Volvo Ocean Race, Kochi Stopover, December 3, 2008.

For the first time in its history, The Volvo Ocean Race is coming to Asia. In India, Kochi will be the stopover when the boats arrive on December 3, 2008.

The 2008-09 event 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 ports in Asia. Spanning some 39,000 nautical miles, stopping at around 11 ports and taking nine months to complete, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier yacht race for professional racing crews.

Its not suprising that its often termed as the 'Everest of Sailing'