A VILLAGE for the world's top sailors is being built by workers from Banbury company De Boer Structures, writes Maggie Hartford.
The firm will supply a wide range of buildings near the water's edge at Southampton for the launch of the gruelling Volvo Ocean Race in September. They will form part of a village created specially for the race, including media and merchandising centres, administrative offices, a cyber-cafe and assorted hospitality areas and chalets.
The sailing challenge, previously known as the Whitbread round-the-world race, will test competitors' stamina and racing skills over nearly ten months. The course will take them around the world, cover more than 32,000 miles and visit Cape Town, Sydney, Auckland, Rio de Janeiro and Gothenburg. The event is due to finish in Kiel, Germany, next summer.
De Boer's account director Oliver Newin said: "The Whitbread race has long been established as one of the great highlights of the sporting calendar. Now renamed the Volvo Ocean Race, it remains the world's premier sailing challenge."
He added: "De Boer is proud to be involved with the event and to be playing such an important role at Southampton."
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