Ericsson 3 skipper Magnus Olsson arrives to the dock after winning the Stockholm Sprint Race. Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo credit: Oskar Kihlborg/ Ericsson Racing Team 2009 The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 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 Cochin, India, Singapore and Qingdao, China before finishing in St Petersburg, Russia for the first time in the history of the race