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Credit: | Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race |
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Edition: | 2008-2009 |
Caption: | For EDITORIAL USE only, please credit: Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race..Singapore official opening of the race village at the One Degree Marina Club in Sentosa Cove...The opening ceremony took place on the main stage in front of an audience of local dignitaries and celebrities and provided an opportunity to present the Volvo Ocean Race crews and skippers, who arrived by trishaw, to the Singapore public...The festivities culminated with a traditional 'Lion's eye dotting ceremony' where the guest of honour, Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang scared off evil spirits by opening the eyes of a Chinese lion - not a real lion - by dotting them with symbolic blood...The ceremony, accompanied by the sounds of a drum, gong and cymbal was followed by a traditional lion dance complete with an explosion of firecrackers and elaborate lighting display...The Minister welcomed the guests in the first of three speeches, followed by Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race and Kathryn Shih, UBS's Head of Wealth Management, Asia Pacific...The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 will be the 10th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain, on 4 October 2008, it will, for the first time, take in Cochin, India, Singapore and Qingdao, China before finishing in St Petersburg, Russia for the first time in the history of the race. Spanning some 37,000 nautical miles, visiting 11 ports over nine months, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews...For all media enquiries please contact Lizzie Ward on +44 (0)1489 554 832 or email <A HREF="mailto:lizzie.ward@volvooceanrace.org">lizzie.ward@volvooceanrace.org</A>. For all photographic enquiries, please contact Tim Stonton on +44 (0)1489 554 867 or email <A HREF="mailto:tim.stonton@volvooceanrace.org">tim.stonton@volvooceanrace.org</A>. For further images, please go to <A HREF="http://images.volvooceanrace.org">http://images.volvooceanrace.org</A> |
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Original Filename: | VOR12548.jpg |
Date Created: | Thu Jan 08 12:56:00 GMT 2009 |
Size: | 4.77 MB; 4256 x 2832 pixels; 360 x 240 mm (print at 300 DPI); |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Notes: | For EDITORIAL USE only. Please credit correctly. For commercial enquiries please email images@volvooceanrace.com |
Categories: | Best of 2008-09 |
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