#VOR - Team AkzoNobel’s brand new Volvo Ocean 65 has made the 2,000km journey from Persico Marine in Italy to The Boatyard in Lisbon.
Staff at the state-of-the-art facility, which began work on the rest of the fleet last October, will see that the sole new build will be fully fitted out for the demands of the Volvo Ocean Race just months away.
“This is an exciting project for us,” said Boatyard head Sam Bourne, who added that more than 20 people will be putting in up to 2,000 man hours between now and mid June to ready the boat for the water.
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, sailing apparel manufacturer Zhik (available from CH Marine in Ireland) was announced as the official technical clothing partner for the new Team AkzoNobel in the upcoming 13th edition of the round-the-world offshore yachting challenge.
