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"Regatta cruising boats of the VO60 class were created in early 1990’s at the famous Bruce Farr’s studio with a clear idea: to combine speed and durability without making compromises, in other words to make a light but firm boat that would measure up to any ordeals one might come across during the most famous and the most difficult regatta in the world – the Volvo Ocean Race (ex Whitbread.) These highly sophisticated sailing machines weigh only 13.5 tons, with a draft of almost 4 meters,sail surface area of 417m2 and a water ballast of 2.5 tons, achieving speeds of over30 knots, and truly representing the sea equivalent to Formula 1.They were first presented at the Whitbread Regatta in 1993, and proved to be so much superior to the previous Maxi Yachts class that they soon eliminated it from themost prestigious regatta around the world." in - sailingnetworks
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Fotos - Aurélio Vieira & Luís Correia
06 e 07/04/2010
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