Team Alvimedica training for the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race in Newport, RI. The team spent one month in their Newport homeport, which will be the only North American race stopover on May 5-17, 2015.

The 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race starts October 4 and will take the fleet to 11 cities in 11 countries – Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands, and Sweden – and will require the teams to cover 38,739 nautical miles. It will be the first edition using the new one design Volvo Ocean 65 racing boats. Race website: http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/home.html

Photos by Team Alvimedica/Daniel Forster.