An independent report was commissioned by the VOR in December, and was conducted by a panel including Rear Admiral Chris Oxenbould, Stan Honey and Chuck Hawley. Oxenbould is a former deputy chair of the Australian Navy, Honey won the VOR in 2006 as navigator onboard ABN-AMRO One, and Hawley is the chairman of the U.S. Sailing Safety at Sea committee.
The report itself is a whopping 80 pages long, but we have to admit, it supplied some of the most fascinating reading we’ve seen in a long, long time. This is a long relay of the information, but we think it’s worth reading. Read More