2005–2006 Volvo Ocean Race


The 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race was held between 5 November 2005 and 17 June 2006. Seven boats took part in the race and made ten stops in nine countries.
The 2005–06 race was the first to not begin in the United Kingdom. The course of was divided into 9 legs, and would take over 8 months to complete.
A new class of boat, the Volvo Open 70 was introduced: The new boats were 2m longer and about 1,000 kg lighter than the VO60's used in the previous race. They were also allowed to have more sail area and include the use of canting keels.
During Leg 7 of the race, Hans Horrevoets, 32, of the Netherlands was swept overboard from ABN AMRO II. Although he was recovered from the water, attempts to resuscitate him were not successful. CPR was stopped at 0420GMT, 18 May 2006.
The crew of Movistar abandoned ship after the aft end of their keel pivot broke away from their hull in the night of 20 May 2006, and transferred to ABN AMRO II which had been standing by and was escorted by back to land. Although a search was carried out for the yacht, it is believed she sank due to the damage sustained.
The 2005–06 race had tighter restrictions on the number of crewmembers allowed than previous races. An all-male crew was restricted to ten, while a crew with at least 5 women could have eleven members, and an all-female crew,, could have twelve. The only woman who served as crew was Adrienne Cahalan of Brasil 1, who was replaced after the first leg. The skipper of each team could nominate one additional person for the in-port races.

Participants

YachtFlag & SailDesignerBuilderSkipper
ABN AMRO I NED 1Juan KouyoumdjianKillian Bushe
ABN AMRO II NED 2Juan KouyoumdjianKillian Bushe
Brasil1 BRA 1Farr Yacht DesignML Boatworks
Brunel AUS 03Don JonesHart Marine
Ericsson Racing Team SWE 1876Farr Yacht DesignGreen Marine
movistar ESP 1Farr Yacht DesignBoatspeed
Pirates of the Caribbean USA 7706Farr Yacht DesignGreen Marine

Route

Results