Newsletter July/August 2008
Monday, August 18th, 2008Welcome to the July/August edition of the Volvo Ocean Race newsletter. It’s all about training, training, training this month as the start looms ever nearer. Enjoy this roundup of news and views.
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Newsletter 22 April 2008
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Welcome to the April edition of the Volvo Ocean Race newsletter. The focus this month is on people. Our new CEO, Knut Frostad, has been busy interviewing applicants for the post of new Race Director, to replace Andy Hindley who left us in early March. We are pleased to welcome, all the way from New Zealand, Jack Lloyd.
Knut has also been travelling to some of the ports and negotiations are progressing well.
As the race organising team begins to expand in the lead-up to the race start in October, now less than six months away, some familiar faces have returned to the fold, and some new faces have been drafted in.
Newsletter 14 March 2008
Friday, March 14th, 2008Welcome to the March edition of the Volvo Ocean Race newsletter. We have two pieces of major news for you this month. We now have a new CEO, and Ericsson Racing Team has launched their brand new Volvo Open 70 in Barcelona.
Norway’s Knut Frostad has joined us as CEO and is now at the helm of the Volvo Ocean Race, instead of a Volvo Open 70.
Newsletter 16 January 2008
Saturday, January 5th, 2008Our team is now thoroughly refreshed by having a good Christmas break and is now into the final planning stage of the event prior to the start.
Newsletter 8 November 2007
Thursday, November 8th, 2007Newsletter 27 September 2007
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Welcome to the September addition of the Volvo Ocean Race newsletter. As summer draws to a close, at least in the northern hemisphere, the six teams named so far are well into their design and build processes and the first of the generation two Volvo Open 70s is expected to be out on the water later this autumn.
Port News
On 17 September, a large representative from the race office joined the Russian Challenge in
Newsletter 14 August 2007
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Welcome to the latest addition of the Volvo Ocean Race Newsletter. This summer has seen our entries begin their build programmes and try out potential crew on the water.
This year’s Rolex Fastnet Race has Ken Read (PUMA Racing Team) and Andreas Hanakamp (Russian Syndicate) on the entry list with possible new recruits trying out for places onboard.
Newsletter 5 July 2007
Friday, July 27th, 2007Welcome to the latest addition of the Volvo Ocean Race Newsletter. Work continues apace in the race office as we continue our travels around the world and negotiate with our selected ports of call. Our commercial director, George Blake, explains some of the intricacies of negotiating with the emerging markets in his interview on our website.
Newsletter June 2007
Monday, June 4th, 2007Welcome to the latest addition of the Volvo Ocean Race Newsletter. Last month we noted that late April and early May have been a busy time for the race office, with several important announcements concerning teams and ports, and late May and early June have followed this trend.
Headline news this month is the announcement of a Russian entry in the race, the first since Odessa and Hetman took part in 1993-94, together with both the Spanish and Swedish teams announcing that their teams will be two-boat entry campaigns. See syndicate news below.
Newsletter May 2007
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007Welcome to the latest addition of the Volvo Ocean Race Newsletter. Late April and early May have been a busy time for the race office, with several important announcements concerning teams and ports. Headline news this month is the announcement of
