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Målet är minst 8 båtar.
Minska tröskeln för att vara med.
Alla vill ha höga prestanda.
“King of the oceans”
“Record speeds”
Inom 2.7% prestandaskillnad vs VO70
Skall hålla minst 2 race.
Fixed price “all included ready to race”
4.5 MEUR -30% vs idag
12-15 MEUR för helt projekt -30-40% vs idag
Spara kostnader i race-organisationen
Effektivare/delad shore support
Besättning = 8 personer + mediaman
Tjejer får vara 10
Media integrerat från början “content factory”
10 gånger mer HD kan sändas över satellit

VO65
65′
Vattenballast i för/akter
Längre bogspröt = 2.15
Sticker 4.7 m
7 i stället för 10 segel
Masten på däck
10.75 ton i stället för 14 idag
RM 33T
Design by Farr Yacht Design
Kan byggas av några olika varv
Green Marine koordinerar

Hull Length 20.40 m
Length on deck 19.8 m
Length overall 21.95 m
Hull Beam 5.60 m
Max Draft 4.70 m
Boat Weight (empty) 10,750 kg
Keel arrangement Canting keel to +/- 40 degrees with 3 degrees of incline at axis
Daggerboards Twin, reversible, retracting asymmetric daggerboards
Rudders Twin under hull with spare that may also be transom hung
Aft Water Ballast Twin 800L venturi filled tanks under cockpit sides at transom
Forward Water Ballast Single centerline 1000L venturi filled tank forward of mast
Rig Height 30.30 m
Rig Arrangement Deck stepped, twin backstays with deflectors
Bowsprit Length 2.15 m
Mainsail Area 151 m2
Working Headsail Area 135 m2 (permanently hoisted furling jib)
Upwind Sail Area 451 m2 (Mainsail and Masthead Code 0)
Downwind Sail Area 550 m2 (Mainsail and A3)

VOLVO OCEAN RACE INTRODUCES NEW BOAT FOR NEXT TWO RACES

The Volvo Ocean Race has unveiled details of the high-performance new boat that will be used for the next two editions of the Race.

The plans detailed by Race CEO Knut Frostad at a presentation in Lorient on Thursday will significantly reduce the cost of mounting a competitive campaign and are designed to bring the size of the fleet to 8-10 boats in future editions.

The 65-foot (19.8-metre) monohull racing yacht will be strictly one-design. It will be designed by the United States-based Farr Yacht Design and constructed by a consortium of leading boatyards in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Switzerland.

Under an agreement between Volvo Ocean Race and the consortium, a minimum of eight boats will be built to contest the next two races.

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