Wednesday, September 5, 2012

VOR / Building the new Volvo 65 in Italy and France (images)

Work on the new 65-foot one-design that will contest the next two editions of the Volvo Ocean Race is underway in Italy. Here, we get a first glimpse of the process.

Building the new Volvo 65 in Bergamo, Italy
Credit : R.Deppe / Volvo Ocean Race


in Multiplast (Vannes, France)

The plug of the mould of the new 65-foot hull being shaped at Persico Spa (Bergamo, Italy) and a mock up deck constructed from plywood being used by experts to position deck hardware on the new Volvo 65-foot one design at Multiplast (Vannes, France).

From : Volvo Ocean Race