La Velux 5 Oceans en 2014

Posted: 8  Jun. 2011

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, president of Clipper Ventures who organised the Velux 5 Oceans, confirmed that the ninth edition in 2014-15 will welcome not only the successful Eco 60 Class, which has shown its durability during the 2010-11 race, but will also the SolOceans One Design class.

This decision will allow sailors, both men and women to race solo around the world on a level playing field. Thanks to its reasonable and controlled budgets, a good number of skippers and sponsors of all nationalities will therefore be able to take each other on using the same weapons in this unique adventure around the world.

Sir Robin remains, without doubt, the great pioneer of international offshore racing. He was the first man to complete a non-stop solo circumnavigation (1968-69). Forty-two years later, he continues his work as a pioneer and leaves his indelible mark in the history of international offshore racing.

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