Best Drone Shots of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race (video)

Best Drone Shots of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race

The 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race changed the game in terms of how sailing is captured on video with drones on every boat. The Onboard Reporters took some of the most epic and stunning footage ever seen from the most remote corners of the planet. Enjoy! Video published Sep 18, 2018, by theoceanrace.com.

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Rolex Giraglia 2018 – The Spirit of Yachting Video

Rolex Giraglia 2018 – The Spirit of Yachting

There is no other offshore race like it. Watch the Battle of the giants, Rolex’s film of the famous Rolex Giraglia 2018. The journey features interviews with yacht owners and drone footage of this 241-nautical-mile adventure out of St Tropez, organized by the Yacht Club Italiano with the support of the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez, the Rolex Giraglia is a high point of the Mediterranean yachting season.

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Lowdown on Sailing's 2017-2020 Racing Rules (video)

The Lowdown on the 2017-2020 Racing Rules:

Video above published Jun 5, 2017: 52 Super Series umpire and international racing judge Tom Rinda and coach and pro-racer Ed Baird gives us the lowdown on the updated racing rules. The duo also uses drone footage to illustrate commonly encountered situations on the racecourse and how to handle them.

Sailboat Racing Rules 2017

Video above published Feb 20, 2017: Seminar on the 2017 Racing Rules of Sailing, presented by Eric Johnson, US Sailing National Umpire

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