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25 May 2006 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, (of which there were none in the race), 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.
In early 2005 Volvo released a limited model called the V70 Ocean Race Edition and the XC90 Ocean Race Edition.
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The 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race
The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Rac ...
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
The Volvo Open 70 (sometimes referred to as a Volvo Ocean 70) is the former class of racing yachts designed for the Volvo Ocean Race. It was first used in the 2005–06 race (replacing the Volvo Ocean 60 yachts which were first used in 1993).
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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
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was swept overboard from ''ABN AMRO II''. Although he was recovered from the water, attempts to resuscitate him were not successful. CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore sponta ...
was stopped at 0420GMT, 18 May 2006.
The crew of ''Movistar
Movistar () is a major telecommunications provider owned by Telefónica, operating in Spain and Hispanic American countries. It is the largest provider of landline, broadband, mobile services, and pay television (Movistar+) in Spain. Movistar is ...
'' 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.25 May 2006 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, (of which there were none in the race), 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.
In early 2005 Volvo released a limited model called the V70 Ocean Race Edition and the XC90 Ocean Race Edition.Participants
Route
Results
References
External links
Ocean Race Chesapeake
of VO70 Ericsson Racing Team boat
Race results
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