Mini Monsters at the VOR

The latest from Alicante, Spain, where the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) is scheduled to start on October 11...

PUMA Sailing has partnered with Bladerider International to showcase a duo of PUMA-branded foiling Moths at all 11 Volvo Ocean Race Stopover cities. Crewed by world class Moth sailors, the mini il mostros will provide entertainment for spectators as they blast around the harbour each day.

Lifting out of the water in just five knots of wind and achieving boat speeds of over 25 knots in 20 knots of breeze, Bladerider Moths dart around on their hydrofoils just like their namesakes, moths in the night. The PUMA Moths will be quite a spectacle for each of the Volvo race villages around the world. PUMA and Bladerider will also enter the PUMA Moths in local Moth regattas where they coincide with VOR Stopovers.

Chesapeake Bay sailors interested in joining a SpinSheet group traveling to Galway, Ireland for the May 23, 2009 VOR Stopover should e-mail galway@spinsheet.com.