Volvo Ocean Race

‘Tough, difficult and dangerous’

by Vsail.info · 15 May 2015

The six Volvo Ocean Race skippers facing their second and final Atlantic crossing spoke on Thursday of how dangerous and challenging Leg 7 to Lisbon is likely to be. The sailors rarely voice their fears, but Monday (May 18) is...

No room for complacency

by Vsail.info · 27 April 2015

Dongfeng Race Team, fully recovered from the trauma of breaking their mast on the last leg, narrowly led the chase to Newport, Rhode Island, USA,...

No hurry to leave!

by Vsail.info · 19 April 2015

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet bid a lingering farewell after a successful stopover in Itajaí with an almost total lack of wind ensuring a go-slow...

Volvo Ocean Race verso sud

by The Sailing Times · 11 October 2014

La piccola flotta della Volvo Ocean Race e’ partita da Alicante con rotta giro del mondo a vela in equipaggio. Sei barche con otto uomini di...

Volvo Ocean Race verso sud

by The Sailing Times · 11 October 2014

La piccola flotta della Volvo Ocean Race e’ partita da Alicante con rotta giro del mondo a vela in equipaggio. Sei barche con otto uomini di...

Leg Zero signals start of the significant racing

by Ivan Bidzilya · 13 September 2014

An empty Race Village. The odd laugh and joke between rival sailors. A few necessary pre-race emergency procedures to be tested and tightened-up. There were...

Volvo Ocean Race – Parte oggi la Leg Zero

by VelaBlog Mistro · 12 September 2014

Parte oggi la Leg Zero della Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, si effettuerà sul percorso Alicante, Isola di Maiorca e ritorno e sarà una sorta di...

Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 – Leg Zero

by Ivan Bidzilya · 12 September 2014

[Source:Volvo Ocean Race] Seven Volvo Ocean Race boats set off together for the two-day Leg Zero on Friday knowing that a series of “crises” loom...

Michel Desjoyeaux joins Team España

by Ivan Bidzilya · 10 September 2014

Michel Desjoyeaux is France’s best-known sailor and has won many of the sport’s biggest prizes but the lure of joining Team España in the Volvo...