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2001-02: A Race Rechristened
This time the contest—now called the Volvo Ocean Race, after new spon-
sor Volvo Car Corporation—may be tougher than ever. Every leg is now
weighted evenly, so crews will have to be equally at home in the high-
stakes sprints as in the marathon stretches.

With the estimated cost of fielding a team running upwards of ten million
U.S. dollars, the 2001-02 field of eight boats is the narrowest yet.

As in previous races they’ll blast off from Southampton, England. This
time, however, they’ll finish in Kiel, Germany, after stopovers in La
Rochelle, France, and Göteborg, Sweden—Germany, France, and Sweden
being the Volvo’s three biggest car markets in Europe.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/volvooceanrace/background.html

Course Title: Motion Graphics Project: The Volvo Ocean Race Student: Janet McPhatter Instructor: Prof. Russell Brown Term: May 2011