ALICANTE, Spain, March 30 \u2013 Volvo Ocean Race organisers today (Monday) announced an exciting new partnership with the Genoa Boat Show giving fans the opportunity to see close up the boats currently in action in the middle of the Southern Ocean (full story below).<\/p>\n
ALICANTE, Spain, March 30 \u2013 Volvo Ocean Race organisers today (Monday) announced an exciting new partnership with the Genoa Boat Show giving fans the opportunity to see close up the boats currently in action in the middle of the Southern Ocean.<\/p>\n
The Genoa Show is scheduled for September 30-October 5 and teams from the 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race have been invited to show off their Volvo Ocean 65, one-design boats, fresh from the event finish on June 27 in Gothenburg, Sweden.<\/p>\n
Tom Touber, Race COO, said the opportunity was too good to miss on both sides.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know we have many, many fans of the race in Italy and we didn\u2019t need to be asked twice when organisers of the Genoa Boat Show approached us to make this happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are well aware of the huge interest in our race in the sailing-loving nation of Italy. It\u2019s the perfect match.\u201d<\/p>\n
He explained the concept.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe envisage a \u2018Volvo Ocean Race reunion with a mini Volvo Ocean Race Village\u2019 in Genoa.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will bring two of the most popular Race Village attractions \u2013 a show about a typical day in the life of a sailor competing in the Volvo Ocean Race and a full-sized model of one of our Volvo Ocean 65 boats so that the public can see what life is really like on board.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the teams have expressed their strong interest to take part in this reunion in Genoa.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs their sponsors might have changing plans, we obviously cannot guarantee all seven boats from the 2014-15 race will be present, but both the race and Boat Show organisers are doing all they can to help them attend.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be the first big opportunity for fans anywhere in the world to see boats from the 2014-15 fleet so soon after they have finished the nine-month race in Sweden.\u201d<\/p>\n
Antonio Vettese, of Ucina Confindustria Nautica Media Relations who work for the Genoa Boat Show, added: \u201cWe will have more than 1,000 boats on display but we don\u2019t think any would be more popular than the Volvo Ocean 65s.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey will take centre stage. It\u2019s an extra bonus to have two of the most popular parts of the Volvo Ocean Race Village Experience for the fans to enjoy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are all glued to the action in the Volvo Ocean Race \u2013 especially right now as the fleet rounds Cape Horn \u2013 and it\u2019ll be a real treat to see those same boats close up at the end of September.\u201d<\/p>\n
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