A Look at the Teams for the 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race
October 13, 2017
The seven teams competing in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race are arguably the most experienced group of sailors to ever take part. Many of them
The seven teams competing in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race are arguably the most experienced group of sailors to ever take part. Many of them
With offshore sailboat racing now entering the “appendage age,” the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) may very well be the last great conventional monohull competition
Foiling boats bring the racing classic into the 21st century The Volvo Ocean Race recently announced some design changes for the 2019-20 event, and I
Just prior to the prologue, during which the seven teams competing in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race will assemble for the start of the race
In what is being described as a return to the Volvo Ocean Race’s roots, the route for the 2017-18 will feature almost three times as
Even as the America’s Cup continues to drift farther and farther away from North American sailing fans, the Volvo Ocean Race continues to sink deeper
U.S. sailors Charlie Enright and Mark Towill, co-leaders of Team Alvimedica in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race, have announced they are in for the 2017-18
Alvimedica co-leaders Charlie Enright and Mark Towill have announced they are collaborating with the marine environmental group 11th Hour Racing to take another stab at
When Vestas Wind ran aground on Cargados Carajos Shoal on the night of November 29, 2014, during the last Volvo Ocean Race, it came as
For years the Volvo Ocean Race has been synonymous with images of boats blasting their way through the Southern Ocean smothered in foam. This time
15 years after the original First 30 debuted, this re-imagined update proves a winner.
When several members of our Florida sailing club, the West Coast Trailer Sailors Squadron, decided to get together for a group daysail on a recent
The morning our diesel engine experienced a runaway started like any other. We were headed out of Monterey Harbor on our 1979 Cheoy Lee 41,
Six sailors have been selected as 2026 inductees to the National Sailing Hall of Fame for their achievements, leadership, and enduring impact on the sport
Editor’s note—This is the second installment of a story that began in the March 2026 issue.Click here for part one. I’m dimly aware of the
In tomorrow’s e-newsletter, we conclude the story of my transatlantic crossing with the Women Wave Project. For part one, click here. In retrospect, the whole crossing
You’ve probably seen the clips online. During the first day of racing in SailGP’s New Zealand series, the worst crash in the league’s six seasons
Log the Glass These days with weather forecasts available wherever there is WiFi, it doesn’t do to forget the old ways. Last season I was
This weekend saw the fourth annual Northeast Ocean Racing Symposium (NORS), held at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The day of technical lectures and networking
Contributing Editor Christopher Birch’s much anticipated book The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance is out now. Billed as “the maintenance manual that should have come
