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11 unusual facts about Volvo Ocean Race


Crew Clothing

Crew Clothing has sponsored the Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race) and Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall.

Farr 40

Featuring the highest level of competition with the Olympic, America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race Veterans amongst this strictly Owner/Driver Class.

Jeffrey P. Nadler

The Whitbread Round the World Race (now called the Volvo Ocean Race) is an around the world sailing race that takes place every three years and originates at a port in Europe.

Justin Packshaw

In 1990 he represented Britain in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race and was awarded the Bollinger award for outstanding crewman.

Keel

Canting keels can be found on racing yachts, such as those competing in the Volvo Ocean Race.

Mo Tat

The nearby waters would become a venue for international sailing races like the Volvo Ocean Race.

NCB Group

Founded by Dermot Desmond, NCB firmly established its reputation by sponsoring a yacht NCB Ireland in the 1989 Whitbread Round-the-world yacht race, now the Volvo Ocean Race.

Robert O. Cox

Later, as a City Commissioner, Cox was instrumental in luring the Whitbread Round the World Race (now known as the Volvo Ocean Race), a leading yacht race, to the city.

Sailing weather prediction

For the 1977 Whitbread Round the World Race, Tracy Edwards' Maiden campaign was hoping to commission a new boat to be built for the event, and went to Tony Castro as the designer.

The Stunning

They played an open-air concert in Galway for the Volvo Ocean Race Festival on June 5, 2009.

Volvo Ocean Race

In 1972 England's Whitbread company and the British Royal Naval Sailing Association agreed to sponsor a globe-circling regatta, which would be called the 'Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race'.


Aksel Magdahl

Aksel Magdahl (6 March 1979, Tönsberg), is a Norwegian yacht racing navigator, author of the tactics that took the boat Ericsson 3 to the victory in the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.

Dawn Riley

As watch captain, engineer and diver on the 1st All Women’s Team to race around the world, on Maiden in the 1989-90 Whitbread Round the World Race (now known as the Volvo Ocean Race), Riley was known as a leader on the water.

Fernando Echavarri

1st in the Tornado world ranking, 5th in the Rolex Miami, Miami Rolex, 3rd in the North American championship, 5th France Olympic Week (Hyères), Volvo Ocean Race in the Movistar, 4th in the Beneteau 25 World Championship Vigo, Royal Order Sportsmanship Merit, Olympic Medal of the Spanish Olympic Committee, Unión Fenosa Medal "best sailors of the Year", record holder of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Ranking (18 consecutive months), 1st Copa del Rey with Movistar.