Volvo Ocean Race ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Public Schedule ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Public Race Village areas ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Hospitality Race Village areas .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Volvo Ocean Race Gothenburg ................................................................................................................................................. 6 The Stopover ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Destination Overview ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 The accessible city .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Travel to Gothenburg ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 To and from airport .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 To Gothenburg by train, bus and car ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Public transportation to Race Village ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Organisation and structure ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Organization and contact information ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Race Village .......................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Bump in/out ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Security ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 The Destimations and Maritime Expo ........................................................................................................ 16 Race village medical centre ................................................................................................................. 16 General Safety and security information ........................................................................................ 17 Customs and immigration ........................................................................................................ 17 Hospitality............................................................................................................................. 18 1 Ocean Race Club .................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Welcome Desk ...................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Official Arrangements .............................................................................................................................................................. 19 General informationn ............................................................................................................................................................. 19 Award dinner ......................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Accreditation ............................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Weather and climate ................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Windroses ............................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Sunrise and sunset ................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Regulations & Policys .............................................................................................................................................................. 23 Venue regulatory framework .................................................................................................................................................. 23 Regulations ........................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Ambush Marketing ................................................................................................................................................................ 23 A sustainable event ............................................................................................................................................................... 23 Together we can fight plastic pollution ................................................................................................................................... 23 Sort your waste correctly ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 An Event with an enviromental diploma ................................................................................................................................. 24 Social responsibilities ............................................................................................................................................................ 24 Competition and races ............................................................................................................................................................. 26 In-Port Race .......................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Pro-Am Race ......................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Yacht Services.......................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Cleaning/waste ...................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Courier Deliveries .................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Hauling out ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Marina Berthing ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Non Race Village service facilities ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Team area ............................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Fuel docks ............................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Volvo Ocean Race family services .........................................................................................................................................