B&G provides 2011 Volvo Ocean Race with its marine electronic equipment.
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012´s six Volvo Open 70 fleet will start tomorrow with a full complement of Thrane&Thrane SAILOR communication systems on board.
Sailing yacht Philanderer (ex Mirabella II) is a luxurious 40,00m (131′ 2″) yacht built by Concorde yachts in 1992 with naval architecture by Farr Yacht Design. S/Y Philanderer is sister ship to the famed ‘Mirabella’ sailing yachts, she has an impressive charter reputation and is now the largest sailing yacht legally able to charter in Spanish waters.
Lady Pippa Blake, wife of the late, great Sir Peter Blake, is to be the first Ambassador to the Volvo Ocean Race Legends reunion and regatta, which takes place on 1-5 November in Alicante 2011.
Volvo Ocean Race has opened its new Race Control, a high-tech hub inspired by the NASA control centre, which will be the nerve-centre of the Volvo Ocean Race next year. It is the most advanced race control room ever built for a yacht race and is located in Alicante, Spain.