Volvo Open 70 design rendering from Botin Carkeek
by Media on 30 Aug 2008
The Botin Carkeek Yacht Design rendering of the second generation Volvo Open 70 Botin Carkeek Yacht Design
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Botin Carkeek of Santander, Spain, are the principal design team for PUMA Racing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. Marcelino Botin and Shaun Carkeek are internationally known for designing some of the world’s fastest racing yachts.
They are recognised as industry leaders and plan to test the boundaries of modern yacht design with PUMA's new race boat.
Botin was the lead designer for Team New Zealand in the last America's Cup Challenge Series. The designers have also had resounding success in the highly competitive IMS and TP 52 classes.
PUMA Ocean Racing left Newport, Rhode Island this week for their final warm-up before the start of the Volvo Ocean Race. This transatlantic crossing from Newport to Alicante, Spain is no simple feat and will be the final test of the PUMA Ocean Racing Team and the boat before the race begins.
Skipper Ken Read and his crew have been preparing PUMA’s il mostro for this moment since its launch in late April. PUMA’s il mostro is expected to arrive in Spain by the first week in September.
Once in Alicante, the PUMA sailors will participate in required safety training, weather brief,s and il mostro will go through official measurement. Ken Read will also make sure his crew has plenty of practice for the In-Port and Pro-Am Races on October 4-5, the official start of the 37,000 mile, 11-stop, adventure around the world.
The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 will be the 10th running of this ocean marathon.
Starting from Alicante in Spain, on 4 October 2008, it will, for the first time, take in Cochin, India, Singapore and Qingdao, China before finishing in St Petersburg, Russia for the first time in the history of the race. Spanning some 37,000 nautical miles, visiting 11 ports over nine months, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews.
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