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Gosport Marina to host Volvo Ocean Race teams<\/p>\n
10 Jul 2017<\/p>\n
The fleet at the start of Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Auckland (NZL) to Itajai (BRA), in 2015. Image courtesy of Ainhoa Sanchez \/ Volvo Ocean Race<\/p>\n
Premier\u2019s Gosport Marina will host the Volvo Ocean Race yachts, Volvo Ocean 65s, in the week ahead of the Rolex Fastnet Race.<\/p>\n
From 31 July to 6 August, the teams competing in the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race and Rolex Fastnet Race will make use of Gosport Marina\u2019s facilities, deepwater basin and easy access to the Solent, plus the onshore technical facilities at the marina\u2019s specialist boatyard Endeavour Quay.<\/p>\n
Volvo Ocean Race boatyard logistics manager, Abby Ehler, said: \u201cThe Rolex Fastnet Race will be the first time the Teams line up against each other, so it was important to accommodate the fleet together in the build up to the race. Gosport Marina was our first choice\u2026it\u2019s the traditional home of ocean racing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The original version of this story cited 8 boats would be docked in Gosport, however, the 8th Volvo Ocean Race team has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n
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