Volvo Ocean Race: Evolution of the Species

10:12 PM Sat 9 Oct 2010 GMT

'illbruck arrives in Sydney Harbour to win Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean race' Carlo Borlenghi ?

Through any round the world race project, from concept to completion, time is the enemy. But in the rarefied, highly driven atmosphere which prevails in yacht-racing circles, there are few quiet places in this world where some extra moments to reflect are more of a pleasure than the entrance lobby of Farr Yacht Design. It is an otherwise relatively anonymous steel, glass and concrete building, blessed with a pleasant view over Annapolis' East Creek yacht marinas, but the waiting area, with its dozens of half models and representations of generations of successful Farr yachts, is an instant snapshot of the ...

Click here for full story.

by Andi Robertson, Volvo Ocean Race

Newsfeed supplied by

#News #Sailing

Sailing

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

Sailing

The Beaufort Scale: How We Learned to Rank Wind

Sailing

Overnight at Anchor: Setting Up Right

Sailing

Reefing: Read the Signs, Act Early

Sailing

Read the Wind: Judge Its Force Without a Gauge

Sailing

VHF Radio on the Water: Channels and Calls

Nearby
Swan Island, TAS	11 kn ENE	15°
Windiest in Australia
Mount Read, TAS	27 kn NNE	6°
Most Windless in Australia
Mount Nowa Nowa, VIC	Calm	16°
Hottest in Australia
Yampi Sound (Defence), WA	6 kn SW	34°
Coldest in Australia
Mount Hotham, VIC	17 kn N	3°
Wettest in Australia
Maroochydore, QLD	20.4 mm

Volvo Ocean Race: Evolution of the Species

Heave-To: Sailing's Emergency Pause Button

QLD Coast in Winter: Dry Season Tactics

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before It's Too Late

Live Weather

Nearby

Windiest in Australia

Most Windless in Australia

Hottest in Australia

Coldest in Australia

Wettest in Australia

Sailing Articles

Buy & Sell

2025 Kt Surfing Nomad

2025 Sabfoil Sabfoil Siluro Downwinder Carbon 115 Ltr

2024 North Nova Pro

2022 Cabrinha Spectrum

2014 RRD Quiver Of 3X Four Batten (Model) Sails W

Jimmy Lewis Striker

2025 Duotone Spirit

Weather

Activities

About

Other

Support