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Edition | 13th |
Dates | 14 October 2017 – 30 June 2018 |
Yachts | Volvo Ocean 65 |
Competitors | |
Competitors | 7 |
Results | |
Winner |
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2023 → |
The 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race was the 13th edition of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. It started in Alicante, Spain, [1] and concluded in The Hague, Netherlands. [2] [3] GAC Pindar provides logistic support for the race. [4] At the stopovers, teams had premium bases for better fan interaction. [5]
Volvo made a number of changes to this edition. Sailors were able to provide social media updates, [6] [7] new male/female ratios were introduced, [8] Onboard Reporters rotated between teams, a new scoring system was used, [9] the yachts were upgraded with Hydro generators for back-up power [10] and all teams sailed the 2017 Fastnet Race. [11]
During Leg 7 of the race, John Fisher, 47, a British citizen who lived in Adelaide, was swept overboard from Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag and lost at sea 1400 miles west of Cape Horn. [12]
For the second edition running, the race was one-design, racing the Volvo Ocean 65. [13] The VO65 was designed by Farr Yacht Design to be a cheaper and safer alternative to the ageing and expensive Volvo Open 70. [14]
All Volvo 65's have undergone repairs and refits by The Boatyard. This ensured that all the yachts are the same. [15] The estimated cost of the refit was 1 million euros per boat. [16]
Despite an eighth boat being produced for this edition, only seven teams participated, as in the previous edition: [17]
The full route for this edition was announced in June 2016, with the announcement of the addition of Melbourne in January 2017. [20] [21]
This edition of the race included "Leg 0", a set of 4 offshore races to help generate interest. They included the 2017 Round the Island Race, and the 2017 Fastnet Race.
Event | Start date | Finish date | Start | Finish | Distance |
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In-Port Race | 14 October 2017 |
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Leg 1 [1] | 22 October 2017 | 28 October |
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1,650 nm |
In-Port Race | 3 November 2017 |
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Leg 2 | 5 November 2017 | 24 November |
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7,000 nm |
In-Port Race | 8 December 2017 |
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Leg 3 | 10 December 2017 | 27 December |
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6,500 nm |
Leg 4 | 2 January 2018 | 19 January |
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6,000 nm |
In-Port Race | 27 & 28 January 2018 |
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Leg 5 (non-scoring) | 1 February 2018 |
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100 nm | |
In-Port Race | 3 February 2018 |
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Leg 5 (non-scoring) | 5 February 2018 |
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100 nm | |
Leg 6 | 7 February 2018 | 27 February 2018 |
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5,600 nm |
In-Port Race | 10 March 2018 |
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Leg 7 | 18 March 2018 | 3 April 2018 |
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7,500 nm |
In-Port Race | 20 April 2018 |
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Leg 8 | 22 April 2018 | 8 May 2018 |
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5,500 nm |
In-Port Race | 19 May 2018 |
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Leg 9 | 20 May 2018 | 29 May 2018 |
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3,300 nm |
In-Port Race | 8 June 2018 |
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Leg 10 | 10 June 2018 | 14 June 2018 |
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1,230 nm |
In-Port Race | 17 June 2018 |
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Leg 11 [3] | 21 June 2018 | 24 June 2018 |
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520 nm |
In-Port Race | 30 June 2018 |
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Notes (134 sailing days for race winners and 10 In-port racing days):
As opposed to the previous edition, scoring was based on a high-points system, with the winner of every leg scoring one bonus point (7+1 bonus point for a win, 6 for second, 5 for third, etc.). The two Southern Ocean legs – from Cape Town to Melbourne, and Auckland to ItajaÃ, plus the North Atlantic leg near the end of the race, Newport to Cardiff – all scored double points. There was a bonus point for the first team to round Cape Horn in a nod to the historic significance of this turning point in the race. A further bonus point was awarded for the team with the best total elapsed time overall in the race. The In-Port Series didn't count in the overall points but remained the tiebreaker should teams be tied on points at the finish in The Hague. [22]
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Bonus | Total | ||
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Dongfeng | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 3 | 73 | |
MAPFRE | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 70 | |
Team Brunel | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 4 | 69 | |
AkzoNobel | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 59 | |
Vestas 11th Hour | 7 | 5 | 10 | Ret 2 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | |
Turn the Tide on Plastic | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | |
Source: [23] |
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Total | |
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MAPFRE | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 64 |
Dongfeng | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 56 |
Team Brunel | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 50 |
AkzoNobel | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 50 |
Vestas 11th Hour | 5 | 3 | 4 | DNS | DNS | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 35 |
Turn the Tide on Plastic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | DNS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
Source: [25] |
Pos | Sail Number | Yacht | Country | Yacht Type | LOA (Metres) |
Skipper | Points |
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1 | CHN 1969 | Dongfeng Race Team |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Charles Caudrelier | 73 |
2 | ESP 1 | MAPFRE |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Xabier Fernández | 70 |
3 | NED 8 | Team Brunel |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Bouwe Bekking | 69 |
4 | NED 65 | Team AkzoNobel |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Simeon Tienpont | 59 |
5 | USA 11 | Vestas 11th Hour Racing |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Charlie Enright | 39 |
6 | UN 65 | Turn the Tide on Plastic |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Dee Caffari | 32 |
7 | HKG 65 | Team Sun Hung Kai-Scallywag |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | David Witt | 32 |
References: [26] [27] |
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Event title | |
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Edition | 13th |
Dates | 14 October 2017 – 30 June 2018 |
Yachts | Volvo Ocean 65 |
Competitors | |
Competitors | 7 |
Results | |
Winner |
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2023 → |
The 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race was the 13th edition of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. It started in Alicante, Spain, [1] and concluded in The Hague, Netherlands. [2] [3] GAC Pindar provides logistic support for the race. [4] At the stopovers, teams had premium bases for better fan interaction. [5]
Volvo made a number of changes to this edition. Sailors were able to provide social media updates, [6] [7] new male/female ratios were introduced, [8] Onboard Reporters rotated between teams, a new scoring system was used, [9] the yachts were upgraded with Hydro generators for back-up power [10] and all teams sailed the 2017 Fastnet Race. [11]
During Leg 7 of the race, John Fisher, 47, a British citizen who lived in Adelaide, was swept overboard from Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag and lost at sea 1400 miles west of Cape Horn. [12]
For the second edition running, the race was one-design, racing the Volvo Ocean 65. [13] The VO65 was designed by Farr Yacht Design to be a cheaper and safer alternative to the ageing and expensive Volvo Open 70. [14]
All Volvo 65's have undergone repairs and refits by The Boatyard. This ensured that all the yachts are the same. [15] The estimated cost of the refit was 1 million euros per boat. [16]
Despite an eighth boat being produced for this edition, only seven teams participated, as in the previous edition: [17]
The full route for this edition was announced in June 2016, with the announcement of the addition of Melbourne in January 2017. [20] [21]
This edition of the race included "Leg 0", a set of 4 offshore races to help generate interest. They included the 2017 Round the Island Race, and the 2017 Fastnet Race.
Event | Start date | Finish date | Start | Finish | Distance |
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In-Port Race | 14 October 2017 |
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Leg 1 [1] | 22 October 2017 | 28 October |
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1,650 nm |
In-Port Race | 3 November 2017 |
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Leg 2 | 5 November 2017 | 24 November |
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7,000 nm |
In-Port Race | 8 December 2017 |
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Leg 3 | 10 December 2017 | 27 December |
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6,500 nm |
Leg 4 | 2 January 2018 | 19 January |
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6,000 nm |
In-Port Race | 27 & 28 January 2018 |
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Leg 5 (non-scoring) | 1 February 2018 |
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100 nm | |
In-Port Race | 3 February 2018 |
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Leg 5 (non-scoring) | 5 February 2018 |
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100 nm | |
Leg 6 | 7 February 2018 | 27 February 2018 |
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5,600 nm |
In-Port Race | 10 March 2018 |
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Leg 7 | 18 March 2018 | 3 April 2018 |
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7,500 nm |
In-Port Race | 20 April 2018 |
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Leg 8 | 22 April 2018 | 8 May 2018 |
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5,500 nm |
In-Port Race | 19 May 2018 |
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Leg 9 | 20 May 2018 | 29 May 2018 |
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3,300 nm |
In-Port Race | 8 June 2018 |
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Leg 10 | 10 June 2018 | 14 June 2018 |
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1,230 nm |
In-Port Race | 17 June 2018 |
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Leg 11 [3] | 21 June 2018 | 24 June 2018 |
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520 nm |
In-Port Race | 30 June 2018 |
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Notes (134 sailing days for race winners and 10 In-port racing days):
As opposed to the previous edition, scoring was based on a high-points system, with the winner of every leg scoring one bonus point (7+1 bonus point for a win, 6 for second, 5 for third, etc.). The two Southern Ocean legs – from Cape Town to Melbourne, and Auckland to ItajaÃ, plus the North Atlantic leg near the end of the race, Newport to Cardiff – all scored double points. There was a bonus point for the first team to round Cape Horn in a nod to the historic significance of this turning point in the race. A further bonus point was awarded for the team with the best total elapsed time overall in the race. The In-Port Series didn't count in the overall points but remained the tiebreaker should teams be tied on points at the finish in The Hague. [22]
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Bonus | Total | ||
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Dongfeng | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 3 | 73 | |
MAPFRE | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 70 | |
Team Brunel | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 4 | 69 | |
AkzoNobel | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 59 | |
Vestas 11th Hour | 7 | 5 | 10 | Ret 2 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | |
Turn the Tide on Plastic | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | |
Source: [23] |
Ali![]() |
Lis![]() |
CT![]() |
HK![]() |
Gzu![]() |
Auc![]() |
Ita![]() |
NP![]() |
Car![]() |
Got![]() |
DH![]() |
Total | |
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MAPFRE | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 64 |
Dongfeng | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 56 |
Team Brunel | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 50 |
AkzoNobel | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 50 |
Vestas 11th Hour | 5 | 3 | 4 | DNS | DNS | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 35 |
Turn the Tide on Plastic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | DNS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
Source: [25] |
Pos | Sail Number | Yacht | Country | Yacht Type | LOA (Metres) |
Skipper | Points |
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1 | CHN 1969 | Dongfeng Race Team |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Charles Caudrelier | 73 |
2 | ESP 1 | MAPFRE |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Xabier Fernández | 70 |
3 | NED 8 | Team Brunel |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Bouwe Bekking | 69 |
4 | NED 65 | Team AkzoNobel |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Simeon Tienpont | 59 |
5 | USA 11 | Vestas 11th Hour Racing |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Charlie Enright | 39 |
6 | UN 65 | Turn the Tide on Plastic |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | Dee Caffari | 32 |
7 | HKG 65 | Team Sun Hung Kai-Scallywag |
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Farr Volvo Ocean 65 | 20.37 | David Witt | 32 |
References: [26] [27] |
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