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Volvo Ocean Race: the Chinese descent

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Yesterday, December 2, the Chinese Dongfeng team launched the Volvo Ocean 65 in Southampton. «This English port city will host» for the next two weeks as the Chinese plan to try out the yacht for the first time which will take them on a legendary sailing round-the-world cruise.

In this context the nationality of the crew is a relative concept, although this time China is keen to increase the number of their compatriots on board and in the support team. In previous years it was not too good. The recruitment of yachtsmen to the team continues.
«This is new territory for us," comments Charles Darbyshire, manager of OC Sport, the company that operates Dongfeng, on the arrival of the Volvo Ocean 65 monotype. - We are used to making our boats ourselves and this is more like buying a car. We paid for it and picked it up in a few weeks».




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