Volvo Ocean Race, Team Russia rallentato dalle reti
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[singlepic=993,250,170,,left]Volvo Ocean Race – Cochin – “Stiamo percorrendo una strada color smeraldo e ci sentiamo vicini a casa. Piove, ma nemmeno questo può intacccare il nostro spirito” scriveva poche ore fa il Media Crew Member di Team Russia Mark Covell.
La pioggia forse no, ma la rete da pesca che nel cuore della notte si è impigliata alle appendici del VOR 70 di Andreas Hanakamp, unico protagonista della Volvo Ocean Race ancora in mare, forse si. Capita la gravità della situazione, i membri dell’equipaggio hanno ammainato le vele, randa inclusa, e hanno calato fuori bordo il navigatore Wouter Vebraak che, armato di coltello, ha provveduto, non senza fatica, a liberare bulbo e timoni dall’ingombrante presenza.
“Il vero problema è che la rete nella quale siamo finiti non era minimamente segnalata, al pari della barca da pesca presente in zona. Durante la prossima tappa queste insidie saranno all’ordine del giorno: è un argomento di discussione molto dibattuto”.
Alle 10.00 UTC di questa mattina, Kosatka era a meno di cinquanta miglia da Cochin.
Leg 2, day 18, 10.00 GMT, rankings
1 – Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA)
2 – Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED)
3 – Ericsson 3 SWE (Anders Lewander/SWE)
4 – Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP)
5 – Puma Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA)
6 – Team Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermudez/ESP)
7 – Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR)
8 – Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) DTF 48 nm
Classifica generale dopo due tappe
1 – Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA) pt. 26
2 – Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) pt. 19
3 – Puma Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA) pt. 18
4 – Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR) pt. 16
5 – Ericsson 3 SWE (Anders Lewander/SWE) pt. 14.5
6 – Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) pt. 8.5
7 – Team Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermudez/ESP) pt. 7.5
8 – Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) pt. 7.5
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Video courtesy Volvo Ocean Race.
FISHING NETS SLOW RUSSIANS’ PROGRESS
[singlepic=992,170,250,,left][Volvo Ocean Race Press Release] “We are on the emerald highway home and nothing is going to stop us from enjoying our last few days at sea. Even the rain that is falling now will not break our spirit,” said MCM Mark Covell from onboard Kosatka as they close on the finish of leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race in Cochin.
Earlier, the team had the unwelcome experience of being caught in a fishing net, when sailing in 12 knots of breeze. The crew had to drop the sails, including the mainsail, which was a five-crew operation, to stop the boat, and navigator Wouter Verbraak from The Netherlands was lowered into the water to cut the net free. In the darkness, it was hard for Verbraak to make out where the net was, and there was a serious risk of him becoming entangled with it as he dove a metre down to attach a sheet round the net so that the crew could pull it free.
“The scary bit about it all is that there were no lit buoys on either side of the net, and no more than some working lights on the fishing boat. On the next leg we can expect to see many more of these boats, so specialised boathooks and cutting devices are already widely discussed,” Verbraak said, adding that he doesn’t wish to repeat his night time dive inside a fishing net.
At 10.00 GMT today, Team Russia had 48 nm to run and were sailing at 12 – 13 knots. The team is expected to finish in Cochin in approximately four hours’ time.
Leg 2, day 18, 10.00 GMT, rankings
1 – Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA)
2 – Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED)
3 – Ericsson 3 SWE (Anders Lewander/SWE)
4 – Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP)
5 – Puma Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA)
6 – Team Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermudez/ESP)
7 – Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR)
8 – Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) DTF 48 nm
Ranking after two legs
1 – Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA) pt. 26
2 – Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) pt. 19
3 – Puma Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA) pt. 18
4 – Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR) pt. 16
5 – Ericsson 3 SWE (Anders Lewander/SWE) pt. 14.5
6 – Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) pt. 8.5
7 – Team Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermudez/ESP) pt. 7.5
8 – Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) pt. 7.5
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