Photo Credit: Maud Helfgott / polaRYSE / 11th Hour RacingThe route
Alicante
Spain17–17 JanAuckland
New Zealand20 Feb – 14 MarItajaí
Brazil31 Mar – 18 AprSt. Pete-Clearwater
United States4–16 MayCascais
Portugal26 May – 6 Jun- Finish
Amaala
1 Jul
Coverage
Volvo Ocean Race Countdown: Number 6
With just 6 days to go until the sailors jump on board and head towards the first port, we continue the Volvo Ocean Race Countdown with number 6 on our line up.
Volvo Ocean Race Countdown: Number 8
Number 8 on our Volvo Ocean Race Countdown is all about the Spanish. Number 8 The Spanish are are committed to the Volvo Ocean Race entering the last 8 of the
Identity Crisis
When you’re the organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race, you would want to ensure youre host cities don’t encounter an identity crisis. Its happened before and its happened again, this
Volvo Ocean Race Countdown: Number 9
We continue our countdown to the Volvo Ocean Race and get down to single digits with number 9, meaning there is just 9 days to go until the start. Number
The Whale Says Thank You
Do you think this whale just popped in to say thanks to the Volvo Ocean Race for their efforts to eradicate plastic from our oceans? Let’s go with yes. Video:
Dee Caffari Turns the Tide
Dee Caffari is the kind of sailor that I look up to. Strong, intelligent and knows her stuff. And now, Dee Caffari will lead a team into the next Volvo
#thefuture Volvo Ocean Race: Monohull & Multihull
To watch the boat announcement, skip forward to to 1:00:51 Ok here is what you need to know. A decision couldn’t be made to pick either Monohull or Multihull, so
Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag make five
A new team has been announced! The fifth entry to the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will sail under the name Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag and will represent
AkzoNobel announces their team
Dutch Volvo Ocean Race entry team AkzoNobel unveils international sailing line-up Team AkzoNobel, representing the Netherlands in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race, has revealed its sailing team for the big
Dongfeng does Zhik
Some great news tonight was that the Dongfeng Race Team have chosen Zhik as their sailing apparel specialist! Obviously we think this is pretty rad because Zhik makes the best
Are there equal opportunities in sailing?
Women can sail just as good as men. We are mentally strong, and physically fit, but are women tough enough to really be as successful as men at the top














