
France’s Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian welcomed the world’s leading offshore race to Brittany for the Lorient stopover official opening on Saturday with the sailing-mad locals already flocking in to see six our Volvo Open 70s up close and personal. The Volvo Ocean Race has never been to Brittany in its 39-year history, a notable [...]
Lorient stopover official opening http://en.nauticwebnews.com/4291
June 16th, 2012 | Posted in News,Regattas,Regattas with Picture,Volvo Ocean Race | Read More »
Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad issued a statement on Wednesday expressing his concern at the continuing instances of boats suffering serious damage in the 2011-12 edition. Frostad, who competed in the race four times himself, said it was not acceptable to have so many incidents of boats failing in a Volvo Ocean Race. Frostad [...]
CEO Knut Frostad expresses concern at breakages http://en.nauticwebnews.com/3959
April 5th, 2012 | Posted in News,Regattas,Regattas with Picture,Volvo Ocean Race | Read More »

IWC Schaffhausen, the International Watch Company has been announced today as the Official Timekeeper for the 2011-12 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. IWC will present the 24-hour record prize after each of the nine legs, which will be awarded during the prize-giving ceremony at each Host Port. The world’s leading brand in luxury watches [...]
IWC Watch Company: Official Volvo Ocean Race Timekeeper http://en.nauticwebnews.com/536
January 26th, 2011 | Posted in News | Read More »