[Garnalennet] rond de werled zeilen, seizoen nu echt van start

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Wo Nov 12 11:59:41 CET 2008


Garnalen,

Volvo Oceanrace start binnenkort 2e etappe vanuit Kaapstad.

Vendeel Globe (solo rond de wereld in een 60 foots monohull) is afgelopen
zondag gestart met 30 schepen. Al acht uitvallers en twee daarvan opnieuw
gestart.

Zie onderstaande tekst en link

The Trials and Tribulations

After a battering by winds which gusted to over 50 knots and big confused
seas on the second night of racing, Jean Pierre Dick on Paprec-Virbac 2
lead the Vendee Globe fleet out of the stormy weather, past Cape
Finisterre this morning as speeds accelerated in the favourable
conditions.
Making around 13-15 knots heading south west off the Portuguese coast this
afternoon spurred by 15-20 knot winds Loïck Peyron's Gitana Eighty had
overhauled Paprec-Virbac 2 by a matter of just 1.5 miles, leading a small
breakaway group of six which have gained a jump of more than 20 miles.
Since Sunday's start in Les Sables d'Olonne, nine of the record fleet of
30 IMOCA Open 60's have returned, or are returning to Vendee port. Alex
Thomson's British boat Hugo Boss suffered structural cracking to the port
side of the hull. His boat was taking water until he started his return to
Les Sables d'Olonne where he is expected to arrive early Wednesday
morning. The ingress reduced when loads on the hull reduced. Two skippers
have restarted, Switzerland's Dominique Wavre on Temenos 2 left again on
Sunday night and has made up to 18th place. Of the three which sustained
broken masts Groupe Bel (Kito de Pavant) and Marc Thiercelin's DCNS have
officially retired from racing. After fixing his engine problems Michel
Desjoyeaux (Foncia) returned to the race course early this morning, and
this afternoon was more than 400 miles from the leaders.
The pace at the front of the Vendee Globe fleet changed up a gear today as
more favourable NW'ly winds eased the leading pack clear of Cape
Finisterre. Chasing the aftermath of a cold front which hit them during
Monday evening, the leading group have had a little more wind than the
chasing group and a split of about 20 miles has opened up. After surviving
the tough second night, it has been a day to maximise sail area, press
hard and clean up any problems, get some rest and build a racing rhythm.
After re-starting on Sunday evening Switzerland's Dominique Wavre
continues to climb progressively with Temenos II and had made up to 18th
place. Rich Wilson (USA) reported he had sustained a bruised back when he
was thrown across the cabin of his Great American III and has been trying
not to strain it, while Canada's Derek Hatfield was due back into Les
Sables d'Olonne Tuesday afternoon to make repairs to his electrics. He
reported that he had lost his wind generator clean off the back of his
boat, Algimouss Spirit of Canada, in the stormy conditions.

Top five positions:
1. Loick Peyron (FRA), Gitana Eighty, 23197 miles to finish.
2. Jean Pierre Dick (FRA), Paprec-Virbac +1.5 miles.
3. Roland Jourdain (FRA), Veolia Environnement +3.1 miles.
4. Vincent Riou (FRA), PRB + 7.7 miles.
5. Sebastien Josse (FRA), BT, + 12 miles

www.vendeeglobe.org



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