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Images from St Petersburg - Volvo Ocean Race Finale

by Volvo Ocean Race Media on 28 Jun 2009
The fleet of Volvo Open 70’s parade down the river Neva into St Petersburg city centre for the Leg 10 prize giving Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com

Images from the finale to the Volvo Ocean Race in St Petersburg, Russia as they parade down the River Neva into the St Petersburg city centre for the Leg 10 prize giving

The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 was the 10th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain, on 4 October 2008, for the first time it took in Cochin, India, Singapore and Qingdao, China before finishing in St Petersburg, Russia for the first time in the history of the race. Spanning some 37,000 nautical miles, visiting 11 ports over nine months, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews.





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