The upcoming edition of the Volvo Race, the gruelling round-the-world sailing event, will depart Alicante, Spain November 5, 2011 and arrive in Galway, Ireland around July 1, 2012.

Moreover, the 11th round of the race, which was first introduced in 1973 as the Whitbread race, will include nine legs and eight stopovers on five continents and covers 39, 270 nautical miles.