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Fans of the Volvo Ocean Race

Hundreds of thousands of visitors and race enthusiasts gathered in the Port of Alicante on October 11, 2008 to celebrate the start of the race. The glamour of the race village combined with the drama of this epic sailing adventure makes the Volvo Ocean Race undeniably one of the world’s premier global sailing events.