{"id":3337,"date":"2023-04-26T16:12:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T00:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/?p=3337"},"modified":"2023-04-27T06:36:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T14:36:09","slug":"the-ocean-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/archives\/3337","title":{"rendered":"The Ocean Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var words3337 = 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id=\"rr_wrapper3337\" class=\"rr_wrapper\" postid=\"3337\"><\/div>\r\n\t<div id=\"rr_content3337\"> \n<p>Held every three years, The Ocean Race is one of the most popular spectator sports after Formula 1 and the World Cup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4320\" height=\"3240\" data-attachment-id=\"71\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/race-village\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/race-village.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4320,3240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX S4100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;-62169984000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Volvo Ocean Race\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Volvo Ocean Race&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/race-village-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/race-village-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/race-village.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/race-village.jpg 4320w, https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/race-village-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/race-village-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4320px) 100vw, 4320px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The race appeals to sailing enthusiasts and sports fans around the world. Previously known as the Whitbread Round the World Race and later the Volvo Ocean Race, this enduring pinnacle of offshore racing is a grueling global competition that pushes the skills of team sailors and designers to their limits, We visited the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.volvooceanrace.com\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Volvo Ocean Race<\/a> in Miami in 2012.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/volvo-ocean-race\/fl-puma-cropped#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/FL-Puma-cropped.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1059,1809\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337290143&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"F&amp;#038;L Puma cropped\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Race simulator in the Race Village.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/FL-Puma-cropped-175x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/FL-Puma-cropped-599x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/FL-Puma-cropped-599x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179\" width=\"599\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/FL-Puma-cropped-599x1024.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/FL-Puma-cropped-175x300.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/FL-Puma-cropped.jpg 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Race simulator in the 2012 Race Village.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023<br \/>The Ocean Race (formerly the Volvo Ocean Race) features two classes of boats, the IMOCA 60 and the VO65. The VO65 boats are built to a strict one-design rule, meaning they are identical in every way. The boats are controlled by a hydraulic system, and the crew size is 10-12 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-cruising-log-of-the-murrelet wp-block-embed-cruising-log-of-the-murrelet\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qwqtQ4P1zI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/archives\/993\">Primary Ballast System should be Water Ballast<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Primary Ballast System should be Water Ballast&#8221; &#8212; Cruising Log of the Murrelet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/archives\/993\/embed#?secret=yV7auFzTwq#?secret=qwqtQ4P1zI\" data-secret=\"qwqtQ4P1zI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Water Ballast Makes the World go Round <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Water Ballast in the VO65, VO70,  &amp; IMOCA 60<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volvo_Ocean_65\">https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volvo_Ocean_65<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Volvo Ocean 65 has several innovative features that make it a high-performing and competitive race machine.  The V065 has two aft and one forward water ballast tanks, which provide righting moment and make the boat more stable. The boat also has a hydraulic system that controls the canting keel and twin rudders. The boat has an inclined keel pin axis that creates a large vertical force on the keel fin, creating lift and reducing the displacement and the amount of drag. There are eight bulkheads, which make the structure stronger and more solid than a typical Volvo Open 70 boat. The Volvo Ocean 65 has a high-performance rotating mast with a square-top mainsail and a jib. There are eight Volvo Ocean 65&#8217;s. They have all been brought to the same standard between the 2014\u20132015 and the 2017\u20132018 race  at an estimated upgrade cost in the \u20ac1 million range.  Designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Farr_Yacht_Design\">Farr Yacht Design<\/a>, these boats were intended to be a cheaper and safer alternative to the expensive and fragile Volvo Open 70.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/volvo-ocean-race\/puma-2#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Puma-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4320,3240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX S4100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;-62169984000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Puma 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Volvo Ocean Race&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Puma-2-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Puma-2-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Puma-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Puma-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Puma-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Unlike the VO65, the Volvo Open 70 is not a one design boat but rather a set of design rules to which competing boats must adhere. This is called a one-design. The builds proved expensive and fragile, with numerous structural failures during races. The VO70 rule requires a minimum angle of vanishing stability of 115 degrees, which is calculated with all appendages in their worst possible position. The VO70 rule allows the designer to place the hinge axis for the canting keel up to a maximum of 150mm above the hull surface. In that configuration, I consider it a multihull.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"971\" data-attachment-id=\"294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/volvo-ocean-race\/ken#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Ken.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2045,1941\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX S4100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;-62169984000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ken\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ken Read, captain of &amp;#8220;Puma,&amp;#8221; was there in Miami when we visited the Volvo Ocean Race.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Ken-300x284.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Ken-1024x971.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Ken-1024x971.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Ken-1024x971.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Ken-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eskimo.com\/~mighetto\/murrelet\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Ken.jpg 2045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Ken Read was the skipper of PUMA Ocean Racing, which participated in the Volvo Ocean Race in 2012, the year my wife and I attended. The yacht was named &#8220;il mostro&#8221;. The Volvo 70 is a former class of racing yachts designed for the Volvo Ocean Race, which was first used in the 2005-06 race. Prior to 2005, 80 foot maxis were used. After 2012 Reed set multiple records in Comanche, a super maxi, beating records previous set by the VO70s.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A VO70 first broke the world monohull speed record in 2005, with other V70s resetting the record in subsequent years, such that the VO70s held the record for 10 consecutive years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2005, the VO70 <em>Movistar<\/em> broke the 24 hour world monohull speed record when she sailed 530 <a class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nautical_miles\">nautical miles<\/a>. In 2006 <em>ABN Amro II<\/em> broke that record when she sailed 562.96 <a class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nautical_miles\">nautical miles<\/a>. This record was broken in October 2008 by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ericsson_4\">Ericsson 4<\/a><\/em> with 596.6 nm. <em>Ericsson 4<\/em> skipper <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torben_Grael\">Torben Grael<\/a> and his crew made the record on the first leg of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008%E2%80%932009_Volvo_Ocean_Race\">2008\u20132009 Volvo Ocean Race<\/a>, when a strong cold front hit the fleet, bringing winds approaching 40 knots, and propelling the yacht at an average speed of 24.8 knots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This record stood for 7 years until the supermaxi <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comanche_(yacht)\">Comanche<\/a><\/em>, a boat 30 feet longer than the VO70s, established a new record of 618.01 nautical miles on July 10\u201311 2015 in the Transatlantic Race.<\/p>\n<cite>https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volvo_Open_70<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foiling Ocean Race Vessels also have Water Ballast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The IMOCA Class uses a development design rule which allows the designers to experiment with hull and sail shapes within set parameters. However, rotating masts, booms and standing rigging are one-design. IMOCA stands for International Monohull Open Class Association. The aim of the class is to develop a fleet of boats that can compete in the most prestigious ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum and the Vend\u00e9e Globe as well as The Ocean Race. These boats are solo handled in some races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The IMOCA 60 is a 60-foot boat with a canting keel. The primary ballast used in the IMOCA 60 boats is water ballast. The 2023 edition of The Ocean Race will allow comparison between the all-new, super-fast and foiling IMOCA 60s and the one-design VO65 fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The 60-foot IMOCA Class is racing around the world for The Ocean Race Trophy, while the 65-foot VO65 Class is racing for The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup over three legs: Leg 1 from Alicante, Spain to Cabo Verde, Leg 6 from Aarhus, Denmark to The Hague in the Netherlands, and Leg 7 from The Hague to Genova, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-scuttlebutt-sailing-news wp-block-embed-scuttlebutt-sailing-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9PMf3P53bI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sailingscuttlebutt.com\/2016\/11\/08\/history-of-the\/\">Designing the IMOCA 60<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Designing the IMOCA 60&#8221; &#8212; Scuttlebutt Sailing News\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingscuttlebutt.com\/2016\/11\/08\/history-of-the\/embed\/#?secret=AkDgFdGeVI#?secret=9PMf3P53bI\" data-secret=\"9PMf3P53bI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Note &#8211; no spreaders. 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