Transat Jacques Vabre 2003 zur Übersicht - www.jacques-vabre.com Betreff: TJV: TEAM COWES CROSS FINISH LINE IN 6TH... Absender: "Team Cowes" Datum: 19. Nov 2003 11:38 TJV: TEAM COWES CROSS FINISH LINE IN 6TH... TEAM COWES Transat Jacques Vabre campaign is supported by Skandia and Cowes Waterfront IN BRIEF: * TEAM COWES CROSSES TJV FINISH LINE at 0957GMT in 6th place after the long hard-fought battle with VMI for 5th place came to an end... Skippers Nick Moloney and Sam Davies were totally becalmed just 2.5 miles from the finish line off Salvador. TEAM COWES completed the 4,340 mile course in 17 days, 19 hours, 57 mins and 35 secs averaging a boat speed of 10.14 knots. Foto: www.jacques-vabre.com * MOLONEY & DAVIES came within 12 miles of VMI in the final few hours of the race, having reduced the distance from 63 miles in the last 24 hours, but it was too little too late as the VMI skippers, Sébastien Josse and Isabelle Autissier, protected their position and crossed the finish line at 0712GMT. FROM NICK AT THE FINISH: "Two and a half miles from the finish and we had no wind - the ocean was like glass - so we just had to sit it out to the line. It was just a fantastic battle right to the very end - and we take our hats off to Séb and Isabelle who just kept pushing hard all the time. This race has been incredibly close not just for us but for the top 3 boats above us and in the 60-foot multis as well. It's quite incredible to think you are racing these kind of distances with only minutes and hours separating us at the finish. I love it! It has been a great, great race and we raced this boat as hard as we could - we had to try a few different things tactically to keep up with the leaders but overall we are happy with our performance and how we sailed the boat. Sam has been a great co-skipper and quickly got her head round sailing TEAM COWES and I think she's pretty into it now! It was a really tough race too and we will sit down and think about the mistakes we've made. We didn't break much and we didn't stop at all - we had no real major lightwind patches. But we need to reassess the track and ask ourselves some questions, work out where we've went wrong and work out how we can sail her faster. We've only got just over a week to prepare TEAM COWES and me(!) for the solo race back to France - the objective being to complete my qualifier for the 2004 Vendée Globe. There is a fair bit to do but may just take it easy today...!" OPEN 60 FINAL POSITIONS - 19.11.03: Pstn/Boat Name/Finish Time 1st Virbac / 16d 15h 18m 5s 2nd Sill / 16d 22h 9m 11s 3rd Ecover / 16d 22h 28m 37s 4th PRB / 17d 8h 16m 44s 5th VMI / 17d 17h 12m 42s 6th TEAM COWES / 17d 19h 57m 35s PERFORMANCE PARTNER OF THE DAY : MUSTO Official technical clothing supplier to the Offshore Challenges Sailing Team http://www.offshorechallenges.com/musto For TJV Race Information go to www.jacques-vabre.com NOTES: Skandia Set Sail: making sailing more accessible; growing the sport's reach; enriching people's lives. Skandia is the title sponsor to Sam Davies' 2003 Figaro Campaign Skandia Cowes Week is the oldest and largest sailing regatta in the world with up to 1000 boats racing in the Solent. Skandia Cowes Week 2004 takes place between 7th to 14th August. Skandia is a leading international long term savings company. www.skandia.com Cowes Waterfront is a major regeneration initiative for the Medina Valley, encompassing the towns of Cowes, East Cowes and Newport Harbour on the Isle of Wight. It aims to strengthen the Island's position as a centre of excellence for the composites and specialist marine sectors by providing the resources and infrastructure that businesses need. It will bring new life and new visitors to town centres by attracting modern leisure and recreational facilities, including hotels, restaurants and cafes and promote the area as 'the home of world yachting'. www.coweswaterfront.co.uk Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE