Ports

Rio Boston Goteborg Galway Stockholm St Petersburg Alicante Cape Town Cochin Qingdao Singapore

  • Race Ports

    The 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race will visit 11 ports during the course of the 37,000 miles over nine months. Each one is unique in its character, culture and its cuisine.

  • Alicante

    Spain hosts the start of a Volvo for the second consecutive race – this time Alicante in the sailing hot bed that is the Valencian region

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  • Cape Town

    A regular port of call on round-the-world race tracks, South Africa’s great cape offers respite from a gruelling first leg

    2

  • Cochin

    The Indian port, the commercial capital of India’s south-western state of Kerala, is an exotic addition to the route

    3

  • Singapore

    ONE°15 Marina Club on the luxurious Sentosa Island plays host to the Volvo stopover. A warm welcome awaits

    4

  • Qingdao

    The 2008 Olympic regatta served as dress-rehearsal for hosting the Volvo fleet for the self-styled sailing hub of Asia

    5

  • Rio de Janeiro

    Copacabana Beach, Christ the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf Mountain, samba – and thrilling in-port racing, Rio has it all

    6

  • Boston

    A city whose forebears shaped a nation hosts the North American stopover. Boston – where rich maritime history meets modernity

    7

  • Galway

    Some good old-fashioned Irish craic (fun and frivolity) awaits the Volvo crews at the end of their transatlantic crossing

    8

  • Marstrand

    Göteborg is Sweden’s key port and Scandinavia’s largest seat of learning while Marstrand is synonymous with sailing

    9

  • Stockholm

    The Swedish capital, the home port of the two-boat Ericsson campaign, also signposts the finish straight for the race

    10

  • St Petersburg

    History lurks on every street corner of Russia's one-time capital city. Expect a grandstand finish in Peter The Great’s Venice of the North

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  • Current stop: Stockholm


    Stockholm is one of the world's most beautiful capitals, its scenic variety make it unique and picturesqe. It is built on 14 islands around one of Europe's largest and best-preserved medieval city centres which offers a variety of art and cultural attractions

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    Next Stop: St Petersburg


    St Petersburg, the country’s heart and soul, is a city on the move, hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists flock to Russia’s second city every year to drink in the culture and visit the famous palaces, museums and churches. St Petersburg offers so many cathedrals, churches and museums, it is almost impossible to draw up a short must-see list.

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    In-Port Racing


    With the points from the In-Port fleet races counting towards the overall scores, this close-quarters racing promises to be a fantastic event for the public, sponsors and media alike.

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