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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 design of boat, the Volvo Open 70 was also used for the first time in this race. 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.〔(Sailing World – The Volvo Ocean 70 Explained )〕 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 ''HMS Mersey'' 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 may nominate one additional person for the in-port races. ==Participants== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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