The new route from Alicante in Spain around the globe to Gothenburg in Sweden is almost 40,000 nautical miles long. The French harbour town of Lorient was the last of a total of eight open stops on the route.
The world regatta starts on 4 October 2014 with a short race in the port of Alicante and ends on 27 June of the following year in Gothenburg. The course is expected to be 39,895 nautical miles long.
The Volvo Ocean Race 2014/15 in detail:
Alicante/Spain:
Harbour race: 4 October 2014
Start 1st leg: 11 October 2014
Stage length to Recife: 3,421 nautical miles
Recife/Brazil:
Harbour race: 8 November 2014
Start of 2nd leg: 9 November 2014
Stage length to Abu Dhabi: 9,707 nautical miles
Abu Dhabi/United Arab Emirates:
Harbour race: 2 January 2015
Start of 3rd leg: 3 January 2015
Stage length to Sanya: 4,670 nautical miles
Sanya/China:
Harbour race: 7 February 2015
Start of 4th leg: 8 February 2015
Stage length to Auckland: 5,264 nautical miles
Auckland/New Zealand:
Harbour race: 14 March 2015
Start of 5th leg: 15 March 2015
Stage length to Itajaí: 6,776 nautical miles
Itajaí/Brazil:
Harbour race: 18 April 2015
Start of the 6th leg: 19 April 2015
Stage length to Newport: 5,010 nautical miles
Newport/USA:
Harbour race: 16 May 2015
Start of 7th leg: 17 May 2015
Stage length to Lisbon: 2,800 nautical miles
Lisbon/Portugal:
Harbour race: 6 June 2015
Start of the 8th leg: 7 June 2015
Stage length to Lorient: 647 nautical miles
Lorient/France:
Harbour race: still to be decided
Start 9th leg: still to be decided
Stage length to Gothenburg: 1,600 nautical miles
Gothenburg/Sweden:
Harbour race: 27 June 2015
Total length of the regatta: 39,895 nautical miles
Lars Bolle
Chief Editor Digital
