Published: 30 Jan 2012 |
By bas.zap|
Last updated: 30 Jan 2012
The Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race) is a yacht race around the world, held every three years.
It is named after its current owner, Volvo. At this moment the Netherlands holds the record of three wins with the Dutch skipper Conny van Rietschoten being the only skipper to win the race twice.
In the 2011-2012 Season the facts for Auckland port are: Estimated arrival March 8th In port race March 17th Leg Start (to Itajai) March 18th (estimated arrival Itajai April 4th)
View version history Location:Auckland, New Zealand Future locations: Location is always the same Start: Sunday 18 March 2012 End: Wednesday 4 April 2012 Duration 18 day(s) Repeats: Every third Sunday of March every 3 yrs (view original event) Planning: to be confirmed Ended: 50 days ago