The Volvo Ocean Race archive is the latest tape library to come under management at re:fine. The 4,500 tapes contain archive footage from the incredible race’s thirty year history.
The race (previously known as the Whitbread around the world race) takes place every three years. The 2008-2009 race covered over 39,000 nautical miles, took over nine months to complete and reached a cumulative audience of 2 Billion People. The race is a gruelling test of human endurance where conditions can include 30 metre waves and winds at up to 110 km per hour.
Each tape is logged on to our asset management system and stored in our climate controlled library. The assets can be viewed online and tapes and clips can be ordered for delivery worldwide.