Monday, July 28, 2008

Preparations on for Volvo Ocean Race

The final plan for the Rave Village to be built near BTP Berth of the Kochi Port for the Volvo Ocean Race India Stopover in December here has been finalized by Volvo Event Management U.K and the Cochin Port Trust.

Locations for the finish of the second leg of Volvo Ocean Race arriving from Cape Town and the Start line for the third leg from Kochi to Singapore have also been finalized. Race Director Jacj Lloyd, Director, Planning & Operations, Jeremy Troughton, Events Manager, Allison Crook and Operations manager Rosie Julian were in the city to hold discussions with the Stopover Team. They reviewed the ongoing development activities for the Volvo Ocan race Stopover, the first of its kind experience for an Indian Port. The most important of the preparation works in the construction of the Race Village and the team Area at the Port premises, which among others will have the state-of-the-art media centre to cater to the needs of hundreds of global and national media persons who are expected to converge at Kochi for the event. Te event will be beamed to 200 countries and will feature a live feed on the Internet.
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