ALICANTE, Spain — The next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2014-15 will be the longest ever, after organizers announced Monday a route taking in 10 cities in nine countries and lasting almost nine months. The 12th edition of the round-the-world yacht race will begin in Alicante, Spain on Oct. 4, 2014 and visit Recife (Brazil), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand, Itajai (Brazil), Newport, Rhode Island (United States), Lisbon (Portugal), Lorient (France) and Gothenburg (Sweden), finishing on June 27, 2015. The full race distance will be 39,895 nautical miles (73,885km). The previous longest edition was 39,270 nautical miles. — Reuters