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Sail Changes On-board a Volvo 65

What's it like making a sail change onboard a Volvo 65? A bit like threading a needle...

By Volvo Ocean Race / Dongfeng Race Team

Updated: February 22, 2016

Epic POV sail change footage
What's it like to race on the bow of a Volvo Ocean 65? Well, it's like threading a needle, on the roof of a Formula 1 car – and Dongfeng Race Team's Kevin Escoffier shows us how it's done
Posted by Volvo Ocean Race on Thursday, 14 January 2016

What’s it like making a sail change on board a Volvo 65? A bit like threading a needle… on top of an F1 car in a hurricane.

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