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December 15th, 2008

India surprises Volvo Teams with a huge send off

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The gates opened and they came in the thousands. Some two hours later the queues to get into the race village are still snaking for hundreds of metres down the road. When the time came for the sailors to be paraded through the crowds and down to the pontoons, it made for one of the most spectacular departure ceremonies this event has ever seen. The Indian people, while unfamiliar with this race and its history, have shown incredible enthusiasm on this first visit to Asia. story Volvo Ocean Race. image Sally Collison-Puma Ocean Racing.