I had my second visit to the Race Village at Willingdon Island, Kochi yesterday noon. My mother also accompanied me to the Race Village before she left for her city.
One of the roads leading to Cochin Port Trust and Race Village was blocked for the traffic towards the Race Village. An indication of the maintenance and upgrading of infrastructure facilities going in Willingdon Island! We took the second and the alternative road, already ready to welcome the ocean race visitors and tourists.
Roads near the Race Village and Cochin Port Trust office were also blocked for maintenance. All seems to be in hurry, catching up with last minute work at the Race Village. The Media Office is close to completion.
Of all the developments seen in the Race Village, the most amazing (find the image taken yesterday – November 25th) is the Volvo Pavilion. The structure was finished in three days time. The staircase was also clearly visible as I took a peep from outside. 20 people are working, surviving mainly on apple and juice, as a Cochin Port Trust staff tells me!
The Pavilion space for Puma, Ericsson etc are marked near Volvo's Pavilion. The Pavilion for Indian brands referred to as 'Ocean Race Trade Fest' stretches across 300 meters. The floating structure, to be used for maintenance of Volvo Ocean Race yachts and the BTP berth is also near completion. However, the chance of the race teams reaching Kochi before the scheduled date, December 3rd cannot be overlooked. There are reports, if all goes well and the yachts continue to sail the way they are doing now, the chances of the first yacht reaching Kochi could be as early as November 28th evening. The security is also high and will be tighter when the stopover begins.
I am looking for frequent visits to the Race village in the days to come, including for the stories I have lined up.
(Find below, some of the images I shot during my visit to the Race Village.)
One of the roads leading to Cochin Port Trust and Race Village was blocked for the traffic towards the Race Village. An indication of the maintenance and upgrading of infrastructure facilities going in Willingdon Island! We took the second and the alternative road, already ready to welcome the ocean race visitors and tourists.
Roads near the Race Village and Cochin Port Trust office were also blocked for maintenance. All seems to be in hurry, catching up with last minute work at the Race Village. The Media Office is close to completion.
Of all the developments seen in the Race Village, the most amazing (find the image taken yesterday – November 25th) is the Volvo Pavilion. The structure was finished in three days time. The staircase was also clearly visible as I took a peep from outside. 20 people are working, surviving mainly on apple and juice, as a Cochin Port Trust staff tells me!
The Pavilion space for Puma, Ericsson etc are marked near Volvo's Pavilion. The Pavilion for Indian brands referred to as 'Ocean Race Trade Fest' stretches across 300 meters. The floating structure, to be used for maintenance of Volvo Ocean Race yachts and the BTP berth is also near completion. However, the chance of the race teams reaching Kochi before the scheduled date, December 3rd cannot be overlooked. There are reports, if all goes well and the yachts continue to sail the way they are doing now, the chances of the first yacht reaching Kochi could be as early as November 28th evening. The security is also high and will be tighter when the stopover begins.
I am looking for frequent visits to the Race village in the days to come, including for the stories I have lined up.
(Find below, some of the images I shot during my visit to the Race Village.)
(Image 1 : Volvo Pavilion under construction at the Race Village, Kochi on Novemeber 25th, 2008. Picture by Resmi Jaimon)
(Image 2 : Ocean Race Trade Fest pavilion under construction at the Race Village, Kochi on Novemeber 25th, 2008. Picture by Resmi Jaimon)
(Image 3 : Space for special guests, under modification at the Race Village, Kochi on Novemeber 25th, 2008. Picture by Resmi Jaimon)
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