Volvo Ocean Race Week 9 Highlights
Thursday, December 21, 2017
The 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race has released their weekly race summary, highlighting the week 9 leg of the race in the Southern Ocean.
The video shows the battle between race leaders MAPFRE and Dongfeng Race Team, team AkzoNobel’s mainsail break and footage of the boats in tough conditions.
The Volvo Ocean Race
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe 13th edition of the race will cover over 45,000 nautical miles over nine months while passing through 12 cities.
The only North American stopover will take place from May 8 to May 20, 2018, in Newport.
Volvo Ocean Race in Newport
The race was last in Newport in 2015 and saw more than 130,000 people visit the Race Village at Fort Adams State Park between May 5 and May 17.
In comparison, 65,000 visited Newport for the 2012 America's Cup finals.
The large crowds during the 12-day event ranked Newport ahead of Abu Dhabi and on equal footing with Cape Town, even though Newport’s population is a fraction of those ports.
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