Absender: "Mary Ambler"
Datum: 25. Nov 2002 20:28
LEG 2: VAN LIEW PROVES TOMMY HILFIGER FREEDOM AMERICA IS FASTEST 50-FOOTER IN THE WORLD
CLASS 2 LEADER VAN LIEW’S ETA IN CAPE TOWN: WED 27TH NOVEMBER
Southampton, England – 25th November. Forty-one days after setting sail from Torbay, England on Leg 2 of the Around Alone 2002-03, American Brad Van Liew, current Class 2 fleet leader, shattered the 50-foot monohull 24hr record with 345 miles as he entered the Eastern Hemisphere. Starting at 0300 UTC on November 23rd and running through 0300 UTC on November 24th, Van Liew logged 345.03 miles on his solo journey. This qualifies as the top mileage ever recorded for a 50-foot monohull vessel under sail, solo or crewed. He toppled the previous record of 333.6m set by J.P. Mouligné, previous 1998/9 Around Alone winner of Class 2, by more than 11 miles during an exhilarating weekend of sailing across the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude). This hard won accomplishment was a crusade for Van Liew after he kissed the record twice, hitting 333.5 twice during the race so far.
“It feels awesome to tackle this goal,” said Van Liew. “In the spirit of the upcoming college ball games, I have sacked the quarterback, recovered the fumble and I am sprinting to the end zone for a touch down. The finish line is 400 miles away and Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America is 800 miles ahead of the competition. To top it all off, my family is waiting in Cape Town with a grand Thanksgiving feast. Could life be any more perfect?”
Leg 2 of the Around Alone race has sent Van Liew through a myriad of conditions at sea, and through every hemisphere of the planet. He has pounded through hefty headwinds and violent seas, wallowed at the equator, and endured massive squalls that socked him sideways in the Doldrums. At one point Van Liew crash jibed the race boat, laying Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America flat on her side to be greeted by the seven-foot erect dorsal fin of a whale. Next was a daring climb up the 80-foot mast for repairs. It has been an eventful leg and Van Liew has been unrelenting in his quest to win. To track Van Liew’s progress and to get daily updates from the Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America yacht, please visit www.tommy.com/freedomamerica.
Class 2 leader Brad Van Liew’s ETA in Cape Town, South Africa:
Day-time, Wednesday 27th November. Any local media wishing to be present for his arrival, please contact:
Meaghan Van Liew: Tel: +1 646 529 3097 or by Email: meaghan@oceanracing.org
Brian Hancock: Email: great.circle@verizon.net - Cape Town Mobile No: +27 (0)823 706 225
For images of the finishes :
Cape Town media distribution - Roy Riley: royspics@aol.com
International Distribution: Ali McKichan, Marinepics - Email: info@marinepics.com - Tel: +44 (0) 1489 573753
Provisional Results, Leg 2: Class 1
1st: Bobst Group-Armor Lux finish time 09:59:45 GMT - 29 DAYS 22HRS 59 M 45S
2nd: Solidaires finish time 19:42:55 GMT - 30 DAYS 8 HRS 42 M 55S
3rd: Pindar finish time 03:27:13 GMT - 30 DAYS 16HRS 27 M 15S
4th: Hexagon finish time 02:54:12 GMT - 31 DAYS 15HRS 54 M 12S
Positions at 1400hrs GMT 25th November 2002
Class 1
Boat Lat Lon AvgBsp Avgheading DTF (nm)
1. Ocean Planet 36 23.550 S, 7 13.210 E, 8.79 kt, 62 °T, 570.08 nm
2. Tiscali 7 08.100 S, 30 09.500 W, 12.11 kt, 195 °T, 3572.18 nm
Class 2
Boat Lat Lon AvgBsp Avgheading DTF (nm)
1. Tommy Hilfiger 36 20.210 S, 10 41.000 E, 10.08 kt, 75 °T, 407.73 nm
2. Everest Horizontal 41 42.820 S, 6 21.740 W, 12.37 kt, 92 °T, 1260.29 nm
3. Spirit of Canada 37 46.600 S, 9 52.360 W, 6.89 kt, 101 °T, 1391.21 nm
4. Spirit of yukoh 31 28.400 S, 10 06.000 W, 9.01 kt, 138 °T, 1443.99 nm
5. Bayer Ascensia 30 16.570 S, 18 58.020 W, 6.75 kt, 102 °T, 1905.67 nm
6. BTC Velocity 28 58.640 S, 18 34.080 W, 8.28 kt, 133 °T, 1907.07 nm
Click on Cape Town Page in Race Route section on official website to find out more about Cape Town, South Africa.
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