Zeitplan und Veranstaltungen in Göteborg
Below you will find our draft media events schedule for the Gothenburg
stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race. There will be more events scheduled
nearer the time, so if you are attending the stopover, we recommend that
you visit the media centre regularly so that you are updated.

There will be press boats attending the arrival of the fleet from La
Rochelle and also the restart to Kiel on Saturday, June 8th. Places will
be limited, so we encourage you to visit the media centre and put your
name down on the list early if you want to get out on the water. The
media centre will be open from May 29th, 09h00.

If you have not yet booked your ferry tickets or accommodation, we
encourage you to do this immediately to avoid disappointment!

Safe sailing!

Lizzie Green
Race Press Officer
tel +44 7801 185 320

Media event schedule Göteborg

30th May/31st May

Boat arrivals
Press boats available. Sign up at Media Centre, Race Village.

Arrival ceremonies
Press conference for Volvo Ocean Race (preliminary)
Press conference for the city of Göteborg (preliminary)
Venue: Media Centre, Race Village.

Friday 31st May

17.00   Midnight Sun Barbeque Tour - media event for journalists

A chance to experience the city in an unusual way. The “race” ends with a
nice barbeque with the company of invited skippers.
Sign up at Media Centre, Race Village before 12.00. (Note - we run this
depending on interest from media.)
Venue: Start at Media Centre, Race Village.
(This is if boats arrive during 30th May, otherwise we will run this 4th
June.)

Saturday 1st June

20.00-21.00   Swedish Television (SVT) broadcasting live entertainment show
from Race Village.

Sunday 2nd June

11.30   The fotball game of the century - Sweden vs England on big screen.
   Venue: Race Village.

19.00   Team SEB reception.
   Open for all with accreditation. Venue: Race Village.

Monday 3rd June

09.30-14.30   Tour on the west coast to the Nordic Watercolour Museum, on
Tjörn Island. Inaugurated year 2000, the museum is one of the most
exciting cultural projects in the Nordic Countries. It is situated right
on the water overlooking the sea. Lunch at restaurant “Water”.
Sign up at Media Centre, Race Village, latest at 12.00 on the day before.

Tuesday 4th June

15.00-17.00   Little Volvo Ocean Race finals
17 young optimists sailors, age 12-16, from all over Sweden compete in
Optimists outside Race Village.

18.00   Prize giving for Little Volvo Ocean Race. Magnus “Mange” Olsson,
watch captain Assa Abloy, hands out the prizes.

(Poss. 17.00    Midnight Sun Barbeque Tour)

Wednesday 5th June

12.00   Team SEB. Press meeting plus sail pass.

16.00-17.30   Parade of Sail.
Start at Race Village, parade on the Göta River to the Opera house.
Opportunity for media to participate on the racing boats. Max 8
journalists.
Press boats available. Sign up at Media Centre, Race Village.

Thursday 6th June

09.00-15.00   Tour to the famous boat builders on the west coast - Hallberg
Rassy, Najad and Malö Yatch. There is a long tradition of boat building
on the island of Orust, still the centre of boat building in Sweden. The
tour will explain the exciting history and show boat design of today and
tomorrow.
Sign up at Media Centre, Race Village, latest at 12.00 on the day before.

11.00   Skipper’s press conference.
   Venue: Media Centre, Race Village.
   Sign up at Mediacentre, Race Village, for pressboats for restart.

16.00   24-hour tour of the archipelago outside Göteborg, first by bus and
the next day by boat on the scooner Mathilda. Experience the west coast at
its best.
Sign up at Media Centre, Race Village, latest at 12.00 on the day before.

18.30-22.00   Prize giving ceremony for the leg La Rochelle-Göteborg
Concert with Göteborg Symfoniker - The National Swedish Orchestra.

Friday 7th June

19.30-22.00   Swedish Television (SVT) entertainment show live.

Saturday 8th June

11.00   Blessing of the fleet
14.00   Re-start.

Don’t miss

Things you must do when you are in Göteborg:

Liseberg amusement park, Sweden’s most popular tourist attraction with 3.2
million visitors a year. Season mid-April – late September, Christmas
market from mid-November.

Göteborg Art Museum, considered to have the finest collection of Nordic
Art.

Göteborg Opera House, modern opera house with fine central harbour
location. 4-5 tickets available for free each night for journalists,
except for Monday 3rd June.

Göteborg Symphony Orchestra, national orchestra known internationally
through its many tours.

East Indiaman Götheborg, a replica ship from 1745 is being built, and will
sail to China in 2004. Situated at Eriksberg next to Race Village.

Trädgårdsföreningen Park and the Botanical Gardens, with a wide variety of
plants and flowers. The Rosarium boats 5,000 roses of 2,000 varieties.

Universeum, new national science discovery centre. Large aquariums,
rainforest, high-tech and hands-on experiments in a national prize-winning
building.

Trams are Göteborg’s main public transport, a nice way to travel in the
city.