Knut Frostad: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, met with media on June 24 prior to the conclusion of the 2014-15 edition on June 27.

Knut Frostad, Volvo Ocean Race CEO, on June 24, 2015 by Scuttlebutt Sailing News on Mixcloud

Topics Discussed
00.01 min – first question – lessons learned this race
05:00 – News on new boats, sponsors, teams?
07:25 – About the Abu Dhabi Stopover
08:48 – View on Team SCA performance and female crews in future
13:00 – Possibility of German campaign? Potential teams?
15:40 – State of the oceans, awareness of pollution
17:50 – Strong and weak points of the VO65 one design
22:17 – Opinion on number of crew onboard
22:35 – Opinion on AIS
26:40 – More sailors like Adam Minoprio in the game, is the race turning into match racing?
27:55 – Most important structural/tech problems with VO65s
30:30 – Changes that he would make on the boat for the next race
33:55 – Changes he would make in the race in terms of route, format etc…
36:35 – About the Virtual Game