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Volvo race director upbeat about Kochi

KOCHI: The city’s strategic location on the maritime map and a host of other plus points made the Volvo Ocean Race organisers opt for it rather than Mumbai as one of the nine stopovers for the world-famous yacht race.

Interacting with presspersons here on Friday after signing the agreement for the stopover, race director Andy Hindley said the city had a host of attractions that made the race prefer it to Mumbai.

“The enthusiasm and backing of the Cochin Port Trust and Kerala Tourism was phenomenal.”

“Kochi is blessed with deep waters off the port and has a wide channel that provides an arena for people to view the race,” he said.

“The port city also has facilities to host in-port races. We needed some open space on the shore to create a race village and Kochi fits the bill.”

A few Olympic gold medallists in yachting are among the participants in the race.

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