The Whitbread 60 (W60), later known as the Volvo Ocean 60 (VO60), was a class of ocean racing yacht built to a "box rule" specifying key design parameters of the 10 smaller yachts which took part the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race.[1]
The class raced with such success that the following race was restricted to Whitbread 60s only. Its design was used for the last time in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race, replaced thereafter by the sophisticated, canting keel Volvo Open 70, built to a new box rule.
| !Ocean 60 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall Length: | 19.5m (64feet) | |
| Beam: | 5.25m (17.22feet) | |
| Draught: | 3.75m (12.3feet) | |
| Air Draught: | 26m (85feet) | |
| Displacement: | 13500kg (29,800lb) |
A total of 32 Volvo Ocean 60s were built for the three editions the class was used by the race. 28 of these competed in the race with 4 boats being built as training boats for two boat testing although race organizers tried to discourage this.
| Amer Sports One | |||
| Brunel Sunergy | Amer Sports Too | ||
| Hetman Sahaidachny | Assa Abloy (2) | ||
| Djuice Dragons | |||
| Illbruck Challenge | |||
| Team News Corp | |||
| Team SEB | |||
| Team Tyco | |||
| Yamaha | |||
| Tune Up Boats | |||
| Assa Abloy (1) | |||
| Djuice Dragons (1) | |||
| Bruce Farr | 7 | 8(1) | 6 | 22 | |
| John Swarbrick | (1) | 1 | |||
| Bouvet-Petit | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sidenko | 1 | 1 | |||
| Humphreys | 1 | 1 | |||
| Alan Andrews | 1 | 1 | |||
| Judel Vroljik | 1 | 1 | |||
| Laurie Davidson | 1(1) | 2 | |||
| German Frers | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10(1) | 10(1) | 8(2) | 32 |
| !Ocean 60 | Open 70[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Length: | 19.5m (64feet) | 21.5m (70.5feet) | |
| Beam: | 5.25m (17.22feet) | 5.7m (18.7feet) | |
| Draught: | 3.75m (12.3feet) | 4.5m (14.8feet) | |
| Air Draught: | 26m (85feet) | 31.5m (103.3feet) | |
| Displacement: | 13500kg (29,800lb) | 14000kg (31,000lb) | |
| Ballast | Water Ballast | ||
| Keel | Fixed | Canting |