Volvo Ocean Race - Silk route

9:29 PM Sun 6 Feb 2011 GMT

'Team Russia crosses the finishing leg 3 into Singapore - Volvo Ocean Race' Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race &copy

Volvo Ocean Race fleet will arrive in Sanya, China, the third stop on the 2011-12 route around this time next year. The third leg of the 39,270 nm race will be one of the most difficult legs in the upcoming edition. For the first time in the history of the race, the fleet will be sailing from the Middle East to the southern tip of China, following the ancient maritime Silk Route. After rounding the southern tip of India, the Volvo Open 70s will approach the Malacca Strait, leaving the island of Pulau We, Indonesia to starboard. Sailors can expect ...

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