Volvo Ocean Race begins in Alicantes , Spain in October . The race is a challenge for the world's best sailors and skippers to sail around the world without stopping or refuelling their boats. Whitbread Round The 1979 Fastnet yacht race saw 15 people die in huge storms .
Volvo Ocean Race begins in Alicantes , Spain in October . The race is a challenge for the world's best sailors and skippers to sail around the world without stopping or refuelling their boats. The 1979 Fastnet yacht race saw 15 people die in huge storms .