Assa Abloy (yacht)

Assa Abloy

Other names	SonyEricsson
Nation	Sweden
Class	Volvo Ocean 60
Designer(s)	Bruce Farr
Launched	2001
Racing career
Skippers	Roy Heiner[1] Neal McDonald
Notable victories	2001 Sydney–Hobart (l.h.) 2004 Volvo Baltic Race
Specifications
Length	18.3 m (60 ft) (LOA)

Assa Abloy (also known as SonyEricsson) is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht that took part in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race where she finished second.[2] She is an 18.3 metres (60 ft) Farr Yacht Design launched in 2001.[3]

Assa Abloy participated in the 2004 Volvo Baltic Race under her new name SonyEricson.[4] She won the competition skippered by Thomas Blixt.[5]

References

1. "Assa Abloy axes skipper Roy Heiner - Australian Sailing". www.sailing.org.au. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
2. "Oceanracing 2001 - Volvo Ocean Race 2001/2002". segel.de. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
3. "ASSA ABLOY - VOLVO 60 » Green Marine". greenmarine.co.uk.
4. "Nu startar Volvo Baltic Race". 16 June 2004.
5. "Thomas Blixt vann Volvo Baltic Race". 7 July 2004.