The Volvo Ocean Race at your fingertips
Volvo Ocean Race fans can now get in touch with what’s happening every minute with this new app.
The app has been developed for both iOS and Android systems and is available for download from the App Store and Google Play now. It boasts a host of exciting features which will allow users to be closer to the on-water adventure than ever before. Fans can use the in-built tracker to follow the progress of the fleet with pin-point accuracy, showing updates every 10 seconds during live coverage.
An exclusive rolling digital channel will stream live events from the race’s Alicante HQ and 10 other host ports around the globe, as well as the very best of our videos.
In addition, the introduction of a tailored notifications service means that users need not miss a thing during the nine-month marathon.
Alerts include ‘Breaking News’, ‘Live Events’ and ‘Position Reports’, notifying fans of every game-changing move, on-water incident and other race events by email or SMS. Detailed information on the teams and route provides users with everything they need to know about the faces and places that make this race so special – and the pick of our stories will allow them to experience life behind the sails.
The teams will traverse four oceans and five continents in their quest to win the Volvo Ocean Race, the longest sporting event on the planet, before lining up for the final in-port race in Gothenburg, Sweden, next June.
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