The VO65 Class will return for the next Volvo Ocean Race as the host city selection process begins

The 2021-22 edition of the world’s premiere fully-crewed around the world race will feature two classes of boats, the IMOCA 60 and the VO65 class.

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Tense times for Volvo Ocean Race fleet as advantage ebbs and flows

The fleet is beginning to converge after a big split early in Leg 9. But who will come out with the advantage is not yet clear... The Volvo Ocean Race fleet was beginning to converge again on Wednesday as the Leg 9 sprint across the Atlantic continued at pace.

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A split of almost 300 miles had opened up early in the 3,300-mile leg from Newport, USA, to Cardiff, Wales, as the seven-strong fleet broke into two groups.

Volvo Ocean Race / Team Brunel leads fleet out of Newport after spectacular Sunday start

The fog burned off and the sun came out just in time for the start of Leg 9, which sees the fleet return to Europe.

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Team Brunel accomplished its first goal on Sunday afternoon, taking the early lead on Leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Newport, Rhode Island to Cardiff, Wales.

Focus shifts to inshore racing on Saturday at the Volvo Ocean Race in Newport

After returning to the northern hemisphere with nearly 40,000 nautical miles in their wake, the sailors in the Volvo Ocean Race will shift gears to inshore racing with a focus on Saturday’s Gurney’s Resorts In Port Race Newport.

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Volvo Ocean Race / MAPFRE take a stunning win into Newport

The Spanish team MAPFRE made an incredible comeback over the final 24 hours to steal a leg win on Leg 8...

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The Spanish team MAPFRE stunned the Volvo Ocean Race fleet on Tuesday morning by stealing a win in Leg 8, with a shocking come-from-behind victory into Newport, Rhode Island.

Volvo Ocean Race / Dongfeng Race Team snuck into the lead on Tuesday

Dongfeng Race Team snuck into the lead on Tuesday as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet continued to skirt Leg 8’s first major obstacle – the St Helena High.

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Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 7 - Auckland to Itajaí, start on Sunday 18 March

In a return to the roots of the event, Leg 7 is a 7,600 nautical mile race through the Southern Ocean, around Cape Horn and up to the finish in Brazil...

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Volvo Ocean Race / Finish of Leg 6 tomorrow, under 200 miles to go Auckland

The finish of Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race is shaping up to be a nail-biter after team AkzoNobel emerged from stealth mode on the public tracker on Monday with the narrowest of leads with just under 200 miles to go.

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Volvo Ocean Race / Turn the Tide on Plastic moved into pole position

British yachtswoman Dee Caffari was preparing to lead her Volvo Ocean Race team through the middle of the world’s second-largest barrier reef on Thursday in a bid to defend first place in Leg 6 as the finish line draws nearer.

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Volvo Ocean Race / No pain, no gain, as Doldrums take their toll

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is facing another 48 hours of excruciating sailing as the teams plugged deeper into a massive expanse of windless ocean on Tuesday.

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Lying ahead of them is a 400-mile gulf that stretches as far south as New Caledonia, severely hampering progress towards New Zealand as Leg 6 enters its 14th day.

Volvo Ocean Race / Charles Caudrelier. “We’ve had some bad decisions. But the spirit is still good."

It's SHK/Scallywag in the lead, but the chasing pack is sailing faster as the fleet begins to compress with another challenging transition ahead...

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Volvo Ocean Race / “We sailed into the transition and we’ve been doing a lot of sail changes all night,” Sinclair

Gains and losses mark the rankings on Friday as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet hits the doldrums...

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Team AkzoNobel is looking to get an early start on the weekend, making a serious bid to be first out of the doldrums on Friday afternoon.

Volvo Ocean Race / Vestas arrived in New Zealand : "The crew is looking forward to re-joining the race shortly”

On February 12th, the Vestas 11th Hour Racing yacht was offloaded from the transport ship in Tauranga, New Zealand. The boat was then transported on Monday evening by truck 200 kilometers to a shipyard in Auckland where repairs will now begin.

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Vestas 11th Hour Racing will not compete in Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race

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.

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Volvo Ocean Race / Guangzhou welcomes the Volvo Ocean Race

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet was treated to a warm welcome in Guangzhou, China on Thursday afternoon, after arriving 70 miles up the Pearl River Delta from Hong Kong. The Chinese Dongfeng Race Team was in the spotlight for the festivities upon ­­arrival. 

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Vestas has informed Volvo Ocean Race that the team will not be participating in Leg5

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.

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VOLVO OCEAN RACE / VESTAS 11TH HOUR RACING COLLIDES WITH FISHING VESSEL

Vestas 11th Hour Racing, a British Cayman registered vessel with a multinational team competing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, has collided with a fishing vessel.

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Volvo Ocean Race / MAPFRE win epic Leg 2 into Cape Town

MAPFRE has won Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race into Cape Town, South Africa, and will take the overall lead on the points table. The Spanish flagged MAPFRE team has won Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race, a 7,000 nautical mile marathon from Lisbon, Portugal to Cape Town, South Africa.

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Volvo Ocean Race / Pressure coming on, MAPFRE has made a big play to the south

There are new leaders as Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race moves into its final week... While it may be a relaxed Sunday for many around the world, that is surely not the case for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet battling for position in the South Atlantic.

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Volvo Ocean Race / AkzoNobel takes the lead, Dongfeng second

Leg Two of the Volvo Ocean Race is entering a critical tactical phase this weekend as the teams position themselves to pick up the weather systems that will carry them to Cape Town...

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