Nations battle non-stop around the world

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