Volvo Ocean Race - Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing unveils Volvo Open 70 yacht

5:32 PM Tue 5 Jul 2011 GMT

'Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing unveils their Farr designed, state-of-the-art Volvo Open 70, in Portofino, Italy. - Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12' Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (ADOR)

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 starts from Alicante, Spain in October 2011 and concludes in July 2012 in Galway, Ireland after taking in eight other ports in four continents. Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) today unveiled its Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team's state-of-the-art Volvo Open 70 racing yacht in Portofino, Northern Italy, as it charts a historic course to contest for top honours in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. The yacht - which was developed by the USA's Farr Yacht Design and built by Italy's Persico S.p.A, in Bergamo - is one of the most sophisticated ever constructed. Conceived in March ...

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