About the Race


  • 3D Boat Tour


    Take a virtual tour of a Volvo Open 70 and see the technology behind the hull, sails and canting keel. Go below to the navigation station, galley and sleeping quarters

    3D Boat Tour

    History


    According to legend it all started over a beer in a Portsmouth pub, thirty five years on, it is still gale force winds, mountainous seas and sleep deprivation

    History

    In-Port Racing


    Just when the crews thought respite was due after an arduous ocean leg, along comes in-port racing - close-quarter combat around the cans - for valuable points

    About In-Port racing

  • Meet the Race Organisers


    Meet the Volvo Ocean Race team members who make it all happen day in, day out - at race headquarters in Portsmouth, England and on the road

    Race Organisers

    Volvo


    A sports event of the scale of the Volvo Ocean Race would not be possible without the support of the Volvo Group and Volvo Car Corporation

    Volvo and the Volvo Ocean Race

    Scoring


    Points mean prizes. There are points for offshore legs, scoring gates and in-port racing. They all count towards the overall prize - the Fighting Finish Trophy

    Scoring explained