We are delighted to announce that we are the official fuel supplier for the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 Hong Kong Stopover, it’s coming to hong kong for the first time!
The Volvo Ocean Race is an eight-month around-the-world sailing, held every three years. Sailing is the toughest team challenge and one of the sports of Big Three events, alongside the Olympics and America’s Cup.
Originally named after its initiating sponsor, British Whitbread brewing company, formerly known as the Whitbread Round the World Race. It today carries the name of its current owner, Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars and Swedish multinational manufacturing company, the Volvo Group.
Each of the entries has a sailing team of 9 professional crew (in the 2014-2015 race) who race day and night for more than 20 days at a time on some of the legs. The crew members are required to be more than sailors, some of them will be trained in medical response, sail-making, diesel engine repair, electronics, nutrition, mathematics, and hydraulics. There is also a dedicated media crew member who does not contribute to the sailing of the boat. In the 2017-2018 race, the number of the crew can be between 7 and 11 depending on the gender ratio.
Volvo Ocean Race is an ocean marathon. 2017-18 edition will take the teams 45,000 nautical miles around the world, across four oceans, touching six continents and 12 landmark Host Cities.
There is no prize money for the winners, but seeing your name etched into one of the silver rings of the Volvo Ocean Race Trophy is a prize.
No fresh food is taken on board, so the crew lives off freeze-dried fare; they will experience temperature variations from −5 to +40 degrees Celsius and will only take one change of clothes.
The race is straightforward, day and night. Despite the condition of the sea roughness, It takes the each of the sailors their own willpower and the whole crews’ teamwork to conquer the trip, Nonstop until all legs completed.
Hong Kong will be the finish line for the 4th leg of the race from Australia.
Race Calendar
20th Jan 2018 Hong Kong Arrivals
Time: weather and race dependent
Place: finish line on Victoria Harbour
Points: 7 points + bonus point for leg winner, 6 points for the second, etc.
25th Jan 2018 Practice Race
Time: 2pm
Place: Victoria Harbour
Points: no points
27th Jan 2018 HGC In-Port Race
The Key Hong Kong Race Will See The Seven Boats Compete Up And Down Victoria Harbour For Points. F-class Catamarans Will Take To The Water As A Curtain Raiser Before The Start Of Victoria Harbour In-port Race.
Time: 2pm
Place: Victoria Harbour
Points: position counted if tie-break situation at end of the overall race
28th Jan 2018 Around HK Island Race
An Additional Race Unique To Hong Kong Sees The Boats Race Around Hong Kong Island. F-class Catamarans Will Take To The Water As A Curtain Raiser Before The Start Of Around Hk Island Race
Time: 11:30am
Place: around HK island
Points: position counted if tie-break situation at end of overall race
29th Jan 2018 Arcadis Pro-Am Race
The Friendly Race Offers Guests A Chance To Race On Board One Of The Racing Boats With The Sailors
Time: 2pm
Place: Victoria Harbour
Points: no points
7th Feb 2018 Race Re-start
The Boats Depart Hong Kong For New Zealand As Part Of The Race Re-start
Time: 2pm
Place: Victoria Harbour start
Points: 7 points + bonus point for leg winner, 6 points for the second, etc.
