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The oceanic racing event of 2003!
23.11.2003
For Paul Larsen, the win represents a successful defence of his title from the race of 2001. "It's great to be at the end of what's been a very long and challenging course. Weatherwise, it was a real game of 'snakes and ladders'. Fortunately, I think we got most of the ladders in our fleet. Certain weather windows were quite small and made for a large overall separation in the fleet. The race really had everything, with the first few days being bloody hard work. There was a lot of pressure on Conrad to pull this off. We couldn't afford a repeat of the events of last year's Route du Rhum, yet we still had to push the boat. I'm happy for him and glad for myself for making it two out of two. It's a very satisfying finish and my thanks to everyone."
Conrad too was quick to acknowledge the support and efforts of the team behind him. "They've been just fantastic," said Conrad. "It's been a very tough campaign and resources have been limited. But the team has stuck with us every step of the way - Motorola, the guys back at the ranch, everybody. This is for them as much as it is for us and I can't wait to see them all again and to share it with them. But until I do, you'll just have to excuse me if I enjoy the moment!"
The Open 50 winner Hellomoto arrived at 2021hrs GMT 20s - which was 1721hrs local time. The Prizegiving kicked off at 1800hrs at the Hotel Catussaba, and so the boys times it perfectly to rock up in style and collect their winner's trophy with the other podium skippers in the Open 60 classes. With 600m advantage over their nearest rival, Humphrey's and Larsen have convincingly won their class. The 4,340m theoretical course took 21 days, 6hrs 21mins and 20s at an average boat speed of 8.50 knots.
On Tuesday 25th November at 0801hrs GMT 15s Jean François Durand &Stéphane Chemin on Défi Vendéen finished the Transat Jacques Vabre, just 2 days 11 hours 39 mins 55s after Hellomoto, taking 2nd place in the Open 50 Class. Their time was 23 days 18 hrs 01m 15s with an average boat speed of 7.61 knots.
Storagetek has just arrived into Salvador Wednesday morning 26th November..
Mary Ambler
FINISH TIMES AND POSITIONS
MONOHULL OPEN 60
1. VIRBAC 17/11/03 AT 0518hrs GMT 5s and covered the 4340m theoretical route in 16 days, 15 hours, 18 minutes and 5 seconds at an average theoretical speed of 10.87 knots
2. SILL 17/11/03 AT 1209hrs GMT 11s and covered the 4340m theoretical route in 16 days, 22 hours, 9 minutes and 11 seconds at an average theoretical speed of 10.69 knots
3. ECOVER 17/11/03 AT 1228hrs 37s and covered the 4340m theoretical route in 16 days, 22 hours, 28 minutes and 37 seconds at an average theoretical speed of 10.68 knots
MULTIHULL OPEN 60
1. GROUPAMA 16/11/03 AT 0810GMT 41S covering actual distance of 4,624m in 10 days, 23 hours, 10 minutes, 41 seconds at an average speed of 17.57 knots on the water
2. BELGACOM 16/11/03 AT 0922GMT 42S covering actual distance of 4,675m in 11 days, 00 hours, 22 minutes, 42 seconds at an average speed of 17.68 knots on the water
3. SERGIO TACCHINI 16/11/03 AT 1220GMT 28S covering actual distance of 4,700m in 11 days, 03 hours, 20 minutes, 28 seconds at an average speed of 17.58 knots on the water
4. GEANT 16/11/03 AT 1527GMT 31S covering actual distance of 4,700m in 11 days, 6 hours, 27 minutes, 31 seconds at an average speed of 17.38 knots on the water
5. BISCUITS LA TRINITAINE 16/11/03 AT covering actual distance of 4,687m in 11 days, 8 hours, 11 minutes, 55 seconds at an average speed of 17.22 knots on the water
6. BANQUE POPULAIRE 16/11/03 AT 1827GMT 44S covering actual distance of 4,842m in 11 days, 9 hours, 27 minutes, 44 seconds at an average speed of 17.71 knots on the water
7. SODEBO 16/11/03 AT 2020GMT 15S covering a theoretical distance of 4,340m in 11 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes, 15 seconds at an average theoretical speed of 15.76 knots on the water
8. GITANA 17/11/03 at 0450GMT 45S covering a theoretical distance of 4,340m in 11 days, 19 hours, 50 minutes, 45 seconds at an average theoretical speed of 15.29 knots on the water
9. FONCIA 17/11/03 AT 0538GMT 6S covering a theoretical distance of 4,340m in 11 days, 20 hours, 38 minutes, 6 seconds at an average theoretical speed of 15.25 knots on the water
10 SOPRA GROUP 17/11/03 AT 0555GMT 50S covering a theoretical distance of 4,340m in 11 days, 20 hours, 55 minutes, 50 seconds at an average theoretical speed of 15.23 knots on the water
11. BONDUELLE 17/11/03 AT 1140GMT 21S covering a theoretical distance of 4,340m in 12 days, 2 hours, 40 minutes, 21 seconds at an average theoretical speed of 14.93 knots on the water
12. BAYER CROPSCIENCE 18/11/03 AT 2131GMT 02s after 12days 12hrs 31m 02s
13. BANQUE COVEFI 18/11/03 AT 0404hrs GMT after 12 days 19hrs 4mins
POSITIONS at 15:00 hrs GMT 17/11/03
MONOHULL OPEN 60
Pos. / Boat / Name / Latitude / Longitude / Speed / Hdg / DTF / DFL
4 PRB 12 38.32' S 37 36.64' W 8.2 269 61.8 0.0
5 VMI 12 18.52' S 36 37.64' W 8.8 199 122.4 60.6
6 TEAM COWES 11 37.96' S 36 04.12' W 11.5 228 169.8 108.0
7 CARREFOUR PREVENTION 8 31.24' S 34 35.00' W 9.9 217 361.3 299.4
8 ARCELOR-DUNKERQUE 1 47.52' S 29 10.84' W 10.9 215 878.4 816.6
9 GARNIER 1 43.04' N 30 10.24' W 12.1 209 1028.2 966.4
OPEN 50 MULTIHULL
1 MOLLYMAWK 13 52.40' N 26 01.56' W 7.4 172 1796.2
OPEN 50 MONOHULLS
1 HELLOMOTO 2 04.96' N 26 08.12' W 6.7 218 1173.8 0.0
2 STORAGETEK 7 27.76' N 27 37.20' W 2.4 227 1405.4 231.6
3 DEFI VENDEEN 6 33.48' N 25 39.88' W 1.6 172 1411.3 237.5
abandoned CIMENT ST LAURENT
abandoned OBJECTIF 3
abandoned PINDAR
abandoned ATLANTIC NATURE
abandoned LABESFAL
abandoned CHEMINEES POUJOULAT/ARMOR LUX
abandoned TIM
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Pierre Dick und Nicolas Abiven
Die Gewinner der Open60-Monohulls
F.Cammas und F.Profitt Sieger der Open60-Multihulls
Ellen Mac Arthur u.Alaian Gautier
trotz pitstop noch Neunte
Fotos: www.jacques-vabre.com
Start der Multihulls
Ellen, Sam Davies,Emma Richards
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