Volvo Ocean Race launches design rule for record-beater
Volvo Ocean Race launches design rule for record-beater On the day that the world's premier ocean race celebrates its 30th birthday, design rules reveal that a record-beater is in prospect for the next round the world Volvo Ocean Race. The new 70-foot yacht, the Volvo Open 70, will be a significantly more powerful boat for the 2005- 2006 event. The new breed will have real presence. The mast towers 100 feet above the deck and is close in height to the masts of the 80-foot inshore America's Cup racers. Carrying the maximum, their sails would blanket a doubles tennis court nearly three times