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Round
the World Volvo Ocean Race
- race
held every 4 years
- distance:
approx 32,700 nautical miles (60,560 km)
- 9
months across 4 oceans, 9 countries, 11 ports
- 9
legs; 4 long-distance ocean legs
- OFFICIAL
SITE: www.volvo.org
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PRESS
RELEASE:
- NEW YACHT:
Volvo Open 70 yacht:
- canting keel
- length: 21.3m
- mainsail: 150sq
m
- chute: 480sp m
- crew: 9 (+2 for
all women crew yacht)
2001-2002
Round the World Race (1st Volvo Ocean Race)
- New sponso: Volvo
- Yacht: Volvo 60
- Start: September
2001, Southampton, England
- Finish: June ,
2002, Kiel, Germany
- Stopovers in La
Rochelle, France, and Göteborg, Sweden
- Fleet: 8
- Crew: 97 from 16
countries
- Volvo V.O 60 yachts
- WINNER:
-
illbruck Challenge, Germany,
123 days, 5 hrs 11 min 24 sec; won all
4 long-distance ocean legs
set new world monohull speed record of 484 miles in 24 hours
- 2 ASSA ABLOY
Whitbread Round the World Race
- 1997-98:
7th Whitbread Round the World Race
all yachts are same class - the Whitbread 60
- 1993-94:
6th Whitbread Round the World Race
new yacht designed specifically for the
race: Whitbread 60
- 1989-90:
5th Whitbread Round the World Race
first all-female crew (skipper: Tracy
Edwards)
- 1985-86:
4th Whitbread Round the World Race
fleet: 15
- 1981-82:
3rd Whitbread Round the World Race
fleet: 29
- 1977-78:
2nd Whitbread Round the World Race
fleet: 15
- 1973-74:
1st Whitbread Round the World Race
fleet: 17; distance: 27,000 nautical
miles; 4 legs
*** 3 sailors perish ***
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MARINE 
