Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09

11OCT08. Il Mostro leaves Alicante for the start of Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. Next stop is Cape Town in 6500NM (ETA 3rd Nov 08)

The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 will be the 10th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain, on 4 October 2008, it will, for the first time, take in Cochin, India, Singapore and Qingdao, China before finishing in St Petersburg, Russia for the first time in the history of the race. Spanning some 37,000 nautical miles, visiting 11 ports over nine months, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews.

For all media enquiries please contact Lizzie Ward on +44 (0)1489 554 832 or email [email protected]. For all photographic enquiries, please contact Tim Stonton on +44 (0)1489 554 867 or email [email protected]. For further images, please go to http://images.volvooceanrace.org

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