 ABN Amro One dominated the 2005-06 race |
The 10th Volvo Ocean Race will consist of 11 legs and begin from Alicante, Spain, on 4 October 2008. The 39,000-mile race, which will end in June 2009 in the Baltic Sea, will lap the planet in an easterly direction but will take in a range of new stopovers.
As well as visiting South Africa, Brazil, USA and Europe, the race will also take in the Middle East, India, South East Asia and China.
The last race, won by ABN Amro One, was marred by the death of Hans Horrevoets.
The 32-year-old Dutchman fell from ABN Amro Two on the leg from New York to Portsmouth in May 2006.
Ericsson and the Mean Machine syndicate have already confirmed their entries for the 2008-09 race.
Volvo Ocean Race 2008 schedule:
Leg 1: Alicante, Spain to South Africa, via scoring waypoint at Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, 6,500 nm, start 11 October 2008
Leg 2: South Africa to the Middle East, via scoring waypoint at 20 degrees south, 5,000 nm, start 16 November 2008
Leg 3: Middle East to India, 1,600 nm, start 20 December 2008
Leg 4: India to South East Asia, via scoring waypoint at island of Palau Weh, Indonesia, 2,000 nm, start 3 January 2009
Leg 5: South East Asia to China (port 1), 2,200 nm, start 24 January 2009
Leg 6: China (port 1) to China (port 2), 300 nm, start 8 February 2009
Leg 7: China (port 2) to Brazil, via scoring waypoints at 36 degrees South and Cape Horn, 12,000 nm, start 22 February 2009
Leg 8: Brazil to the North East USA, via scoring waypoint at Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, 4,800 nm, start 18 April 2009
Leg 9: North East USA to Western Europe, via scoring waypoint on the longitude of St John, Newfoundland, 2,500 nm, start 16 May 2009
Leg 10: Western Europe to Sweden, 1,500 nm, start 6 June 2009
Leg 11: Sweden to Finish. 250 nm on a flexi-course, start 19 June 2009
In Port races will be held in Alicante, Middle East, South East Asia, China (port 2), Brazil, North East USA, Western Europe and Sweden.
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