The Volvo Ocean Race today unveiled a series of radical initiatives that will create the toughest all-round test in professional sailing and strengthen the appeal of the 44-year-old round-the-world ...

It’s the only race of its kind, connecting five continents, over roughly 40,000 thousand ocean miles. A nine-month endurance test for six teams and nearly 40 professional sailing athletes attempting ...

HONG KONG — A sailboat competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, a marquee around-the-world sailing competition, collided with a Chinese fishing vessel near Hong Kong early Saturday, killing one of the ...

ALICANTE, Spain, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Bruised and battered policymakers trying to steer the global economy through the current economic storm might empathise with the sailors exposed to the giant waves, ...

Sailing is an expensive hobby, but Volvo, the Swedish carmaker, figures it is also a sure-shot marketing opportunity. The Volvo Ocean Race, a contest between seven corporate-sponsored yachts over a 31 ...

ALICANTE, Spain, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The man at the helm of the Volvo Ocean Race, Knut Frostad, said on Friday he would be stepping down after eight years running offshore sailing's leading ...

That’s it. The seven teams are leaving Alicante, Spain for the first leg of their round the world race. And first, they have to go through the capricious Mediterranean sea with its thunderstorms and ...