Alicante in Spain serves as headquarters and starting point of this round-the-world yacht race, and from 1977 to 2001 it was based in Southampton's Ocean Village marina in England when it was known as the Whitbread Around the World Yacht Race. Which race is being described?

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Volvo Ocean Race. The Volvo Ocean Race, a round-the-world yacht race, is now headquartered in Alicante and was based in Southampton from 1977 to 2001 when it was called the Whitbread Around the World Yacht Race.