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Race participants in Baltimore Inner Harbor, 2006. The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, [1] in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Race after Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo took up the sponsorship, [1] and in 2019 it was ...
The Volvo Ocean 65 class yacht Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing was built for the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race. Following this, the boat was refitted and renamed for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race where it competed as Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. [2] For the 2023 The Ocean Race she was renamed again to Viva México. [3]
The Volvo Ocean 65 is a class of monohull racing yachts. It is the successor to the Volvo Open 70 yacht used in past editions of the Volvo Ocean Race. It was announced at a conference in Lorient, France, during a stopover in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race. The yacht was used for the 2014–2015, the 2017–2018 and the 2023 editions.
The 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race was the 12th edition of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. It started on 19 October 2014 in Alicante, Spain, and concluded in June 2015 in Gothenburg, Sweden. After 38,739 nautical miles of ocean racing, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing led by skipper Ian Walker claimed the overall trophy.
Rob Greenhalgh (born 17 August 1977) [1] is a British sailor who has competed in and won both the Volvo Ocean Race and the Extreme Sailing Series.. Greenhalgh has participated in the Volvo Ocean Race aboard ABN Amro I in the 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race, Puma for Puma Ocean Racing Team in the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race, Azzam for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race and on ...
Turn the Tide on Plastic is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. As Team Vestas Wind, she finished seventh in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Chris Nicholson. [1] Following the race, the boat was refitted for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race and renamed. [2] [3]
Race Class Boat Name Note Ref. Round the World Races; 2024: 2024–2025 Vendée Globe: IMOCA 60: Teamwork.net: 2023: 1: 2023 The Ocean Race: IMOCA 60: 11th Hour Racing-MÄlama: 2014: 6: 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race: Volvo Ocean 65: Team SCA: Transatlantic Races; 2023: 6: 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre: IMOCA 60: Teamwork.net: with Julien Villion (FRA ...
Ian Walker was also appointed as skipper of Abu Dhabi's next entry, Azzam into the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race, sailing the new VO65 class.He successfully lead the team to victory, securing an insurmountable point lead over the other teams on the second to last leg. [9]