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    Volvo Ocean Race

    Volvo Ocean Race confirm next race will be held in IMOCA 60s – but opinions are divided among crews

    Ocean Race Europe: Mirpuri Foundation wins with final hours gamble

    Ocean Race Europe: Incredibly close finish to Leg 1

    How to follow the Ocean Race Europe

    Woman on a mission: what drives Dee Caffari? How the pioneering sailor went from PE teacher to Volvo skipper

    Dongfeng Race Team wins closest ever Volvo Ocean Race

    COMMENT: The Volvo Ocean Race has finally made offshore sailing a sporting spectacle

    Who will win the Volvo Ocean Race? With two legs to go it’s tense at the top

    Volvo Ocean Race: new ownership announced for 2021 edition

    Alex Thomson racing, Vendee Globe 2016/7, in Hugo Boss

    Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 designs could be adopted for the next Volvo Ocean Race

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    November 2021

    In the November 2021 issue of Yachting World we test the latest bluewater cruiser from Oyster, the Oyster 595 and bring you the story of the classic yacht, Cynara‘s return…

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    All the latest videos from the Volvo Ocean Race

    News

    Brunel wins gruelling Leg 7 of Volvo Ocean Race, Scallywag vows to race on

    UPDATED British Volvo Ocean Race sailor John Fisher lost in Southern Ocean

    Vestas skipper gives first account of fatal collision, and Volvo Race launch report on racing in high traffic areas

    Team AkzoNobel grasps a nail-biting Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6 win

    Man overboard mid-ocean: what really happens during a MOB rescue in the Volvo Ocean Race?

    Vestas 11th Hour Racing involved in fatal collision in final stages of Volvo Ocean Race Leg 4

    Scallywag secures dramatic win in Hong Kong to take Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race

    No stone unturned: behind the scenes with Dongfeng Race Team in the Volvo Ocean Race

    Hong Kong rides the crest of a wave as it hosts the Volvo Ocean Race for the first time ever – Promotional feature

    Comment: Why the Scallywag video – and Rule 69 protest – could set back women’s sailing

    Misconduct charges dropped against Volvo Ocean Race skipper, while navigator steps down

    MAPFRE wins Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race, Dongfeng fight back to hold second

    VIDEO: Full-on conditions as Volvo Ocean Race fleet head into Atlantic for Leg 2 to Cape Town

    Vestas 11th Hour Racing takes first blood in Volvo Ocean Race, Scallywag hits the rocks

    Sacked AkzoNobel skipper reinstated hours before dramatic Volvo Ocean Race Leg 1 start

    VIDEO: Volvo Ocean Race teams hunt for clues as MAPFRE wins Alicante in-port race

    Ambition, nerves, and espionage: final countdown at the Volvo Ocean Race

    How to follow the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race – expert analysis, behind the scenes and direct from the boats

    VIDEO: How a massive makeover turned the Volvo Ocean Race one-designs into mint condition

    Who will win the Volvo Ocean Race? Read Ian Walker’s form guide

    Comment: Losing Mark Turner from the Volvo Ocean Race is a huge blow to race’s future credibility

    Future strategy of Volvo Ocean Race in question as CEO Mark Turner steps down

    Dee Caffari skipper of Volvo Ocean Race team Turn the Tide on Plastic.

    Dee Caffari on the Volvo Race: “I can barely get my head around the enormity of the challenge”

    Dongfeng gets first Volvo win in the Fastnet Race – but by just 56 seconds

    VIDEO: Volvo Ocean Race makes radical route changes with new foiling 60-footers

    Fourth Volvo Ocean Race entry announced as Vestas return

    Third team confirmed for Volvo Ocean Race as Mapfre return, plus a new Australia stopover

    Volvo Ocean Race new crew rule set to force change for women sailors?

    Volvo Ocean Race announces return to epic Southern Ocean route

    First Volvo Ocean Race entry announced as Team AkzoNobel

    New CEO for Volvo Ocean Race as Mark Turner takes the helm

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