| From the 1st of November the Barcelona
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| | boats will leave the pontoons. There are
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| world race village, on Moll de la Fusta
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| | several vantage points the see the boats
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| opened. It is build for the famous race
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| | leave. At 1pm is the official start of
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| on the 11th of November. From the 1st of
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| | the Barcelona World Race 2007. The best
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| November you can see the nine competing
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| | viewing point on land for the public is
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| teams as they finalise their preparations
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| | the way along the Barcelona Waterfront
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| for the race, enjoy the animations and
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| | Maritime Promenade, which includes all
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| the concert programme in the days leading
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| | the beaches.
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| up to the start.
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| | Beyond the sailing events, there are
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| The Barcelona World Race is a new
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| | concerts in the 'World race village'. On
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| two-handed, non-stop around the world
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| | Tuesday there will be for example, the
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| yacht race. The race starts on the 11th
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| | Triangulo de Mar. A band from Brazil with
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| of November and is to be held every four
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| | a mixture of music from Portugal, Cabo
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| years. They are racing 25000 miles in
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| | Verde, Angola and Brazil with a basis of
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| three months across the worlds most
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| | language and culture. On the 9th of
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| hostile and challenging oceans. This race
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| | November, Friday, there's playing a band
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| will see the world's best professional
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| | called Vadriaki with Mediterranean music
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| sailors from both solo and fully crewed
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| | from the Greek Islands elaborated with
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| disciplines coming together to compete
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| | Kavafis poetry. On Saturday there is
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| against each other in teams of two. There
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| | again a band from Brazil called the
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| has never been a crewed non-stop round
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| | Aviaba Project Trio.
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| the world race in monohulls before. This
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| | Barcelona, this city has a thousand years
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| new concept opens up a whole new world of
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| | of maritime tradition. The history is
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| possibilities in the extreme offshore
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| | seafaring and fishing is a thousand-year
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| sailing sport, in terms of competition
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| | old. The harbour, dominated by a statue
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| and race communications. The Barcelona
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| | of Columbus atop a column, pointing the
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| world race will see sailors from two
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| | day the to United States of America is
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| worlds of sailing events. Such as the
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| | near the Royal Shipyards. The gothic
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| Vendee Globe which is a solo sailing
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| | building recalls the days when ships were
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| event and the Volvo Ocean Race, which is
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| | built for war and commerce. Barcelona's
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| a crewed event.
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| | harbour, a few hundred metres from the
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| Besides the start of the race on Sunday
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| | Royal Shipyards, is now one of the most
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| the 11th there are a lot of activities
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| | important industrial, commercial, and
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| going on around this date. For example
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| | tourist ports in Southern Europe. It has
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| the International Boat Show in Port Vell,
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| | intense maritime traffic, and welcomes
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| this takes place from the 3th until the
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| | over a million tourists each year as they
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| 11th and is opened from 10am to 8pm. The
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| | arrive on international cruise ships
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| rest of this week the program is like
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| | through the seven terminals reserved for
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| this:
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| | that class of heavy vessels.
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| Wednesday the 7th, there is an exposition
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| | About Barcelona:
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| of designs created by children from
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| | Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and
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| various different schools in Barcelona.
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| | the second largest city in Spain, It is
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| They designed for each boat to promote
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| | located on the Mediterranean coast, with
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| the awareness of the climate change and
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| | one of Europe's principal ports, and its
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| the wildlife in danger. The location is
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| | airport is the second largest in Spain.
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| at Moll de la Fusta.
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| | Founded as a Roman city, Barcelona is
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| Friday the 9th, the opening ceremony.
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| | today an important cultural centre and
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| This begins around 7pm on the corner of
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| | became a major tourist destination after
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| Moll de la Fusta and Moll d'Espana. The
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| | the 1992 World Olimpics. Particularly
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| opening ceremony will present the teams
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| | renowned are architectural works of
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| and mark the start of the race with dance
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| | Antoni Gaudà that have been designated
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| and music.
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| | UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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| Sunday the 11th , the race! At 10am the
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