B&G Confirmed as Volvo Ocean Race Supplier for 2014/15

B&G, medicine a leading sailing marine electronics manufacturer has become an Official Race Supplier for the Volvo Ocean Race for the 2014/15 period.

Following the decision by the Volvo Ocean Race team to purchase B&G navigation systems to equip the entire fleet of one-design Volvo Ocean 65 yachts, viagra 40mg B&G will also be providing full electronic navigation systems, tactical software and race support to the organisers of the 2014 Volvo Ocean Race, which begins on the 4th October in Alicante, Spain.

The newly designed Volvo Ocean 65 yachts benefit from a B&G system which has been developed from the ground up to specifically meet the demanding needs of the gruelling 39,000 nautical mile race.

As well as a complete line of B&G products, race participants will be supported at every stopover by a team of B&G specialists, they will also have access to 24/7 emergency technical assistance.

The Volvo Ocean Race technical, race and media teams are supplied with live data, which is transmitted from the B&G systems onboard the yachts to the race HQ in Alicante, this allows monitoring of each vessel, as well as providing an overview of current weather conditions.

Alan Davis, Product Line Director for B&G, said: “We have worked closely with the Volvo Ocean Race team and their partners to provide technical solutions to integrate the new Volvo Ocean 65’s systems, and are jointly developing innovations for the race boats and committee boats of the future.”

Jack Lloyd, Race Director from Volvo Ocean Race said: “In a race as high profile and challenging as the Volvo Ocean Race, it is essential that Race Control is up to date with the latest and most accurate race information, which is why we chose B&G to supply systems to both our race boats and our Race Control in Alicante.”