13.11.2005
From: movistar Sailing ana.garcia@ogilvy.com
Date: Sunday 13 November 2005 13:21:35 +0100
Sailing/Round the World: Damage forces the Volvo Open 70 movistar to
head for shore.
The damage occurred after an enormous leap from a wave 500 miles from
land, in the open sea off Lisbon.
Damage forces the Volvo Open 70 “movistar” to head for shore.
Sanxenxo (Pontevedra), 13th of November 2005.
After a promising start, and when the Volvo Open 70 was sailing at full
potential in a heavy downpour and in close competition with the Dutch
boat, ABN-AMRO One, nearly 60 miles ahead of the rest of the fleet after
a mere 12 hours of the competition, the boat leaped over a wave and
slammed back down into the sea, causing structural damage to boat. The
damage affected the work load of the pivoting keel’s hydraulic system.
For reasons of safety, the team is forced to set course for Cadiz (Spain)
in an attempt to repair the damage.
The decision was taken after passing the latitude of Lisbon (Portugal) at
10:00 a.m. (Spanish time), when the Spanish boat was 300 miles from the
port of Cadiz.
The entire shore team has set off from their base in Sanxenxo for Cadiz.
Ana Garcia
movistar Press Team
Office: +34-91-398 4738 / 669 16 59 91
E-mail: ana.garcia@ogilvy.com
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