Camper Lifelovers
Appearance
Camper Lifelovers during the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race. | |
Nation | ![]() |
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Class | Volvo Open 70 |
Designer(s) | Emirates Team New Zealand design team |
Builder | Cookson Boats, New Zealand |
Racing career | |
Skippers | Chris Nicholson |
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Camper Lifelovers is a Volvo Open 70 yacht. She finished second in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Chris Nicholson.
Career
[edit]The Emirates Team New Zealand design team joined with Camper sports company of Spain to develop and build Camper Lifelovers at Cookson Boats in New Zealand.[1][2][3] The graphic elements of the boat was designed by Mark Farrow.[4][5]
The yacht competed in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Australian Chris Nicholson, where she finished second after Groupama 4.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "My Sailing: Volvo Ocean Race: Camper rolls out of Cookson's shed in Auckland". mysailing.com.au.
- ^ Kristen Henning. "MediaBank: Adidas' Turf War… Camper Sets Sail… - Footwear News". Footwear News.
- ^ yolanda. "CAMPER LIFELOVERS:". revistametal.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Camper in the Volvo Ocean Race - The Boat". camper.com.
- ^ "CAMPER in the Volvo Ocean Race - Desktop". DesktopMag.
- ^ "Events - ISAF - World Sailing - Official Website : Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012". sailing.org.