Vendée Globe, rotte convergenti
OceanoVelaVendée Globe 3 Dicembre 2008 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic=989,250,170,,left]Vendée Globe – Oceano Atlantico – Dopo aver battagliato a suon di strambate, i solitari puntano decisi a est, verso quello che la prospettiva ha ormai trasformato in una boa. Paralleli l’uno all’altro, i cinque componenti del gruppo di testa viaggiano raccolti in cinquanta, sessanta miglia. I distacchi si dilatano, ma a fare la differenza sarà la capacità di surfare sull’onda di ciascun timoniere. Cavalcare quella giusta può far guadagnare diverse miglia.
Sebastien Josse continua a fare sul serio. Il suo vantaggio sugli inseguitori comincia a farsi serio. In seconda posizione resiste Eliés Yann su Generali che, posizionato più a nord di tutti, sta subendo la notevole rimonta di Jean Pierre Dick. Sceso a sud con decisione, lo skipper di Paprec Virbac 2 pare volare, spinto ai 18.8 di media da venti sostenuti. Un passo che potrebbe portarlo ad abbattere il record di percorrenza di questa edizione stabilito poche ora fa da Dominique Wavre sull’attardato Temenos: 392.4 miglia.
Ottima giornata anche per Roland Jourdain. Nonostante linee vecchie di quattro anni, Veolia Environnement non sfigura affatto in mezzo a tanta giovinezza, tanto da meritare il quarto posto.
Day 23, 20.00 GMT, ranking
1 – Sebastien Josse (BT) at 18511.3nm to finish
2 – Eliés Yann (Generali) +37 nm
3 – Jean Pierre Dick (Paprec Virbac 2) +48.2 nm
4 – Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) +62.0 nm
3 – Loïck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) +62.3 nm
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Video courtesy Vendée Globe.
JEAN PIERRE RAISES THE BAR
[Vendée Globe Press Release] Seb Josse is hanging tough at the front of the Vendée Globe fleet this evening, a clear 37 miles ahead of second placed second placed Yann Eliès on Generali, while the by now traditional evening trading of places occurs behind them.
Over the last few hours Jean-Pierre Dick, the southernmost of the chasing group, has reaped the reward of his positioning and has been making a blistering 18.8 knots average speed between the two ranking reports, the quickest in the fleet, and in fact setting the highest intermediate average speed of the race to date. While there is expected to be drop in wind speed for the leaders tomorrow, much more is expected and we can be certain that Dick’s high score will soon fall. Meantime his speedd ensure he has gained nearly six miles on Josse.
Roland Jourdain on the 2004 Lombard design Veolia Environnement has been just about as quick and he has gained three miles to earn fourth place for the moment, trading up from fifth which is now occupied by Loïck Peyron who is in recuperation phase.
Jean Le Cam, on the similar 2004 design VM Matériaux, holds eighth but both he and ninth placed Mike Golding appeat to have lost between three and five miles each, speeds descending down the top nine with relative distance from the front they are sailing on.
Day 23, 20.00 GMT, ranking
1 – Sebastien Josse (BT) at 18511.3nm to finish
2 – Eliés Yann (Generali) +37 nm
3 – Jean Pierre Dick (Paprec Virbac 2) +48.2 nm
4 – Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) +62.0 nm
3 – Loïck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) +62.3 nm
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