No Maryland bid for Volvo Ocean Race in 2012

Posted by Susanna at 12:32 PM, Aug 27, 2009 (Comments)

Category: Events

BECAUSE OF THE uncertainty about how long the recession economy will continue, Maryland has decided not to make a bid to bring back the Volvo Ocean Race to the area in 2012. State officials and sailing enthusiasts and advocates did not feel confident enough to being able to raise more than $3 million to host the race. Last time the Volvo Ocean Race came to the area was in 2006, when more than a quarter million people filled the Baltimore and Annapolis waterfronts to watch the international race's two-week stopover.

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