Tuesday 30 June 2009

VOR: PUMA Ocean Racing - Did You Know?

- il mostro crossed the equator four times, more than any other ocean race in the past
- The crew experienced temperatures ranging between 0-35 Celsius
- As a whole, the sailing team consumed over 8,250,000 calories of (mostly) freeze dried food
- 140 liters of water per day were desalinated while sailing
- PUMA used about 5,560 square meters of sail cloth for 24 sails, and used 2.5 kilometers of rope onboard

PUMA Ocean Racing
Volvo Ocean Race

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