2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race
February 4th, 2008
© Sally Collison/PUMA Ocean Racing
The What?
With just over 8 months to go until the start of the 2008-09 Volvo Around the World Ocean race, we’re going to start ramping up on the news we’re reporting as things start to happen more often.
The Format
We’ll start with the basics. The race consists of 11 ocean Legs, 8 Inshore Races and 8 Pro-Am Races. All up, the boats have to sail about 39,000 miles on their trip around the globe. The race was originally known as the Whitbread Round the World Race and occurred for the first time in 1973.
The Teams
So far there are 7 teams entered. Ericsson (x2), Puma, Alicante (x2), Russian Challenge and Green Team.
Links
Official Volvo Ocean Race Website
Press Information
Latest News via Google News
Notice of Race
Volvo Ocean Race TV
As we get closer to the race you’ll be hearing a lot more news, and LSD will be making sure we keep you up to date with all the latest.
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