Volvo Ocean Race at Kochi Port

Kochi port of Kerala is getting ready to host “The Volvo Ocean Race” 2008-09. This is the first time in 35 years of the race history that an Indian port associated with the event.

The race will start from Alicante in Spain and finishes at St. Petersburg in Russia.

See the race schedule below.

	Event	Date
Alicante	In-Port Race	04 Oct 2008
Alicante	Leg 1 Start	11 Oct 2008
Cape Town	Leg 2 Start	15 Nov 2008
Kochi (India)	Leg 3 Start	13 Dec 2008
Singapore	Leg 4 Start	18 Jan 2009
Qingdao	Leg 5 Start	14 Feb 2009
Rio De Janeiro	Leg 6 Start	11 Apr 2009
Boston	Leg 7 Start	16 May 2009
Galway	Leg 8 Start	6 Jun 2009
Goteborg	Leg 9 Start	14 Jun 2009
Stockholm	Leg 10 Start	25 Jun 2009
St. Petersburg	Race Finish	27 Jun 2009

The racing Yachts will arrive at Kochi port on December 3 and stay there for ten days. Cochin port trust and Kerala Tourism Department are hosting the events in Kochi.

The special arrangements for the race in BTP Jetty of Cochin Port and the Construction works of the race village near BTP Jetty are progressing fastly. It is expected that The Volovo Ocean Race event will attract tourists from India and abroad.

Visit the Volvo ocean race website or http://www.cochinoceanrace.com/ to know more..

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