2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race

The 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race will be the 13th edition of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. It will start in Alicante, Spain,[1] and will conclude in The Hague, Netherlands.[2][3]

Yachts

Main article: Volvo Ocean 65

For the second edition running, the race will be one-design, racing the Volvo Ocean 65.[4] The VO65 was designed by Farr Yacht Design to be a cheaper and safer alternative to the ageing and expensive Volvo Open 70.[5]

Participants

Teams started to be announced from 5 July 2016.[6]

TeamFlag and SailSkipper
Team AkzoNobel [6]NetherlandsNetherlands Simeon Tienpont
Dongfeng Race Team [7]ChinaFrance Charles Caudrelier

Race schedule

The race will again start in Alicante, Spain,[1] with stops in Lisbon, Portugal; Cape Town, South Africa; Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China; Auckland, New Zealand; Itajaí, Brazil; Newport, Rhode Island, United States; Cardiff, Wales; Gothenburg, Sweden and will finish in The Hague, Netherlands.[3]

The full route for this edition was announced in June 2016.[8][9]

EventStart dateFinish dateStartFinishDistance
In-Port Race TBC Spain Alicante
Leg 1 TBC TBC Spain Alicante Portugal Lisbon 700 nm
In-Port Race TBC Portugal Lisbon
Leg 2 TBC TBC Portugal Lisbon South Africa Cape Town 7,000 nm
In-Port Race TBC South Africa Cape Town
Leg 3 TBC TBC4 South Africa Cape Town China Hong Kong 11,900 nm
In-Port Race TBC China Guangzhou
Leg 4 TBC TBC China Guangzhou New Zealand Auckland 5600 nm
In-Port Race TBC New Zealand Auckland
Leg 5 TBC TBC New Zealand Auckland Brazil Itajaí 7,500 nm
In-Port Race TBC Brazil Itajaí
Leg 6 TBC TBC Brazil Itajaí United States Newport 5,500 nm
In-Port Race TBC United States Newport
Leg 7 TBC TBC United States Newport Wales Cardiff 3,300 nm
In-Port Race TBC Wales Cardiff
Leg 8 TBC TBC Wales Cardiff Sweden Gothenburg 1,230 nm
In-Port Race TBC Sweden Gothenburg
Leg 9 TBC TBC Sweden Gothenburg Netherlands The Hague 520 nm
In-Port Race TBC Netherlands The Hague

Notes (134 sailing days for race winners and 10 In-port racing days):

References

  1. 1 2 "Edição de 2017 da Volvo Ocean Race arranca em Alicante". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Haynes, Reagan (19 May 2015). "Newport seeks to secure another Volvo Ocean Race stopover". Trade Only Today. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 (Dutch) NOS.nl (2016): Den Haag wordt in 2018 Champs-Elysees van Volvo Ocean Race
  4. ↑ Bramley, Jon (16 May 2015). "A vision for the future". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Design № 757 - Volvo Ocean 65". Farr Yacht Design. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Welcome: Team AkzoNobel". Volvo Ocean Race. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Jono Turner (2016-11-07), "Dongfeng's return", Volvo Ocean Race
  8. ↑ "Volvo Race plans for next edition". Boating Business. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Race, Volvo Ocean. "'Returning to our roots'".

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