Volvo Ocean Race

Coming October 22, 2017. The ultimate maritime marathon! It’s the Volvo Ocean Race, part of the Big Three in the sailing world, along with the Olympics and the America’s Cup. This year’s race is 45,000 nautical miles, the longest course in the history of the race and includes stops in 12 host cities: Alicante, Lisbon, Cape Town, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Auckland, Itajaí, Newport RI, Cardiff, Gothenburg and The Hague. The 8 month long race is a test of endurance, crossing four oceans, sailing day and night for more than 20 days at a time on some of the legs. Each team uses the same boat, the Volvo Ocean 65 monohull, which is equipped with HD cameras and microphones to capture all the action, and the Onboard Reporter also has access to a video editing suite, a camera and a mic controller. Teams are given a major incentive to include women as well as men with all-male teams limited to seven sailors, but teams can also name 7 men plus 1 or 2 women; 5 men and 5 women; or 11 women on an all-female crew. The Volvo Ocean Race is the longest, toughest  professional sporting event in the world! (Photo credit: Brian Carlin/Volvo Ocean Race)