The 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean race starts on 11 October from Spain and 7 teams will race 38,789 miles around the globe over 9 months. Over the 40 year history of the race, it’s seen amazing feats of sailing and the current race is sure to be no exception. what unique about the 2014 is the new one-design boat, and the amazing access we the public will have to see what’s going on on-board at anytime during the race. As each boat has 5 fixed cameras and an on-board reporter offering live video feeds and images 24-7.
The race is broken into legs and in the 2014-15 race there will be nine of them, with the boats crossing four oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Southern Oceans) and visiting 11 countries in five continents: Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden. The China stop is at Sanya and is scheduled for 23-31 January, 2015.
Among the seven teams is an female team and the first ‘Chinese’ entry in the race’s history. The Dongfeng Race Team is a team with little experience that as well as looking to win hopes to raise the profile of sailing and off-shore racing on the mainland. You can follow the team here www.dongfengraceteam.cn
The main website for the race is www.volvooceanrace.com where the plethora of information and images can be accessed.
