#VOR - Wired gets on board with Team Alvimedica to peruse the state-of-the-art Volvo 65 as training progresses ahead of the next Volvo Ocean Race later this year.
Already described as 'a tougher beast all round' by those in the know, Wired's Tim Moynihan takes a look at the new one-design racing yacht from a logistical as well as a tech and design perspective.
The article comments on the immense planning involved in keeping eight people fit and sane in such cramped conditions, not to mention keeping them well fed as they race around the world.
"Too much food will add unwanted weight to the boat," writes Moynihan. "Too little of it would be disastrous during a slower-than-expected leg. During the last Volvo Ocean Race, the American PUMA Ocean Racing team ran out of food a day and a half from port on one leg."
The boats this time round will also be mini broadcasting powerhouses, each equipped with five cameras linked to a computer-driven media centre for swift editing of video packages.
Wired has much more on the story HERE.
