La Rochelle hosts the velux 5 oceans boat race. In this photo is the mayor of La Rochelle (center with glasses) and behind is the president of the race Sir Robin Knox- Johnston and on the right of him are the 6 competitors. The race kicks off on 17th October 2010 from La Rochelle to Cape Town, from Cape Town to Wellington, from Wellington to Salvador then upto Charleston & across the Atlantic back to La Rochelle. The 6 skippers are all single handed, they'll sail 55 000 kms in 9 months.
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