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Ambersail II
Team SCA in 2015.
Nation Lithuania
ClassVolvo Ocean 65
Designer(s)Farr Yacht Design
Racing career
Skippers
Notable victories

Team SCA is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. She finished sixth in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Samantha Davies.[1]

Following the race, the boat was refitted for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race but did not compete.[2]

The boat was renamed Ambersail II for the 2023 The Ocean Race.[3]

2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race

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Team SCA rotated members for each leg of the race.

Crew

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Libby Greenhalgh won the B&G navigator prize, for best use of navigation equipment. This award is voted on by the other navigators in the race.[4] The team finished third on the In-Port Series, winning leg 3 in Abu Dhabi and 5 in Auckland.

Results

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Team SCA finished sixth in the overall standings and third in the in-port series.

Overall standings
Leg 1
Spain
South Africa
Leg 2
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
Leg 3
United Arab Emirates
China
Leg 4
China
New Zealand
Leg 5
New Zealand
Brazil
Leg 6
Brazil
United States
Leg 7
United States
Portugal
Leg 8
Portugal
France
Leg 9
France
Sweden
Penalty/
Redress
Total
Team SCA 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 1 7 2 51
In-port series
Ali
Spain
CT
South Africa
AD
United Arab Emirates
San
China
Auc
New Zealand
Ita
Brazil
NP
United States
Lis
Portugal
Lor
France
Got
Sweden
Total
Team SCA 6 3 1 5 1 4 4 4 5 2 35

2023 The Ocean Race

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Crew

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The crew consisted of:

References

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  1. ^ "TEAMS".
  2. ^ "Refit begins | Volvo Ocean Race". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-08.
  3. ^ "Ambersail 2". www.theoceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12.
  4. ^ "The BG navigators prize". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-07.