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The Volvo Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three years. Originally named after its initiating sponsor, British Whitbread brewing company, it today carries the name of its current owner, Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars and Swedish multinational manufacturing company, the Volvo Group. Presently, the Netherlands holds the record of three wins, with Dutchman Conny van Rietschoten the only skipper to win the race twice. Each of the entries has a sailing team of nine professional crew who race day and night for more than 20 days at a time on some legs. The crew members are required to be more than sailors, some of them will be trained in medical response, sail-making, diesel engine repair, electronics, nutrition, mathematics, and hydraulics. There is also a dedicated media crew member who does not contribute to the sailing of the boat. In the 2017-2018 race the number of crew can between 9-11 depending on the gender ratio.
- Skipper of Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag says he has a responsibility to the people on board and he’s not ‘jumping out of my skin’ to compete
- Englishman John Fisher was lost at sea during the last Ocean Race after falling overboard in the Southern Ocean
Disaster sparked the largest peacetime rescue in UK history and changed sailing forever
Disaster sparked the largest peacetime rescue in UK history and changed sailing forever
Hong Kong-based Australian says he has accepted the heartache will remain – 16 months after the incident
Hong Kong-based Australian says he has accepted the heartache will remain – 16 months after the incident
The Sun Hung Kai-sponsored Hong Kong boat won one leg and finished second in another last time despite limited preparation
The Sun Hung Kai-sponsored Hong Kong boat won one leg and finished second in another last time despite limited preparation
Hong Kong successfully hosted the fleet after leg four of the previous race with local boat Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag taking line honours.
Hong Kong successfully hosted the fleet after leg four of the previous race with local boat Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag taking line honours.
Microplastic content was recorded even in the remotest parts of the Southern Ocean in tests carried out during the previous round-the-world race
Microplastic content was recorded even in the remotest parts of the Southern Ocean in tests carried out during the previous round-the-world race
The next edition of the race will begin in Alicante in 2021 and come to Asia in early 2022
The next edition of the race will begin in Alicante in 2021 and come to Asia in early 2022