Complex sentence: The 2011--12 Volvo Ocean Race is a yacht race that will start with an in-port race in Alicante, Spain on the 29th of October 2011 and the route will go to Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, Sanya, Auckland and on to Itajaí.
Split into simpler sentences: The 2011--12 Volvo Ocean Race is a yacht race which started with an in-port race in Alicante, Spain on 29 October 2011. The route goes to Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, Sanya, Auckland and on to Itajaí.