Rotterdam (NED), Portsmouth (UK) and Gothenburg (SWE) were today announced as the last two stopover ports and the finish of the 31,250 nm Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06. All three ports are steeped in maritime history and all nations have historic links with the event and its thirty-year history.
Brasil 1 crewmembers visited the Brazilian boatyard where their boat is under construction. The boat, the first to be built in South America, is being built in Marco Landi’s ML Boatworks, in Indaiatuba – a city in São Paulo’s countryside.
In the Atlantic waters near their Portuguese training base of Portimao, the crew of ABN AMRO get to grips with their new beast.
The Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race and the associated series has developed into one of the most popular ocean-racing events in Australia, offering competitors major strategic challenges prior to arriving in one of Australia’s most popular coastal towns.
A crew of five fishermen have escaped unharmed after their trawler was hit by a Chinese container ship travelling just north of Alderney.
