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The '''Volvo Ocean 65''' is a class of [[Engineering:Monohull|monohull]] racing yachts. It is the successor to the [[Engineering:Volvo Open 70|Volvo Open 70]] [[Engineering:Yacht|yacht]] used in past editions of the Volvo Ocean Race. It was announced at a conference in Lorient, France, during a stopover in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race. The yacht was used for the 2014–2015, the 2017–2018 and the 2023 editions. The 2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race was the first one-design event.<ref name=volvooceanrace>{{cite web|title=Volvo Ocean Race Official Website: "Volvo Ocean Race to enter new era with 65-foot one-design"|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/6640_Volvo-Ocean-Race-to-enter-new-era-with-65-foot-one-design.html}}</ref>

==Design==
The yacht was designed, by Farr Yacht Design, to be a cheaper and safer alternative to the expensive and fragile Volvo Open 70.

After many safety concerns in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race, many began doubting the safety of the Volvo Open 70, due to many designers opting for fast designs while failing to meet safety requirements.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Official Website: "ABU DHABI TO HOLD OFF, AVOID BOAT-BREAKING CONDITIONS"|url=http://www.volvooceanraceabudhabi.com/media-section/news/restartholdoff.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Volvo Ocean Race Official Website: "Team Sanya to ship to Miami as fastest route back into race"|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/5632_Team-Sanya-to-ship-to-Miami-as-fastest-route-back-into-race.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522022937/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/5632_Team-Sanya-to-ship-to-Miami-as-fastest-route-back-into-race.html|archive-date=2012-05-22}}</ref> Former Volvo Ocean Race CEO, and four time competitor Knut Frostad hinted at a new boat design to address the current safety concerns in a statement he made during a press conference on April 4, 2012 stating: "It's important that we don't leap to any conclusions about why these breakages have happened. Some of them are clearly not related. However, we will take the current issues into account as we make decisions on rules and technology we will be using in the future." Frostad also went on to say "We have already put in a lot of work, discussing with teams, designers and all other stakeholders about the boats and the rules we will use in the future, and we expect to be in a position to announce a decision on that before the end of the current race."<ref>{{cite web|title=Volvo Ocean Race Official Website: "Volvo Ocean Race CEO expresses concern at breakages"|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/5772_Volvo-Ocean-Race-CEO-expresses-concern-at-breakages.html}}</ref>

On June 28, 2012, Knut Frostad revealed the design at a press conference in Lorient during a stopover in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race. In becoming a one-design event, the new boats are hoped to "significantly reduce the cost of mounting a campaign and bring the size of the fleet to 8–10 boats for future editions."<ref name="volvooceanrace" /> Frostad went on to state an entire campaign for future editions of the race would be around €15 million, and a "ready to sail" boat, including pre-race and race sails would be around €4.5 million in comparison to the €30–40 million region a current campaign can fall into.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Daily Sail: "Introducing the Volvo 65 one design"|url=http://www.thedailysail.com/offshore/12/62461/1/volvo-one-design-65-feature}}</ref>

==Construction==
It takes 7 months and 36000 man hours to build, assemble, and paint a Volvo Ocean 65. There are 120 boatbuilders who work with 70 suppliers to outfit the boat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/static/assets/content/media/files/m24301_volvo-ocean-65-by-numbers-130925.pdf|title="Volvo Ocean 65 by the numbers"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207124731/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/static/assets/content/media/files/m24301_volvo-ocean-65-by-numbers-130925.pdf|archive-date=2017-02-07}}</ref>

==Yachts==
There are currently eight Volvo Ocean 65's. They have all been brought to the same standard between the 2014–2015 and the 2017–2018 race at an estimated upgrade cost in the €1 million range.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mysailing.com.au/offshore/akzonobel-to-race-brand-new-vor-65-in-volvo-ocean-race-2017-18|title=AkzoNobel to race brand new VOR 65 in Volvo Ocean Race 2017–18 – MySailing.com.au|access-date=2017-03-21|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Volvo Ocean 65's and teams
! [[Maritime Mobile Service Identity|Yacht MMSI]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vesselfinder.com/|title=Free AIS Ship Tracking of Marine Traffic – VesselFinder|website=vesselfinder.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-04}}</ref>
! 2014–2015 Team
! 2017–2018 Team
!2021 Team*
! 2023 Team
|-
| 224530860
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Mapfre 
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Mapfre 
|{{flagicon|POL}} Sailing Poland
| 
|-
| 470437000
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing
| {{flagicon|HKG}} Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Viva México
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Viva México
|-
| 235101548
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Team SCA
| 
|{{flagicon|LTU}} Ambersail II
| {{flagicon|LTU}} Ambersail II
|-
| 319081500
| {{flagicon|DEN}} Team Vestas Wind
| {{flagicon|UN}} Turn the Tide on Plastic
|
|
|-
| 319060300
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Dongfeng Race Team
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Dongfeng Race Team
|{{flagicon|POR}} Mirpuri Foundation Racing
| {{flagicon|POR}} Mirpuri Foundation Racing
|-
| 244780246
| {{flagicon|NED}} Team Brunel
| {{flagicon|NED}} Team Brunel
|{{flagicon|NED}} Team Childhood I
| {{flagicon|NED}} Team JAJO
|-
|367616310
| {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|TUR}} Team Alvimedica 
| {{flagicon|DNK}}{{flagicon|USA}} Vestas 11th Hour Racing
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Austrian Ocean Racing
| {{flagicon|AUT}}{{flagicon|ITA}} Austrian Ocean Racing p/b Team Genova
|-
| 319119500
|   N/A (built new for 2017)
| {{flagicon|NED}} Team AkzoNobel
|
|{{flagicon|POL}} WindWhisper Racing Team <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Race |first=Volvo Ocean |title=Simeon Tienpont |url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/people/547_Simeon-Tienpont.html |access-date=2017-02-28 |website=Volvo Ocean Race |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Citation |last=Volvo Ocean Race |title=Team AkzoNobel to race in brand new boat in 2017–18 {{!}} Volvo Ocean Race |date=2017-03-08 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsVnkytL_X0 |access-date=2017-03-08}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=7 April 2017 |title=New One-Design for the Volvo Ocean Race |url=http://www.sailingworld.com/new-one-design-for-volvo-ocean-race |access-date=2017-04-11 |website=www.sailingworld.com |language=en}}</ref>
|
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>The Ocean Race Europe

==Changes for 2017–2018 race==
The yachts featured a 500W Watt & Sea hydrogenerator to reduce emissions and wear on the Volvo Penta Marine engine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/presszone/en/3586_Volvo-Ocean-65s-to-feature-new-hydropower-units-as-part-of-one-million-euro-refit-per-boat.html|title=Volvo Ocean 65s to feature new hydropower units as part of one million euro refit per boat|last=Race|first=Volvo Ocean|website=Volvo Ocean Race|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.yachtingworld.com/gear-reviews/wind-water-and-solar-power-65797|title=Wind, water and solar power: a revolution – Yachting World|date=2015-07-15|magazine=Yachting World|access-date=2017-03-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/yachting-world/20161201/281792808590184 |title=Matthew Sheahan |via=PressReader |access-date=2023-04-04 |publisher=Yachting World |date=1 Dec 2016}}</ref>

==Partners and equipment==

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|+ Suppliers and Equipment
! Supplier !! Equipment
|-
| North Sails.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/boat/10_The-sails.html|title=The sails|last=Race|first=Volvo Ocean|website=Volvo Ocean Race|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref> || Sails 
|-
| Southern Spars<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/boat/31_The-rigs.html|title=The rigs|last=Race|first=Volvo Ocean|website=Volvo Ocean Race|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref> || Mast
|-
| Future Fibres Rigging Systems <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/volvo-65-identical-and-optimal-composite-spars-and-rigging|language=en-GB|title=Volvo 65: Identical and optimal composite spars and rigging|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref> || ECsix carbon rigging
|-
| Future Fibres Rigging Systems <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.futurefibres.com/volvo-ocean-race-selects-torquelite-2-0-2017-18-edition|language=en-GB|title=Volvo ocena race selects TorqueLite2.0 for 2017–18 edition|date=30 November 2016 |access-date=25 November 2017}}</ref> || TorqueLite 2.0 Furling cables
|-
|North Technology Group  <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/volvo-65-identical-and-optimal-composite-spars-and-rigging|title=Volvo 65: Identical and optimal composite spars and rigging|first=Donna|last=Dawson|website=www.compositesworld.com|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref>||Forestays in the removable furling sail
|-
| Inmarsat <ref>{{cite web |url=http://volvo.inmarsat.com/voice-data-safety-services/ |title=Our Race Technology • the Volvo Ocean Race |access-date=2017-06-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204085329/http://volvo.inmarsat.com/voice-data-safety-services/ |archive-date=2017-02-04 }}</ref> || data and voice transmission equipment
|-
| Gottifredi Maffioli<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gottifredimaffioli.com/upload/news/file/4891c2190ed21f1d9238e6f20237a5bb.pdf |title=Volvo Ocean Race boats hit new peaks with Gottifredi Maffioli running rigging |date=November 18, 2014 |website=www.gottifredimaffioli.com}}</ref> || 3000 meters of running rigging
|-
| Equiplite<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://equiplite.eu/en/news_vo65|title=EQUIPLITE {{!}} One Design Volvo Ocean 65|last=Equiplite|website=equiplite.eu|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref> || Main halyard block, barberhaul blocks, and lead blocks 
|-
| Mastervolt<ref name="mastervolt.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mastervolt.com/news/mastervolt-powers-the-new-volvo-65-fleet/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-06-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204004628/http://www.mastervolt.com/news/mastervolt-powers-the-new-volvo-65-fleet/ |archive-date=2017-02-04 }}</ref> || alternators, regulators, batteries, chargers and power management systems 
|-
| Diverse Yacht Services<ref name="mastervolt.com"/> || system integrator for electrical systems 
|-
| Cariboni <ref name="sname.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.sname.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=8ddb6944-8a58-4c8a-977b-6b3636705a97|title=Login Required|website=www.sname.org|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> || Keel Canting mechanisms and keel bearings
|-
| Harken<ref name="sname.org"/> || Winch systems 
|-
| Iron Brothers<ref name="sname.org"/> ||  Keel and bulb
|-
| Volvo Penta Marine Engines<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volvopenta.us/brand/en-us/home.html|title=Volvo Penta – On land and at sea|website=volvopenta.us|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref>|| 75 horsepower Volvo Penta D2-75 
|-
|KZ Racefurlers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kzmarine.co.nz/news/kz-racefurlers-announced-as-official-supplier-to-volvo-ocean-race-2017-2018|title=KZ Racefurlers announced as official supplier to Volvo Ocean Race 2017–2018|website=KZ Marine Group|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> || furlers
|-
|Spinlock <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spinlock.co.uk/en-us/hardware/remote-operation-clutches-and-jammers|title=Remote Operation Clutches & Jammers – Hardware Support – Support|website=www.spinlock.co.uk|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> || Clutches and jammers
|-
|Watt & Sea
|Hydrogenerator
|-
|}

==Specifications==
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! Features<ref>{{cite web|title=New specifications on Volvo Ocean Race's website|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/boat/11_Main-technical-specifications.html|access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref> !! Measurements / Notes
|-
| Hull length || 20.37 m (defined as 66&nbsp;ft)
|-
| Length waterline (design) || 20.00 m (defined as 65&nbsp;ft)
|-
| Length overall (incl. bowsprit) || 22.14 m (defined as 72&nbsp;ft)
|-
| Hull beam || 5.60&nbsp;m (18.4&nbsp;ft)
|-
| Max draft || 4.78&nbsp;m (15.8&nbsp;ft)
|-
| Boat weight (empty) || 12,500&nbsp;kg (27,557&nbsp;lb)
|-
| Keel arrangement || [[Engineering:Canting keel|Canting keel]] to ±40° with 5° of incline at axis
|-
| Daggerboards || Twin, reversible, retracting asymmetric daggerboards
|-
| Rudders || Twin under hull with spare that may also be transom hung
|-
| Aft Water Ballast || Twin 800L ballast tanks under cockpit sides at transom
|-
| Forward Water Ballast || Single centerline 1000L ballast tank forward of mast
|-
| Rig Height || 30.30&nbsp;m (99.4&nbsp;ft)
|-
| Rig Arrangement || Deck stepped, twin backstays with deflectors
|-
| Bowsprit Length || 2.14&nbsp;m (7&nbsp;ft)
|-
| Mainsail Area || 163 m<sup>2</sup> (3 reefing points, 6 battens)
|-
| Working Headsail (J1) Area || 133 m<sup>2</sup> (Fixed with hanks on the permanent forestay; horizontal battens)
|-
| Upwind Sail Area || 296–451 m<sup>2</sup> (Mainsail and Jib 1 or Masthead Code 0, plus Jib 2 or Jib 3)
|-
| Downwind Sail Area || 578+ m<sup>2</sup> (Mainsail and A3 gennaker, additional staysails are permitted)
|}

==Comparison to ''Volvo Open 70''==
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! Features<ref>{{cite web|title=Volvo Ocean 65 Features|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/static/assets/content/media/files/m21499_factsheet.pdf}}</ref> !! Ocean 65 !! Volvo Open 70
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| Length || 19.80&nbsp;m (65&nbsp;ft)/20.37 (66&nbsp;ft) || 21.50&nbsp;m (70.5&nbsp;ft)
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| Beam || 5.60 m || 5.70 m
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| Max Draft || 4.78 m || 4.50 m
|-
| Boat Weight || 12,500&nbsp;kg || 14,000&nbsp;kg
|-
| Righting moment (RM 25) including stacking and Water Ballast || 33,000&nbsp;kg/m || 40,000&nbsp;kg/m
|-
| Cant Angle || 40° || 40°
|-
| Rig Height || 30.30&nbsp;m (99.4&nbsp;ft) || 31.50&nbsp;m (103.3&nbsp;ft)
|-
| Freeboard at Mast || 1.72 m || 1.60 m
|-
| Mainsail Area || 151 m<sup>2</sup> || 175 m<sup>2</sup>
|-
| Working Headsail Area || 135 m<sup>2</sup> (J1) || 200 m<sup>2</sup> (G1)
|-
| Bowsprit length || 2.15&nbsp;m (7&nbsp;ft) || 1.82&nbsp;m (6&nbsp;ft)
|-
| Number of sails (including storm sails) || 7 || 10
|-
| Water Ballast || 1x1000L (Centerline, Fwd) 2x800L (Aft Wing Tanks) || 1x1600L (Centerline, Aft)
|}

==Reception==
After unveiling the boat design, the reception was mostly positive.

===Positive===
Former competitor and skipper, Grant Dalton stated the new design "attacks the single problem that surrounds our sport at the moment, and that is ridiculous cost."<ref name="volvooceanrace" />

===Negative===
The most negative feedback to the announcement of a one-design came from yacht designer Juan Kouyoumdjian whose designs had won the previous three editions of the race (2005–06, 2008–09 and 2011–12).<ref>{{cite web|title=Groupama in the Volvo Ocean Race Official Website: "Juan Kouyoumdjian, the architect of Groupama 4 within Groupama sailing team"|url=http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/news/VORnews/actu_equipe_115.jsp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118182049/http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/news/VORnews/actu_equipe_115.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-18}}</ref> He stated his disapproval of the Volvo Ocean Race becoming a one-design event. Juan addressed the main issue of Volvo Open 70's being expensive stating that he could "definitely confirm" the boats he designed fell into the €5 million range, and that despite trying to make the race more accessible to sponsors and more of a testament to a sailors skill, rather than budget, "the richest will always win." Despite his criticism, he also went on to confirm that in the event that the Volvo Ocean Race became a one-design event, he had already been approached to optimize the Volvo 65 design for a "potential future team."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vsail.info/2012/06/29/juan-kouyoumdjian-talks-to-vsail-info-about-the-volvo-ocean-race-part-i/ |title=Juan Kouyoumdjian talks to VSail.info about the Volvo Ocean Race (Part I) |date=29 June 2012 |website=VSail.info |access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref>

== Further information ==
Class Rules and Specifications.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/static/assets/content/media/files/m24545_vo65-class-rules-inc-amendment-2-131212.pdf |title=Volvo Ocean 65 Class Rules |date=3 December 2013 |access-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203171352/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/static/assets/content/media/files/m24545_vo65-class-rules-inc-amendment-2-131212.pdf |archive-date=3 February 2017}}
</ref>

Refit Scope for 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/static/assets/content_v2/media/files/m43851_volvo-ocean-65-scope-of-works-20161002.pdf |title=Volvo Ocean 65 Scope of Works |date=3 February 2017 |access-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203171829/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/static/assets/content_v2/media/files/m43851_volvo-ocean-65-scope-of-works-20161002.pdf |archive-date=3 February 2017}}
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==See also==
* IMOCA 60

==References==
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