A yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Omega timepieces take on the toughest yacht race in the world. It department keeps volvo ocean race sailors connected. The 11th edition of the race starts in alicante, spain in october 2011 and concludes in galway, ireland, during early july 2012, the teams will sail over 39,000 nautical miles of the worlds. You are navigating your own boat competing with 100s of other boats using the. Final sprint sees east against west for volvo ocean race win. Expedition has been used in multiple volvo ocean race, americas cup and grand prix events and is the most advanced and usable software available. Weather routing using dynamic programming to win sailing. North sails reveals revolutionary j0 for volvo ocean race.
Deckman includes all the tools you need for short course round. The ocean race is the worlds premier offshore race, an exceptional test of sailing prowess and human endeavour, which started over 37 years ago as the whitbread round the world race. The volvo ocean race crews will experience life at the extreme as they race day and night for more than 20 days at a time, living on freezedried food and combating the harshest weather. Abu dhabi ocean racing and puma ocean racing both dismasted and sanya retired with serious damage to her bow.
Two weeks in i badly need a shower freezedried food, saltwater hands and talking in my sleep have become the norm tue, nov 21, 2017, 19. Weather routing software for sailors cruising world. The race will start from alicante, spain in the autumn of 2021 and finish in europe in early summer of 2022. First of all, visit the vor website and read everything you can about each of the teams, and read each of the crew biographies. The volvo ocean race is the worlds premier offshore race, an exceptional test of sailing prowess and human endeavour, which started over 37 years ago as the whitbread round the world race. Ten years ago weather routing wasnt as accessible, says olson, who pointed to satellite communicators such as iridiums go or redports optimizer as gamechangers. Team vestas wind informed race control at 1510 utc nov. And weather routing software suggests the difference at the finish might be as little as 15 minutes. In the end that is why we have computers to automate tedious tasks. Expedition has been in development since the mid 1990s by veteran volvo ocean race navigator and whitbread winner nick white. Official supplier for the volvo ocean race 201718 squid. Another was that the alarm feature of the adrena routing software, based on charted depths within a defined arc along the yachts current course was not. Although the program is used by navigators and strategists in the premiere ocean races, it also.
Most weather studies such as those conducted for the volvo ocean race are compiled using historical weather data and routeing software. Tough is the only word to describe the sailors and race boats taking part in volvo ocean race the yacht race around the world currently taking place that recently concluded its only american. The volvo ocean race is the toughest challenge for a sailor to overcome. Router is a race modeling program which uses yacht polars from a vpp in our case. The insidestory of what it takes to win sailings iconic race around the world, and the ultimate test of a team in professional sport. Leg of the volvo ocean race will take the fleet through the luzon strait and then on an.
The next edition of the ocean race, scheduled to start from alicante, spain in october 2021, will visit 10 international cities, including the start port and the grand finale finish in genoa, italy in the summer of 2022. Libby greenhalgh keeps her eye on the weather for wild oats x libby greenhalgh, a meteorologist and navigator, planned sun hung kaiscallywags next move in the volvo ocean race in march, 2018. The ocean race is the toughest test of a team in sport and sailings greatest roundtheworld challenge. Expedition navigation software diverse performance systems. Reverse isochrone function for graphical interpretation of routing. Originally named the whitbread round the world race after its initiating sponsor, british brewing company whitbread, in 2001 it became the volvo ocean race after swedish automobile manufacturer volvo took up the sponsorship, and in 2019 it was renamed the ocean race though the route changes to accommodate various ports. Volvo ocean race a platform for customer relationships. Squid, grib files viewer and marine weather software. The volvo ocean race is the leading offshore sailing race for crews, with a number of host cities that make it possible to experience the race at close quarters. I dont know 100% about other software packages, but expedition routing can route freely i. The 11th edition of the race starts in alicante, spain in october 2011 and concludes in galway, ireland, during early july 2012, the teams will sail over 39,000 nautical miles of the worlds most. Final sprint sees east against west for volvo ocean race.
The volvo ocean race, a 45,000 nautical mile race around the world, has selected great circlesquid as its marine and race weather provider. Expedition has been used in multiple volvo ocean, americas cup and grand prix events. This text is only for editing and will disappear after you publish the changes. Deckman is among worlds most advanced tactical navigation software and is used by winners in every field, from sports boats to the volvo ocean race and americas cup. Most weather routing software suggests the fastest route is to the north and east of the exclusion zone but this will ensure the fleet avoids the worst of the sea conditions. Integration with top selling tactical and navigation software has ensured widespread use amongst pro and amateur sailors worldwide. There is marine navigation software and sailing software. The best tactical and navigation software available. Racing the one design volvo ocean 65, the 201718 volvo ocean race begins in alicante, spain on october 22 2017 with the final finish in.
I worked for the 20012002 volvo ocean race, so i may have some insight that may help. In the end that is why we have computers to automate. Thanks to ongoing research and development in marine weather and routing solutions, great circlesquid will provide the best weather forecast with highresolution. There are multiple players at this level, but among the most featurerich is expedition marine, which was developed by volvo ocean race navigator nick white. It was the last time the volvo open 70 raced as a class. Although the program is used by navigators and strategists in the premiere. Updates from the volvo ocean race scuttlebutt sailing news. But in reality, the gap in terms of sailing distance is more like 18 miles. Tidetech is the leading supplier of oceanographic data to the professional yacht racing community, supplying competitors in the americas cup, volvo ocean race, olympic games and many other offshore and inshore events.
The volvo ocean race was purchased by ab volvo, the manufacturer of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines, in 1997. The volvo ocean race, a 45,000 nautical mile race around the world, has. Jeanluc nelias, groupama 4 skipper in the volvo ocean race, presents his use of adrena. Thousands of professional and amateur sailors use tidetech as an essential part of their racing programme. Predictwind provides incredibly accurate wind and marine forecasts and a variety of incredibly useful tools including proprietary algorithmic weather routing. Official supplier to the volvo ocean race, americas cups, sail gp and many other events. An adventure version of the same used for sailing boats is referred to as sailing weather prediction or sailing weather routing. The one design racing concept, introduced for the 201415 race, ensures that the race is won or lost by the teams on the ocean, rather than at the design stage. Galway in ireland hosted the finish for the first time, having been a stopover in the previous race. After many sleepless nights playing the volvo ocean race game years ago. The use of adrena navigation software during the volvo ocean. The latter focusses more on the forecasting and routing of wind and currents for adventurers and competitive sailors participating in ocean. Squid is software that lets you download and view the grib weather files and. Since 1999, when ford purchased volvo car group, the race has been jointly owned by volvo car group and ab volvo.
Team akzonobel leads fleet out of hong kong towards auckland. Cruising sailors today can get better weather and weather routing. Tidetech is the leading supplier of oceanographic data to the elite yacht racing community, supplying competitors in the 34th americas cup, volvo ocean race and olympics. This screenshot shows my boat jkrash approximately 700 nautical miles away from the destination of leg 3 of the volvo ocean race. Next edition of the race planned for 2021 under new ownership. It department keeps volvo ocean race sailors connected around the world as seven yachts compete in the latest volvo ocean race, the it team supporting the event is engaged in a race. Tough new route for 20172018 volvo ocean race announced. The race course of the 202122 edition of the ocean race will be determined in 2019. With teams racing through the most extreme spots on the planet closer to the astronauts in the space station than anyone else on land and. Since 1973, winning the race has been an obsession for the worlds best sailors olympic champions, record breakers and pioneers. Thanks to the use of adrena both by the race management team and the. Just like the rest of north sails volvo ocean race inventory, the cuttingedge j0 is made from its unique 3di technology that pushes the boundaries of sail design. The patented technology, developed for the volvo ocean race, uses tiny preimpregnated filament tapes to mirror the loadbearing and shapeholding qualities of a rigid aerofoil. The ocean race crews will experience life at the extreme as they race day and night for more than 20 days at a time, living on freezedried food and combating the harshest weather conditions the planet can offer.
Routeregatta faq tips for virtual regatta volvo ocean. Questions asked about volvo ocean race boat grounding. This marks the second consecutive race that great circlesquid has been named official weather provider of the volvo ocean race, often described as the ultimate test of a team. Microsoft has ceased support for windows 7, but expedition should work on windows 7 with sp1 and the platform update for windows 7 some antivirus software such as avg and avast may not like the wix installer expedition uses. Weather routing is a commercial service provided by commercial companies for cargo ships, to optimize their voyage performance. Adrena first the adrena expertise for regatta and weather routing condensed in a readytosail package for cruising and racing. Libby greenhalgh keeps her eye on the weather for wild. Written by somebody who has recently raced competitive volvo ocean race boats this is certainly based on first hand experience and hard earned knowledge.
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