Volvo Ocean Race Re-Routed Due To Pirate Threat
Published Wednesday, 31 August, 2011 by Blog Admin. Categories: News.
Maybe you've previously read about the Volvo Ocean Race scheduled to take place between late October 2011 and July 2012. Contrary to what you might expect given Volvo is a Swedish automaker, it has nothing to do with cars. Rather, it's the world's ultimate offshore sailing competition, dating back to 1973 when it was known as the Whitbread Round the World Race. This year the Volvo Ocean Race will start in Alicante, Spain. 39,000 miles later, it will commence in Galway Ireland.
Unlike previous years, however, there have been some complications with the route. Namely, Volvo…