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Volvo Ocean Race: new ownership announced for 2021 edition

  • May 31, 2018

It's been announced that the 2021 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will be under the Atlantic Ocean Racing Spain's ownership

Vestas Wind shipwreck highlights key lessons

Comment: How the Team Vestas Wind crash really happened, and the crucial things we can learn from it

  • March 9, 2015

“We’re on a reef, we’re not getting off. We’re f****ed.” After broadcasting a Mayday on VHF radio, those were the first words of skipper Chris Nicholson to his shore manager…

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Team Vestas Wind navigator Wouter Verbraak sacked after review into Volvo Ocean Race shipwreck

  • January 23, 2015

Team Vestas Wind have sacked navigator Wouter Verbraak as part of the Volvo Ocean Race crew. Verbraak was the navigator when the yacht ran up on a reef in the Indian Ocean…

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Independent report on Team Vestas wreck is set up by Volvo Ocean Race

  • December 17, 2014

An independent report into the grounding of Team Vestas Wind’s boat on a reef in the Indian Ocean has been set up by the Volvo Ocean Race to report on…

Vestas Wind shipwreck highlights key lessons

Volvo Ocean Race press conference about Team Vestas shipwreck leaves questions unanswered

  • December 8, 2014

What happened to cause Team Vestas Wind to hit a reef in the Indian Ocean last week and what will happen to the wreck? These are questions that almost everyone…

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