Vendée Globe, tempi duri per chi insegue
OceanoVelaVendée Globe 14 Dicembre 2008 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic=1090,250,170,,left]Vendée Globe – Oceano Indiano – Agganciando il treno dei Quaranta Ruggenti con buon anticipo rispetto agli inseguitori, il gruppo di testa della Vendée Globe ha allungato con decisione il passo. I primi sei scafi in gara, infatti, hanno fatto segnare medie superiori ai diciannove nodi e hanno tutti coperto più di quattrocento miglia in ventiquattro ore (il più veloce è stato Roland Jourdain su Veolia Environnement, capace di percorrere ben 439 miglia). Dato che, se rapportato alle 250-300 miglia coperte da chi segue, rende chiara idea di quanto il gap tra la testa e la coda si stia dilatando.
Una sola settimana fa, infatti, i primi dieci erano racchiusi in un centinaio di miglia, mentre ora nello stesso raggio compaiono solo quattro IMOCA 60. Al comando c’è sempre Jean Pierre Dick su Paprec Virbac 2 seguito a olre quaranta miglia da Roland Jourdain, sempre affiancato da Mike Golding, protagonista di una regata d’attesa.
Continuano intanto gli avvistamenti degli iceberg. La flotta è infatti scesa oltre il 50° di latitudine sud. Una delle ultime comunicazioni in merito è stata fatta da Sam Davies, impegnata a metà gruppo su Roxy.
Per seguire la regata sul web clicca qui.
Day 34, 20.00 GMT, ranking
1 – Jean Pierre Dick (Paprec Virbac 2) at 14664.6 nm to finish
2 – Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) +43.6 nm
3 – Mike Golding (Ecover 3) +45.5 nm
4 – Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) +75.4 nm
5 – Sebastien Josse (BT) +110.1 nm
Per seguire la regata sul web clicca qui.
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Video courtesy Vendée Globe.
VENDEE GLOBE, SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE FEVER CONTINUE
[Vendée Globe Press Release] This Saturday night and the drag race to the Australian ice gate goes on, unrelenting, unremitting with Jean-Pierre Dick sustaining his 40 miles cushion. Mike Golding’s push on the southern route keeps him dicing with Roland Jourdain who has gained about two miles to his north, tailing the runaway Paprec-Virbac 2.
All three of the leaders were still averaging over nineteen knots, while all of the top six boats have posted 24h runs in excess of 400 miles. Consider that at the lower end of the fleet they are making between 250 and 323 miles and the gap between the front and the back is accelerating.
One week ago there were ten boats within100 miles of the lead. Seven days of brutally intense Indian Ocean Racing – spanning the loss of one mast, one keel damaged and, today, badly malfunctioning rudders – and there are just four boats chasing within 100 miles of the leader.
Of the second wave group chasing at 200-290 miles behind Yann Eliès and Marc Guillemot have gybed twice recently, while behind them Brian Thompson is routing to stay north of the Kerguelens, explaining today that he was seeking to avoid the centre of the low pressure system, but meantime he has dropped 80 miles to Sam Davies who has been well to the south of him,
And by tomorrow we should have all of the fleet into the Indian Ocean, including a relieved Norbert Sedlacek on Nauticsport-Kapsch, who should have passed the point he had to retire in 2004.
Day 34, 20.00 GMT, ranking
1 – Jean Pierre Dick (Paprec Virbac 2) at 14664.6 nm to finish
2 – Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) +43.6 nm
3 – Mike Golding (Ecover 3) +45.5 nm
4 – Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) +75.4 nm
5 – Sebastien Josse (BT) +110.1 nm
To follow the race on web click here.
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