Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 Monster of the Sea has been unleashed

6:31 PM Tue 7 Jun 2011 GMT

'PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG Propulsion training off, Newport, Rhode Island.' &copy Dan Armstrong Photography

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 training is under way. Mar Mostro, the 'Monster of the Sea,' from Puma has been unleashed into the waters of Newport, Rhode Island, USA with the skilled guidance of skipper Ken Read. Now with the completion of the Volvo Open 70 and a full crew in place, the preparations will proceed for Puma Ocean Racing powered by BERG Propulsion for the remainder of the summer. Designed by Juan Yacht Design of Valencia, Spain, and constructed at New England Boatworks, Inc., in Portsmouth, R.I., the third generation Volvo Open 70 monohull was uniquely created to sail around ...

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by Lisa Ramsperger