Ericsson Racing Team announced yesterday they had signed up Torben Grael as their new skipper. The Nordic team has now set up its training base at Puerto Calero in Lanzarote, preparing for the start of the race in Alicante a year from now. Here is an interesting brief video from the team’s preparations in Lanzarote and the first test sailing sessions with Torben Grael at the helm.

Video copyright Volvo Ocean Race

Original post by Valencia Sailing and software by Elliott Back

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