VO65
6 Seasons
The Volvo Ocean 65 is a class of monohull racing yachts. It is the successor to the Volvo Open 70 yacht used in past editions of the Volvo Ocean Race. It was announced at a conference in Lorient, France, during a stopover in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race. The yacht was used in the 2014–2015 and the 2017–2018 editions.
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 1 Wrap Up
Episode 1
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - The start of Leg 1 in Alicante, Spain with the Inport Race and some prep time for the sprint leg to Lisbon, Portugal.
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 2 Wrap Up
Episode 2
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - The race is on and some incredible close action with spectator boats on their way to Lisbon, Portugal.
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 3 Wrap Up
Episode 3
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - The short first leg to Lisbon ended with Vestas 11th Hour, MAPFRE and Dongfeng fighting all the way for the podium places.
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 4 Wrap Up
Episode 4
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - Leg 2 (Lisbon to Cape Town) and 7,000 miles ahead of the seven teams. The first 48 hours were testing for all when they left Portugal into 30 knot winds and 3 metre swells..
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 5 Wrap Up
Episode 5
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - Tactical strategy with the dreaded Doldrums and crossing the Equator paying respect to King Neptune. Dongfeng Race Team leading the pack and MAPFRE chasing them down to Cape Town.
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 6 Wrap Up
Episode 6
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - Time to turn left for Cape Town and nearly finished 7,000 Leg 2 to South Africa. MAPFRE leading the charge to arrive after Dongfeng Race Team delayed their decision to gybe. V
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 7 Wrap Up
Episode 7
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - Table Mountain greets the fleet after their grueling 7,000 mile Leg 2. Team Brunel went for stealth mode to cloak their position from MAPFRE in an attempt to take the lead..
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 8 Wrap Up
Episode 8
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - Leg 3 and the Roaring Forties. This is the 6,500 mile leg that records are smashed and legends are made with the race to Melbourne, Australia.
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Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 9 Wrap Up
Episode 9
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - Two teams are leading with Dongfeng Race Team and MAPFRE pushing to the limits to grab the double points on this leg to Melbourne. Hang on tight as the Southern Ocean hits back..
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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05:13Episode 10Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 10 Wrap Up
Episode 10
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - 6,500 mile grueling leg from Cape Town to Melbourne and once again MAPFRE take the lead with Dongfeng Race Team dropping back to second. Time to celebrate Christmas in Australia and lots of repairs to the VO65's including Team AkzoNobel after a huge gybe in the Southern Ocean...
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03:27Episode 11Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 11 Wrap Up
Episode 11
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - The start of Leg 4 in Melbourne, Australia with the challenging 6,000 mile stretch up to Hong Kong. MAPFRE, with back to back leg wins, are leading overall with Dongfeng Race Team and Vestas 11th Hour Racing hot on their transom. Crew changes for six out of the seven teams e...
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05:07Episode 12Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 12 Wrap Up
Episode 12
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - Dongfeng Race Team once again find themselves defending a hard-earned early lead to Hong Kong with just over 3,000 miles to go, as they seek their first leg win of the race.
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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05:10Episode 13Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 13 Wrap Up
Episode 13
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - With just over 1500 miles to run, Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag continue to defend a slender 60-mile lead over the chasing trio of Vestas 11th Hour Racing, Dongfeng Race Team and Team AkzoNobel.
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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04:19Episode 14Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 14 Wrap Up
Episode 14
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - David Witt's Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag claimed a historic victory in their home port to win Leg 4, in VOR's first visit to Hong Kong. Vestas 11th Hour Racing were involved in a tragic incident, colliding with a non-racing vessel during the night.
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03:18Episode 15Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 15 Wrap Up
Episode 15
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - The teams lined up again, this time in a 30-mile race around Hong Kong Island, the points also counting towards the In-Port series. MAPFRE capitalised on the smallest gains establishing a 1,000 metre lead that they never relinquished.
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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04:37Episode 16Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 16 Wrap Up
Episode 16
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - China's City of Flowers, Guangzhou, has hosted the fleet and the stars of the show are the Chinese sailors aboard Dongfeng - meet Wolf, Black and Horace - now poster boys for ocean racing in China.
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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04:19Episode 17Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 17 Wrap Up
Episode 17
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - The fleet starts Leg 6 - the 6,100 slog to Auckland. Unstable weather patterns force many of the teams to gamble in search of the best route through the Doldrums.
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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05:10Episode 18Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 18 Wrap Up
Episode 18
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - The fleet are racing to Auckland and throwing the dice on which route to take. Scallywag and AkzoNobel seem to have 'lady luck' or great navigators as they switch to take the lead ahead of the rest of the fleet.
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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05:55Episode 19Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 19 Wrap Up
Episode 19
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - Epic five team battle to the finish - one of the closest finishes in the history of the event as the 6,100 mile Leg 6 came to a dramatic close in Auckland.
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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05:09Episode 20Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 20 Wrap Up
Episode 20
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - Take a look at Vestas 11th Hour Racing coming back to the Race for the New Zealand Herald In-Port race with a in-depth coverage of the In-Port race and the Auckland stopover.
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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04:02Episode 21Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 21 Wrap Up
Episode 21
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - The fleet left for the iconic Leg 7 that takes the boats from Auckland to Itajaí, Brazil, via the legendary Cape Horn and through 7,600 nautical miles of mighty Southern Ocean.
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04:03Episode 22Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 22 Wrap Up
Episode 22
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - In memory of John Fisher who was lost overboard on Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag in difficult conditions - a tragedy for everyone involved in this iconic race.
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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07:31Episode 23Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 23 Wrap Up
Episode 23
23450-43q1VOR Weekly Wrap Up - Leg 7 and the fleet round the Cape Horn but all of the competitors are reflecting on the loss of their friend, John Fisher, a few days before. Equipment failures for MAPFRE and demasting of Vestas - not for the faint hearted.
Video Producer: Volvo Ocean Race
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05:44Episode 24Volvo Ocean Race 2017/8 - Week 24 Wrap Up
Episode 24
VOR Weekly Wrap Up - The gruelling Southern Ocean Leg 7 is finally over with Team Brunel winning after 7600 miles and 16 days of intense racing arriving in Itanjai, Brazil.
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