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Volvo Ocean 65 - Building the future
Our Building the Future series has already taken us from the design stage in Annapolis, Maryland across to construction in Italy, France, Switzerland and the UK.
In the latest episode, Rick Deppe heads back to the U.S. for a tour of the North Sails plant using the latest design technology to make the sails for this radical new project.
Volvo Ocean 65 - Building the future video
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20 March 2012
Lorient completes daunting route for 2014-2015 Lorient completes daunting route for 2014-15 8 Apr 2013 The French city of Lorient will return as th... ![]()
19 March 2012
The first five: SCA reveal quintet for all-female team British pair Sam Davies and Annie Lush, Australians Sophie Ciszek and Liz Wardley and Carolijn Brouw... ![]()
18 March 2012
New Boat Design At 65ft LOA the new yachts are slightly shorter than the previous generation of Volvo Open 70s but w... ![]()
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AUCKLAND RETURNS FOR DOUBLE DOSE OF VOLVO OCEAN RACE
The City of Sails will again play host to sailing's greatest adventure after winning selection as a Host Port for both the 12th edition in 2014-15 and the 13th.
"Sailing into Auckland after a 10-year gap felt like the race was coming home" - Knut Frostad
Auckland, a world renowned sailing capital, returned to the race route for the first time in 10 years in 2011-12 and staged a spectacular stopover at Auckland Viaduct, with spectators packing the Race Village and Waitemata Harbour.





