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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:00:00 UTC

The PUMA entry has taken to the road on the latest stage of its preparations for the 2008-09 race.

The new generation Volvo Open 70 made the 20-mile journey from Goetz Custom Boats in Bristol, Rhode Island to the Newport shipyard in Newport, prior to going in the water.

What is a usually a 25-minute trip for a passenger car took more than two hours under the power of a Volvo VT800 truck. Setting off at 4am and after negotiating a closed two-lane bridge, streets signs, narrow turns and over curbs, the boat arrived just before dawn.

"This was certainly an important milestone for PUMA Ocean Racing and our new boat,” said PUMA skipper Ken Read. “We still have a lot of work ahead of us.”

PUMA Ocean Racing will reveal the name and look of its boat on May 12th when the yacht will be christened in Boston Harbour at the The Institute of Contemporary Art. The team's website will launch in early May.

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