Volvo Ocean Race: Cape Town South Africa first port of call
The route for the 2011-12 race is now set and the first port of call will be Cape Town, South Africa, making its eighth appearance as a host.
This marks the beginning of the port announcement process with the rest of the course due to be revealed before the end of March.
Leg one from Alicante to Cape Town, a distance of 6,500 nautical miles, is one of the longest in the race and historically, the team that wins this leg has gone on to claim the overall trophy. In the 2008-09 race the eventual race winner Ericsson 4 took 21 days, 17 hours and 54 seconds to complete the passage.
Source: BYM Sailing & Sports News
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