Volvo Ocean 65 Vestas 11th Hour Racing
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Vestas 11th Hour Racing[1] was a Volvo Ocean 65 class yacht team competing in the 2017–2018 Volvo Ocean Race. It was named after 11th Hour Racing, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation[2] and its then title sponsors: a wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S. After the COVID-19 pandemic disruption the team changed yacht class to IMOCA 60 and no longer had Vestas as a sponsor. It now competes in the 2023 The Ocean Race as 11th Hour Racing.
Quick Facts Class, Racing career ...
Class | Volvo Ocean 65 |
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Racing career | |
Skippers | Charlie Enright |
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Length | 65 feet |
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The team finished fifth in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race and in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race, when she was known as Team Alvimedica and skippered by Charlie Enright.[3]
Between the two races, Vestas 11th Hour Racing was extensively refitted along with the other Volvo Ocean 65's.[4][5]