#VOR - Volvo Ocean Race bosses have announced the fourth team confirmed for the next edition of the round-the-world yachting challenge that sets sail in less than a year.
Netherlands-based Team Brunel will return to the competition after two previous entries - this time led by skipper Bouwe Bekking, a veteran of six previous Volvo Ocean Races.
And according to the VOR website, the 12th edition of the race in 2014-15 will be a "chance to put the record straight" for Bekking, who has twice finished runner-up in the event that's seen three Dutch winners in its 40-year history.
It will also see him match Roger Nilson's record for the most VOR appearances.
“A Dutch-speaking team in the Volvo Ocean Race again – we owe this to our heritage and the future sailing generations to come. But above all it’s the best sailing in the world," said Bekking at the announcement in Amsterdam earlier today (3 December).
Team Bunuel is the latest addition to the entry list that already includes the returning Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, the all-women Team SCA and the Chinese contingent Team Dongfeng, who have just held the pull-down test for their VOR 65 one-design ahead of their first sailings later this week.
