Absender: "Mary Ambler"
Datum: 05. Dec 2002 13:26
AROUND ALONE 2002-03: LEG 4 & 5 RESTART DATES CONFIRMED
* CLASS 2 PRIZEGIVING POSTPONED DUE TO DELAYED ARRIVALS
Cape Town, South Africa – 5th December. In agreement with the host ports of Tauranga, Brazil and Newport, and all 12 competitors, the Race Organisation for Around Alone 2002-03 has today confirmed the restart dates for Legs 4 and 5. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Race Chairman, commented on this decision, taken whilst the majority of the Around Alone fleet is in Cape Town, South Africa: “In view of the unavoidable delays in Leg 2, all the competitors requested the Race Committee to extend their departure in the succeeding ports.”
The Leg 4 restart from Tauranga, New Zealand is fixed for Sunday 9th February 2003, which is one week on from the planned date of 2nd February, and the Leg 5 restart from Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, is fixed for Sunday 13th April 2003, two weeks on from the planned date of 30th March. These dates are now fixed and there will be no more changes to the racing schedule. The ETA of the first boat into Newport, Rhode Island is now the 5th May 2003.
* ETA: Canadian skipper John Dennis on Bayer Ascensia and Alan Paris on BTC Velocity now delayed to between Saturday night and Monday.
* John Dennis on Bayer Ascensia is diabetic, and will be sharing his experiences to fellow diabetic sufferers and the Bayer team at the Vincent Pallotti Hospital on December 12th at 1800hrs. You are welcome to meet him there – RSVP: 0860 102 672.
* The Class 2 Prizegiving, sponsored by Afrox and the Cape Town City Council, has been postponed due to the delayed arrivals of the last 2 boats. More details to be confirmed tomorrow.
* The Around Alone fleet and Race Village are based at North Wharf at the V&A Waterfront until the restart on December 14th.
*The Cape Town stop-over is sponsored by Afrox (www.afrox.com)
For images of events & 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 13th NOV - 29 DAYS 22HRS 59 M 45S
2nd: Solidaires finish time 19:42:55 GMT 13th NOV - 30 DAYS 8 HRS 42 M 55S
3rd: Pindar finish time 03:27:13 GMT 14th NOV 02 - 30 DAYS 16HRS 27 M 15S
4th: Hexagon finish time 02:54:12 GMT 15th NOV 02 - 31 DAYS 15HRS 54 M 12S
5th: Ocean Planet finish time 03:15:16 GMT 28th NOV 02 – 44 DAYS 16HRS 15 M 16S on the water.
NB: NOT including the provisional 48 hour time penalty for stopping in Spain.
Provisional Results, Leg 2: Class 2
*1st: Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America finish time 13:48:13 GMT 27th NOV 02 - 44 DAYS, 2 HRS, 48M, 13S on the water.
*2nd: Everest Horizontal finish time 15:37:35 GMT 1st DEC 02 – 48 DAYS, 3 HRS, 37M, 35S on the water
*3rd : Spirit of Canada finish time 02:25:40 GMT 2nd DEC 02– 49 DAYS, 15 HRS, 25M 40S on the water
*4th : Spirit of yukoh finish time 20:05:51 GMT 3rd DEC 02 – 50 DAYS, 9HRS, 5M, 51S on the water
*NB: NOT including the provisional 48 hour time penalty for stopping in Spain.
Positions at 0600hrs GMT 5th December 2002
Class 1
Boat Lat Lon AvgBsp Avgheading DTF (nm)
1. Tiscali, 32 14.160 S, 8 23.260 W, 89.94 nm, 11.24 kt, 111 °T, 1348.72 nm
Class 2
Boat Lat Lon AvgBsp Avgheading DTF (nm)
1. Bayer Ascensia, 35 05.160 S, 11 17.000 E, 39.41 nm, 4.93 kt, 80 °T, 360.91 nm
2.BTC Velocity, 36 00.180 S, 9 22.530 E, 19.90 nm, 2.49 kt, 62 °T, 463.13 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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