Volvo Ocean Race Control opens for business

10:26 AM Mon 27 Sep 2010 GMT

'Volvo Ocean Race unveils its new home in Alicante, Spain' Volvo Ocean Race &copy Click Here to view large photo

Last week Volvo Ocean Race opened its new Race Control, a high-tech hub inspired by the NASA control centre, which will be the nerve-centre of the race when it starts next year. It is the most advanced race control room ever built for a yacht race. 'It will be the main tool for Race Director, Jack Lloyd and his team to manage the racing 24 hours a day from the start of leg one, to the finish of the last boat in the last port,' said Knut Frostad, Volvo Ocean Race CEO, in his address to guests and media at ...

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