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The Volvo Ocean 65 is a class of monohull racing yachts. It is the successor to the Volvo Open 70 yacht used in past editions of the Volvo Ocean Race. It was announced at a conference in Lorient, France, during a stopover in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race. The yacht was used for the 2014–2015, the 2017–2018 and the 2023 editions.
The Volvo Open 70 (sometimes referred to as a Volvo Ocean 70) is the former class of racing yachts designed for the Volvo Ocean Race.It was first used in the 2005–06 race (replacing the Volvo Ocean 60 yachts which were first used in 1993).
The Whitbread 60 (W60), later known as the Volvo Ocean 60 (VO60), was a class of ocean racing yacht built to a "box rule" specifying key design parameters of the 10 smaller yachts which took part the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race. [1] The class raced with such success that the following race was restricted to Whitbread 60s only.
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The IMOCA ("Open 60") is a 60ft (18.3 m) development class monohull sailing yacht governed by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). [1] The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum and the Vendée Globe and this has been intimately linked to design development within the class.
Ocean Alexander was founded by Alex Chueh in 1977. [3] The company has had a long relationship with American boat designer Ed Monk, jr son of the legendary Ed Monk, sr. [4] The current President of Ocean Alexander is Alex’s son John Chueh. [5] Ocean Alexander closed their Chinese yard in 2013. [6]