2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race

Yachts

Main article: Volvo Ocean 65

For the first time, the race is a one-design event. The Volvo Ocean 65 was designed by Farr Yacht Design in response to concerns about safety and cost. The Volvo Ocean Race ensures a minimum of eight boats are built.

The aim was to reduce participation cost to around 15 million euros per entry.

The boats are maintained by a common team, The Boatyard. They manage the spares, repairs, and maintenance for all the teams.

Onboard reporters

For this edition of the race, each yacht had an onboard reporter. They are responsible for producing 4 minutes of video, 200 words, and 8 photographs a day. These media assets are sent to the Volvo Ocean Race Media Center in Alicante for editing and wide dissemination. OBRs were allowed to perform additional activities beyond producing content, however, they may not assist in the sailing of the boat.

Participants

Seven teams are participating in this edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. One of them, Team SCA, is a women-only team.

;Sailors by nationality

Route

Notes (157 sailing days for race winners and 10 In-port racing days):

• Originally scheduled to begin on 15 March 2015, but delayed because of Cyclone Pam.

Results

The point standings are done via low points. The winner of each leg/in-port race will receive 1 point, runner up will receive 2 points, and so on down to the final finisher who will receive 7 points. Failure to finish a leg is counted as 8 points. The overall winner will be the one the lowest number of leg points, with the in-port points being used for tie-breaking.

Overall Leg standings

Notes:

• • Team Vestas Wind was grounded on the Cargados Carajos Shoals near Mauritius. They re-joined the race for leg 8.
• • Dongfeng suffered a broken mast near Cape Horn and had to abandon leg 5.
• • Team Alvimedica finished leg 2 in fifth place, but were awarded 1 point redress for standing by the grounded Team Vestas Wind
• • MAPFRE finished leg 5 in second position, but were given two points penalty for rules breaches.
• • MAPFRE and Dongfeng (1 point each) and SCA (2 points) were handed penalty points after leg 7 for infringing sailing rules.

In-port series

Overall Results

Media

The race was chronicled in a daily show hosted by Genny Tulloch called Inside Tack - Life at the Extreme, and a weekly show -Life at the Extreme.

References

References

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