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The Ocean Race: Biggest waves and wettest moments from the 2017/18 edition - Video

by Sail-World.com/nz 17 Feb 2020 15:41 PST 18 February 2020
Mapfre, Volvo Ocean Race - November 6,2017 © Ainhoa Sanchez / The Ocean Race

Appetiser from the The Ocean Race featuring some of the biggest waves and wettest moments from the previous edition of the 45,000nm Round the World classic conducted under the banner of the Volvo Ocean Race.

The last update (December 2019) reported that The Ocean Race is scheduled to start from its home port in Alicante, Spain in Q4 of 2021 and finish in Genoa, Italy in June of 2022. Shenzhen, China joins Cape Town, South Africa; Auckland, New Zealand; Itajaí, Brazil; Aarhus, Denmark and The Hague in The Netherlands as confirmed host cities, along with Cabo Verde, which will be the first West African stop in the history of the Race.

There is no recent update on teams or entries. At last report, all VO65's were "spoken for".

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