Gitana 13 expected in Dalian over the course of tonight
Setting out from Yokohama last Thursday at 5h5545 UT, Gitana 13 is set to
make the Chinese port of Dalian over the course of this Sunday. Lionel
Lemonchois and his seven crew, who were positioned 125 miles from their goal
at 1645 UT, will in this way establish a new reference time between Yokohama
and Dalian, by covering 1,215 miles of the theoretical course in less than 4
days.
The crew of Gitana 13 between Yokohama and Dalian
Lionel Lemonchois (Skipper / helmsman / watch leader)
Ludovic Aglaor (helmsman/ watch leader)
Jean-Baptiste Levaillant (helmsman/ watch leader)
Olivier Wroczynski (trimmer /computer manager)
Nicolas Raynaud (trimmer / video manager)
Antoine Mermod (trimmer)
David Boileau (N0.2 / trimmer/ head of deck fittings)
Léopold Lucet (N0.1 /head of supplies and medical needs)
Gitana 13s records
North Pacific Crossing (San Francisco Yokohama): in 11 days 12 minutes 55
seconds (April 2008)
Route de lOr (New York San Francisco, via Cape Horn): in 43 days 3
minutes 18 seconds (February 2008)
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