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Volume 29
Number 21
November 1, 2003

Offshore Log: The Volvo Open 70

This new class of round-the-world racers has just been introduced. The boats will be designed for even more speed than their 60-foot predecessors, but also engineered for more safety.

This conceptual drawing of a Volvo Open 70 gives an idea of the scale and power of these boats.

by Nick Nicholson

PS editor at large Nick Nicholson is part of the Rule Management Group for the Volvo Ocean Race. In this article, he discusses safety features of the new Volvo Open 70, the carbon fiber, canting-keel hotrod that will be used for the 2005 Volvo Ocean Race.

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