Vestas 11th Hour Racing to Miss Leg 6
Vestas 11th Hour Racing has undertaken steps to repair their Volvo Ocean 65 yacht, which was involved in a collision with a non-racing vessel at the end of Leg 4 near Hong Kong. The time required for repairs means the team will not be rejoining the race in time for Leg 6 from Hong Kong […]
Finding Solutions to Plastic Pollution
A Volvo Ocean Race workshop aimed at exploring the problems and solution to developing sustainable waste management initiatives for events in Hong Kong. To engage a range of local stakeholder on the collaboration and development of solutions to the plastic crisis affecting the world’s oceans, the Volvo Ocean Race convened a Sustainable Event Management workshop […]
Statement from Vestas 11th Hour Racing
Vestas 11th Hour Racing has informed Volvo Ocean Race that the team will not be participating in inshore racing in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China, as well as Leg 5 from Hong Kong to Guangzhou. The team is currently coordinating necessary repairs to the boat caused by the collision with a non-racing vessel on Saturday […]
Vestas 11th Hour Racing Back on the Water
Vestas 11th Hour Racing is back in the water, with a test sail anticipated later this week. The boat had been shipped to New Zealand for repairs following a collision just before the finish of Leg 4, off Hong Kong. “It’s been an amazing effort by all involved to get the boat back in the […]
14 Fun Facts about the Newport Stopover
The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s most challenging ocean race, circumnavigating the planet and covering 45,000+ nautical miles, and it will make Newport its only stopover in all of North America. The race, featuring seven one-design high-performance boats equipped with the latest technology, left Alicante, Spain in October and we can expect arrival in Newport around […]
Vestas 11th Hour Racing Back in Action
When Vestas 11th Hour Racing rejoins the Volvo Ocean Race for the grueling Leg 7—from New Zealand, across the Southern Ocean, past Cape Horn and into Brazil—the crew will do so with a mixture of heavy hearts and anxiousness. The team hasn’t raced since the collision in the latter stages of Leg 4, during the […]
Sail Newport Presents Volvo Ocean Race Newport Update
Join Sail Newport for a special event on Thursday, February 22, 2018, at Jane Pickens Theatre. Brad Read emcees with the latest update on the race, and the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover in May. Featuring a live call with Team Brunel and interaction with the audience! EVENING SCHEDULE 5:30 p.m. Doors Open, cash bar, […]