Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast

Series 4 - Ep6 - The Ocean Race Part 2

Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast

Show Notes

Send us Fan Mail This month's edition of Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast comes from the Spanish port of Alicante, long time home to the Ocean Race, as the fourteenth edition of this famous round the world adventure gets underway with a dramatic new look. On what is the fiftieth anniversary of what was originally called the Whitbread Round The World Race, then became famous as the Volvo Ocean Race and is now being sailed as simply The Ocean Race, Shirley Robertson presents her podcast fro...

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