Schedule and Programme
Gothenburg 14-21 June 2018Legends Race starts 21 June 2018
The Hague 24-30 June 2018
- The Legends Race will be part of the official programme in Gothenburg and The Hague.
- An open boat programme will run daily with dockside history boards and crew onboard telling the stories of the boat.
- Hospitality offers from each host city will be available with the possibility of charter sailing.
- A Parade of Sail will be held in both cities with live presentations of the boats and music appropriate to the era. Dates to be confirmed.
- At each port there will be an array of social events. In Gothenburg there will be a Whitbread bar with a Legends exhibition, and in The Hague, there will be a celebration when the boats finish and also an official prizegiving.
The race
- The race will start on the same line as the final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, but about one hour eariler.
- Live interviews with the crews will precede an official docking out ceremony as the boats leave for the start.
- Fans will be able to follow the start on spectator boats on the water or watch live coverage on the giant screens in the Race Village.
- Regular updates from the Legends Race fleet will be posted throughout the race.
- In The Hague, there will be an on-water welcome to honour the boats and a reception in the Race Village as well as a prizegiving.
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