Thursday 12 September 2013

The Whitbread Volvo race returns to Cape Town

Some of you may never think either name ever left, just the name change from Whitbread and to Volvo.

Well until todays news item, South Africa was off the map for the 2014/15 race (imagine) but its back and good news too.

IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race

The start of leg 2 from Cape Town, South Africa to Abu Dhabi, UAE.
(Photo Credit must read: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)

Forteleza, Brasil, was to be the first stop, they would then sail right past Cape Town and on to Abu Dhabi but not now! They start in October 2014 and are due in Cape Towns V and A Waterfront November.

Roy

Try these links:

 http://www.yandy.co.uk/news/?article=172202  (copy and paste please)

Or

 http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/7312_Cape-Town-to-stage-first-stopover-on-2014-15-route.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+VolvoOceanRaceNews+(Volvo+Ocean+Race+New