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ValenciaSailing talks to Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race

1:26 AM Thu 6 May 2010 GMT

'Knut Frostad, formerly an outstanding competitor, and now CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race' Volvo Ocean Race/Oskar Kihlborg

Leading European sailing website, www.valenciasailing.com have published an outstanding interview with Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race. ValenciaSailing don't pull any punches in this session and cover the state of entries; why the Billionaires aren't in the event; whether Alinghi will enter the race and much more: There are exactly 18 months left until the start of the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race in Alicante, so it was a good opportunity to have an update from Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, on the current status of the race. Despite the tough economic climate, there are 7 ...

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