CHIEFTAIN TEAM HEAD TO VOLVO OCEAN RACE START

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McConnells are proud to be Sponsoring the 2nd Irish Entry
to the Volvo Ocean Race, which is due to
commence in Oct of this year in Alicante, Spain

We are currently seeking Corporate Sponsorship. Contact Dee O'Rourke (deeorourke@hotmail.com)

THE CHIEFTAIN TEAM ARE BACK!

The team are gearing up for the BMW Round Ireland in there newly purchased Volvo 70. The truely amazing yacht that was 'ABN 1' the 2006/2007 Volvo Ocean Race winner. Only arriving in Dublin on Monday only days before the race, after a long delivery from Lanzarote the team started race preparation for the BMW Round Ireland Race the team will race under the name McConnells Chieftain, with the show kicking off from Wicklow Sailing Club on Saturday the 21st of June at 4pm.

The Crew are looking forward to testing out there new boat and hoping to see what she can do in preparation for their campaign in The Volvo Ocean. With hope of the Russian entry to the Volvo Ocean Race also coming to compete, the team can't wait to test themselves against another volvo entry and team.

After the Round Ireland the boat will have a short refit in preperation for the start of the Volvo Ocean Race in October in Alicante, Spain.

The Chieftain Team are currently seeking sponsorship and offering amazing opportunities in Media spot light for the coming 12 months.

To find out more information contact: Dee O'Rourke at deeorourke@hotmail.com or +353 87 920 2496

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Chieftain Yacht- The story so far

Yacht Chieftain

The Yacht Chieftain is a high tech Cookson 50 designed by world famous designer Bruce Farr and built by Cookson Boatyard in New Zealand. The boat is built out of carbon fibre and is incredibly light for its size. The boat is fitted with groundbreaking Canting keel technology, which gives the boat a quantum leap in performance.


The principle behind this keel technology is to place the keel fin on a hinge, which allows the entire keel to swing 70 degrees from one side to the other to as required. This reduces the heeling of the boat when under sail, thus increasing the performance, without the boat having to put on weight through water ballasts. The keel is swung or canted using hydraulic rams mounted inside the boat. This system allows the boat to be much lighter and hence faster.