The 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race 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 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 was swept overboard from ABN AMRO II. Although he was recovered from the water, attempts to resuscitate him were not successful. CPR was stopped at 0420GMT, 18 May 2006.Volvo Ocean Race: News – ABN AMRO II: Latest Statement. 18 May 2006

The crew of Movistar 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.Volvo Ocean Race: News – Movistar Abandons Ship. 21 May 2006 Although a search was carried out for the yacht, it is believed she sank due to the damage sustained.Volvo Ocean Race: News – Needle in a haystack. 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

YachtFlag & SailDesignerBuilderSkipperABN AMRO I NED 1Juan KouyoumdjianKillian BusheABN AMRO II NED 2Juan KouyoumdjianKillian BusheBrasil1 BRA 1Farr Yacht DesignML BoatworksBrunel (Sunergy and Friends) AUS 03Don JonesHart MarineEricsson Racing Team SWE 1876Farr Yacht DesignGreen Marinemovistar ESP 1Farr Yacht DesignBoatspeedPirates of the Caribbean USA 7706Farr Yacht DesignGreen Marine

Route EventStarting dateStartFinishDistance (nmi)WinnerRace 15 November 2005 SanxenxoIn-Port RaceEricsson Racing TeamLeg 112 November 2005 Vigo Cape Town6,400ABN AMRO IRace 226 December 2005 Cape TownIn-Port RaceABN AMRO ILeg 22 January 2006 Cape Town Melbourne6,100ABN AMRO IRace 34 February 2006 MelbourneIn-Port RaceABN AMRO ILeg 312 February 2006 Melbourne Wellington1,450movistarLeg 419 February 2006 Wellington Rio de Janeiro6,700ABN AMRO IRace 425 March 2006 Rio de JaneiroIn-Port RaceABN AMRO ILeg 52 April 2006 Rio de Janeiro Baltimore5,000ABN AMRO IRace 529 April 2006 BaltimoreIn-Port RacemovistarLeg 62 May 2006 Annapolis New York City400ABN AMRO ILeg 711 May 2006 New York City Portsmouth3,200ABN AMRO IRace 629 May 2006 PortsmouthIn-Port RaceABN AMRO ILeg 82 June 2006 Portsmouth Rotterdam1,500Brasil1Race 711 June 2006 RotterdamIn-Port RaceABN AMRO ILeg 915 June 2006 Rotterdam Gothenburg500Pirates of the Caribbean

Leg Results # Boat Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3 Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6 Leg 7 Leg 8 Leg 9 Total 1 ABN AMRO I 10.5 14 6 10.5 10 7 10.5 6 2 76.5 2 Pirates of the Caribbean 1 DNF 8.5 5 9 7.5 6 9 4 7 57 3 Brasil1 7.5 2 DNF 4 6.5 5.5 5 7.5 7 5 50 4 ABN AMRO II 8 12 3 7 3 1 4.5 3 6 47.5 5 Ericsson Racing Team 7 1 DNF 2 4.5 5 4 9 5 3 40.5 6 Movistar 1 DNF 9.5 7 3 9.5 3 1 DNF 0 DNS 0 DNS 34 7 Brunel-Sunergy and Friends 4.5 6 0 DNS 0 DNS 0 DNS 2 4.5 2 4 23

In-Port Race Results # BoatIP1IP2IP3IP4IP5IP6IP7 Total 1 ABN AMRO I 1 3.5 3.5 3.5 1 3.5 3.5 19.5 2 Brasil1 3 2 1.5 2 3 2.5 3 17 3 Pirates of the Caribbean 2.5 1.5 3 1 2.5 3 2.5 16 4 Ericsson Racing Team 3.5 1 2 2.5 2 1.5 2 14.5 5 Movistar 2 3 2.5 3 3.5 0 DNS 0 DNS 14 6 ABN AMRO II 1.5 2.5 1 1.5 1.5 2 1 11 7 Brunel-Sunergy and Friends 0 DNS 0.5 0.5 0 DNS 0.5 1 1.5 4

Overall Results

Pos Sail Number Yacht Country Yacht Type LOA(Metres) Skipper Points 1 NED 1 ABN AMRO One Netherlands Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.49 Mike Sanderson 96 2 USA 7706 Pirates of the Caribbean United States Farr Volvo Open 70 21.49 Paul Cayard 73 3 BRA 1 Brasil 1 Brazil Farr Volvo Open 70 21.49 Torben Grael 67 4 NED 2 ABN AMRO Two Netherlands Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.49 Sébastien Josse 58.5 5 SWE 1876 Ericsson Racing Team Sweden Farr Volvo Open 70 21.49 Neal McDonald John Kostecki 55 6 ESP 1 Movistar Spain Farr Volvo Open 70 21.49 Bouwe Bekking 48 7 AUS 03 Brunel-Sunergy and Friends Australia Jones Volvo Open 70 21.49 Grant Wharington 27 References:

References

External links Ocean Race Chesapeake QTVR fullscreen panoramas of VO70 Ericsson Racing Team boat Race results 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race official film