Volvo 70 – Ocean Breeze

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Volvo 70 Ocean Breeze, formerly Telefonica Blue and Sanya Lan, competed in the 2008-2009 and 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race Round the World.

At the launch the Volvo Open 70 was not a singular yacht design but a set of design rules to which competing boats must adhere. Competing teams design and build boats within the scope of this rule to try and come up with the fastest boat . The Volvo 70 repeatedly broke monohull speed record and Volvo 70’s held the record for over 10 years. The Volvo 70 was replaced in the Ocean race in 2014/15 by the Volvo 65 but the Volvo 70 live on and are regular seen on the race course competition at the highest level around the world.

Ocean Breeze is a Volvo 70 designed and built for high performance, long distance offshore racing at the highest level. Ocean Breeze is a great example of a pure-bred racing machine, ready to endure the toughest of conditions. Ocean Breeze had a comprehensive refit in 2018 and is continually maintained.

Ocean Breeze is one of he Fastest Volvo 70’s and the best example of the iconic Volvo 70 available for sale. It is a great choice for someone looking to truly complete at the highest level of Ocean racing with a chance of winning any race with the right team.

Volvo 70 – Ocean Breeze

Additional information

Yacht Builder

King Marine

Designer

Farr Yacht Design

Model

Volvo 70

Build Year

2008

LOA

21.5m / 70.5ft

Draft

4.5m / 14.8ft

Beam

5.7m / 18.7ft

Construction

Carbon epoxy sandwich

Electronics

Salmon E4 processor, 2 Salmon mast displays, Panasonic tough book, B&G MFD Fleet 500 and Fleet 250 Sat com, Raymarine autopilot

Sail Wardrobe

Main 3Di, Code 0 3Di, FRO, G1, G2 3Di, J4 3Di, A2, A3 (Cuben Fibre top down furling), Staysail

Accommodation

12 pipecots, Electric heads, 2 x Rocket burner

Professional Crew

3

Location

Caribbean, Mediterranean, USA