Russian sailing fans greet Volvo Ocean Race yachts teams during the 10th and final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, the nine-month round-the-world yachting event, in the Finnish Gulf near St. Petersburg, early on June 27, 2009. Sweden's Ericsson 4 last week sealed victory in the 2008-2009 edition of the race at the end of the ninth stage from Marstrand in Sweden to Stockholm. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

Russian sailing fans greet Volvo Ocean Race yachts teams during the 10th and final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, the nine-month round-the-world yachting event, in the Finnish Gulf near St. Petersburg, early on June 27, 2009. Sweden's Ericsson 4 last week sealed victory in the 2008-2009 edition of the race at the end of the ninth stage from Marstrand in Sweden to Stockholm.

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