The Ocean Race - sailing (Wikipedia)
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Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12: The Volvo Ocean Race of 2011-12 was a mult-person sailing race made up of 6 yachts, sailing 9 legs, with an additional 10 in-port races. The 11th Volvo around the world sailing race covered 39,270 nautical miles (72,728 km or 45,191 miles) with stopovers and in-port races in Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, Sanya, Auckland, Itajaí, Miami, Lisbon, Lorient, and Galway. For more information see This Wikipedia page.
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