Cochin port became the only South Asian stop over for Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009. Volvo Ocean Race is the most prestigious and spectacular round the world marathon ocean yacht racing competition, seen as the ultimate in extreme adventure sporting. It is for the first time in its 35 year history that the Race stopping over in India.
The toughest of extreme adventure sporting- the race will commence its round-the-world marathon sailing in October 2008 and cover more than 39,000 nautical miles, visiting 11 ports across the world. The race starts at Alicante and ends at St petersburg. Before reaching the finishing line, the race will stopover at Cape Town, Cochin, Qingdao, Rio de Janeiro, Boston, Galway, Goteborg and Stockholm. The teams consist of professional sports mens drawn from different countries like USA, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Holland, Sweden and Spain.The Race represents the ultimate in world class extreme adventure sporting competition - a unique mix of onshore glamour and offshore drama and endurance.
