The Volvo Ocean Race The Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 started on October 29 in Alicante, Spain and will finish in Galway, Ireland in July. The course of the race includes stopovers in Cape Town (South Africa), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajaí (Brazil), Miami (USA), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France). The first race first took place 38 years ago (as the Whitbread Round the World Race 1973-74), testing the crews against some of the most ferocious elements that man can encounter. The 2011-12 race takes the teams over 39,000 nautical miles (45,000 miles or 72,000 kilometres).
The first 31,250 nautical-mile race first took place over 37 years ago (as the Whitbread Round the World Race 1973-74), testing the crews against some of the most ferocious elements that man can encounter.
The 2011-12 race will be the 11th edition of the event.
Teilnehmer - jeweils 11 crewmembers:
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing/Ian Walker
CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand/Chris Nicholson
Groupama sailing team/Franck Cammas
PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG/Ken Read
Team Sanya/Mike Sanderson
Team Telefónica/Iker Martinez
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