KOCHI (COCHIN), INDIA - DECEMBER 13: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this handout image provided by Volvo Ocean Race, Puma Ocean Racing leads the fleet at the start Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 from Kochi (Cochin) to Singapore on December 13, 2008 in Kochi (Cochin), India. The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 is the 10th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2008, the route, for the first time, takes in Kochi (Cochin) in India, Singapore and Qingdao in China before finishing at St Petersburg in 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. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

KOCHI (COCHIN), INDIA - DECEMBER 13: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this handout image provided by Volvo Ocean Race, Puma Ocean Racing leads the fleet at the start Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 from Kochi (Cochin) to Singapore on December 13, 2008 in Kochi (Cochin), India. The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 is the 10th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2008, the route, for the first time, takes in Kochi (Cochin) in India, Singapore and Qingdao in China before finishing at St Petersburg in 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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