing teams, sponsors and Host Cities.
Scallywag set for VOR
The fifth entry to the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will sail under the name Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag and will represent Hong Kong.
Hybrid approach
The Volvo Ocean Race has revealed the combined Monohull-Multihull future of its fleet.
Golden future
The Volvo Ocean Race is planning a raft of changes and special commemoration for its 50th anniversary edition in 2023, strengthening its ties with the Southern Ocean, new design boats, shorter legs and more Host Cities.
