Volvo Ocean Race: Prologue is Underway

Lisbon, Portugal (October 8, 2017) – The Prologue Leg of the Volvo Ocean Race began this afternoon, after the start was delayed by just over 2 hours and moved nearly 20 miles south in order to find better racing conditions. The Prologue is a non-scoring race to...

Clipper Race: From South America to South Africa

Punta del Este, Uruguay (October 4, 2017) – Spectators and media flocked to the water for the start of the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race’s second stage, to Cape Town, South Africa, following the event’s first ever stopover in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The...

Mark Turner – Volvo Ocean Race CEO Steps Down

On September 26, less than one month before the start of the 2017-18 edition, the Volvo Ocean Race announced they were pulling the handbrake on their ambitious plans for the future and CEO Mark Turner would be stepping down from his role with the event. That kind of...