Chemicals multinational AkzoNobel has become the first company to sign a team title sponsorship for the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race, which starts in the fourth quarter of 2017 and ends in the second quarter of 2018.
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The Volvo Ocean Race, formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race, is professional sailing’s longest event. It is one of just a few championships designated by the sport’s governing body, World Sailing, as a 'special event', alongside the America’s Cup and the Extreme Sailing Series.
