Southampton, England, March 23, 2002 2200 GMT
A Fight to the last – for most of the fleet!
Although it may appear that illbruck is home and dry having a comfortable
lead (in excess of 30 miles) over her nearest rival, though we shouldn’t
speak too soon, the same story cannot be said for the rest of the fleet on
Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race.
It looks as though it is going to be a real fight for every other place on
this 4,500mile leg. Only three mile separates Tyco and ASSA ABLOY who are
fighting for second place, whilst a little further back five miles is
separating Amer Sports One and News Corp, and last, but, by no means
least, only three miles now separates the girls on Amer Sports Too, and
djuice. The girls have successfully held onto seventh position for most
of this leg, but djuice are pulling out all the stops to rectify this over
the last 950 nautical miles to the Miami finish. Determind to give 110%,
Emma Westmacott on Amer Sports Too commented earlier today that there is
“no slacking, dosing, or lack of concentrating, we have got this far, it
would be gutting to lose it now; so, drag out the extra coffee and just
keep going…!” It certainly looks as though there will be some
interesting sailing and jostling for positions during the final few days
of this leg.
Volvo Ocean Race Position Report, Day 15, 2213 GMT
PS Yacht Latitude Longitude DTF CMG SMG TFHR DTL DTL-C ETA PO
1 ILBK 21 18.52N 067 13.00W 769 284 9.4 248 0 0 26/03/02 16:53 37
2 TYCO 21 08.80N 066 38.00W 802 286 10.1 236 33 -4 26/03/02 19:48 25
3 AART 21 09.04N 066 35.16W 805 286 10.2 232 36 -4 26/03/02 19:57 26
4 TSEB 20 22.96N 065 56.68W 858 285 9.8 239 89 -2 27/03/02 00:41 17
5 AONE 19 50.80N 065 37.88W 890 289 10.1 244 121 -4 27/03/02 03:24 26
6 NEWS 19 37.04N 065 39.84W 895 284 10.3 244 126 -4 27/03/02 03:53 22
7 ATOO 19 55.72N 064 25.72W 946 278 9.7 249 177 -1 27/03/02 08:21 9
8 DJCE 20 06.12N 064 16.48W 949 302 9.5 263 180 -1 27/03/02 08:32 18
Southampton, England, March 23, 2002 1600 GMT
Margin Narrows For Amer Sports Too
For the leading yacht illbruck the wind has continued to oscillate. They
continue to gybe downwind with every shift - approximately every 1.5 hours
- and have gained another 10 miles on their competitors, stretching their
lead to almost 40 miles. ASSA ABLOY and Tyco are within three miles of
each other, watching every move the opposition is making.
Amer Sports Too has gybed back onto starboard and is converging with
djuice, the yacht they want to cover on the way to Miami. They are
determined to keep up the pace as Emma Westmacott wrote: “…so there is to
be no slacking, dosing, lack of concentrating, we have got this far, it
would be gutting to lose it now. So drag out the extra coffee and keep
going...”
Another tight tactical battle is going on between Amer Sports One and News
Corp. Shortly after Amer Sports One gybed, News Corp followed suit to keep
the leverage they need if they want to pass over the next days.
Volvo Ocean Race Position Report, Day 15, 1600 GMT
PS Yacht Latitude Longitude DTF CMG SMG TFHR DTL DTL-C ETA PO
1 ILBK 21 04.48N 066 14.64W 824 296 10.5 256 0 0 26/03/02 12:42 37
2 TYCO 20 52.44N 065 35.88W 861 300 8.7 240 37 +10 26/03/02 15:51
25
3 AART 20 52.56N 065 32.56W 864 304 8.6 237 40 +11 26/03/02 16:02 26
4 TSEB 20 07.92N 064 56.20W 915 281 10.3 250 91 +3 26/03/02 20:19 17
5 AONE 19 31.44N 064 37.28W 949 298 10.2 253 125 +2 26/03/02 23:07 26
6 NEWS 19 21.76N 064 36.40W 954 292 10 252 130 +3 26/03/02 23:35 22
7 ATOO 19 47.96N 063 23.08W 1002 305 10.4 264 178 +3 27/03/02 03:26 9
8 DJCE 19 36.08N 063 25.36W 1005 324 11.1 277 181 +1 27/03/02 03:50 18
Southampton, England, March 23, 2002 1000 GMT
Home Run For illbruck
Illbruck extended the lead by another five miles to almost 30 miles over
Tyco and ASSA ABLOY. As the wind oscillated in regular patterns, from 120
degrees with 15 knots to 140 with up to 24 knots, illbruck gybed several
times and took advantage of the straighter course to the finish. Tyco and
ASSA ABLOY are in close encounter again since Tyco caught up after passing
Barbuda yesterday morning. But with more then 900 miles to go, the battle
for second place is still very open.
Amer Sports One is defending fifth place to News Corp through covering
every move the competitor does. SEB sails 50 miles almost due north of the
pair. Amer Sports Too has regained two miles on djuice who are only five
miles from snatching seventh place away from Lisa McDonald and her crew.
Volvo Ocean Race Position Report, Day 15, 0956 GMT
PS Yacht Latitude Longitude DTF CMG SMG TFHR DTL DTL-C ETA PO
1 ILBK 20 36.04N 065 12.60W 00888 311 11.2 264 0 +0 26 MAR 02 37
2 TYCO 20 25.32N 064 46.44W 00915 321 11.1 254 27 +5 26 MAR 02 25
3 AART 20 23.16N 064 45.60W 00917 321 10.5 249 29 +7 26 MAR 02 26
4 TSEB 19 55.68N 063 50.08W 00976 318 10.4 280 88 +7 26 MAR 02 17
5 AONE 19 01.92N 063 38.96W 01011 287 10.1 278 123 +7 26 MAR 02 26
6 NEWS 18 58.52N 063 36.64W 01015 288 10.2 282 127 +6 26 MAR 02 22
7 ATOO 19 12.72N 062 29.04W 01063 324 11.6 284 175 +2 27 MAR 02 9
8 DJCE 18 41.24N 062 42.52W 01068 318 11.5 292 180 +0 27 MAR 02 18
Southampton, England, March 23rd, 2002 0400 GMT
Gone Fishing – No Bait Required
Once again there has been no change in the running order in the Volvo
Ocean Race. The front half of the fleet has slipped back slightly against
the leader Illbruck, and only the last two boats, Amer Sports Too and
Djuice have made any gains, 4 miles and 19 miles respectively. Djuice is
now only 7 miles astern of the girls’ boat.
There are literally millions of anglers around the world who spend endless
hours and countless pennies trying to lure elusive fish onto the ends of
their lines. Conversely, the flying fish in the Caribbean can’t wait to
fling themselves on board the Volvo yachts. The girls on Amer Sports Too
tell of the amazing places they can be found, “In sail bags, in rope bags,
under blocks and halyards, in the cockpit, on the foredeck, in the foot of
the indexsail, and some even full in the face of anyone who gets in the
way!”
Volvo Ocean Race Position Report, Day 15, 0407 GMT
PS Yacht Latitude Longitude DTF CMG SMG TFHR DTL DTL-C ETA PO
1 ILBK 19 50.96N 064 17.44W 955 308 10.9 267 0 0 26/03/02 37
2 AART 19 32.96N 064 01.80W 977 309 10.3 262 22 +4 26/03/02 27
3 TYCO 19 33.24N 064 00.80W 977 311 10.4 264 22 +3 26/03/02 24
4 TSEB 19 08.36N 063 05.04W 1036 314 11.1 306 81 +1 26/03/02 17
5 AONE 18 44.40N 062 36.68W 1071 319 11.3 310 116 0 26/03/02 26
6 NEWS 18 38.84N 062 34.08W 1076 318 11.4 314 121 0 26/03/02 22
7 ATOO 18 15.28N 061 44.60W 1128 319 11.7 290 173 -4 27/03/02 9
8 DJCE 17 49.16N 061 52.80W 1135 317 12.1 307 180 -19 27/03/02 18
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