Please select your home edition
or
Edition
Sail-World Asia
Sail-World Australia
Sail-World Canada
Sail-World Europe
Sail-World New Zealand
Sail-World United Kingdom
Sail-World USA
YachtsandYachting.com
Cruising Northern Hemisphere
Cruising Southern Hemisphere
Marine Business Europe
Marine Business North America
Marine Business Oceania
Powerboat.World Europe
Powerboat.World North America
Powerboat.World Oceania
FishingBoating.World Australia
FishingBoating.World New Zealand
FishingBoating.World USA
NZ Boating World
Show Menu
HOME
PARIS 2024
AMERICA'S CUP
VENDÉE GLOBE
EDITORIAL
CATAMARANS
FAVOURITES
CLUBS
CLASSES
CALENDAR
FORUM
PHOTOS
VIDEOS
PARTNERS
CLASSIFIEDS
JOBS
SHOPPING
NEWSLETTERS
SUBMIT NEWS
CONTACT
STATS
Product Feature
J Boats J/70
Boats for sale
Laser 28 - Excellent example of this great design
located in Hamble le rice
Pico - RS Quba sailing dinghy
located in Bursledon
1 x Sonihull Duo - Ulstrasonic Boat Antifouling System
located in London
The first Volvo Extreme 40 'Holmatro' is launched
© Richard Langdon /
www.oceanimages.co.uk
Spectacular launch of first Volvo Extreme 40
Today, around 2 pm, it all happened. After months of hard work the 40 foot long catamaran, the Volvo Extreme 40 sailed her first mile. The boat was launched on the windy waters of Vastervik in Sweden (about 100 miles south of Stockholm).