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Credit: | Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race |
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Edition: | 2008-2009 |
Caption: | For EDITORIAL USE only, please credit: Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race..Green Dragon's Media Crew member Guo Chuan, the only Chinese sailor in the Volvo Ocean Race, waves to the crowds assembled on Qingdao pier..In-port racing in the Volvo Ocean Race was postponed for the second time in Qingdao, China today. Although the visibility had improved since yesterday, there was still not enough wind. ..The Race Committee has rescheduled racing for tomorrow at 1020 local time (0220 GMT). If a race is unable to be held tomorrow, there will be the same schedule for Tuesday, however if no in-port race has started by 1600 local time on Tuesday, the in-port race in Qingdao will be cancelled. ..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: | VOR13579.jpg |
Date Created: | Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 GMT 2009 |
Size: | 2.57 MB; 4288 x 2848 pixels; 363 x 241 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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