Volvo Ocean Race News

Over 20,000 people came down to Cardiff Bay in brilliant sunshine today to line the waterfront and bid farewell to the Volvo Ocean Race, with race organisers and locals celebrating one of the most successful events in the city’s proud history.

On 6 June Keep Wales Tidy brought together secondary Eco-Schools from across the country for the Big Schools Day at the prestigious Volvo Ocean Race.  Over 300 students took part in the Senior Eco-Committee held in the NoFit State Circus tent within the Race Village, where they had the opportunity to hear from international speakers and participated in marine litter workshops.

As the Volvo Ocean Race returns to the United Kingdom for the first time in over a decade, it’s the Welsh City of Cardiff that has opened its doors to receive the fleet after their Transatlantic sprint from Newport, Rhode Island.