05.03.2006
Reaching towards Rio
According to Mike Sanderson, skipper of leading boat, ABN AMRO ONE, yesterday was just one of those days that the new Volvo Open 70 was designed for, reaching in breezes from 15 to 22 knots with boat speed nearly always matching wind speed.
“We are doing 21.7 knots at 95 degrees true wind angle in 19.5 knots of wind,” writes Sanderson, adding, “numbers like that a couple of years ago just weren’t achievable in anything other than a multihull of a super maxi such as Mari-Cha IV. Every now and then, the rule makers stumble on a special boat. The new boats [the Volvo Open 70] are fantastic, exciting and a real challenge to sail, and the racing is getting hotter than ever.”
As the fleet heads north towards Rio de Janeiro, at roughly the same speeds, 94 nautical miles separates the most westerly yacht, Brasil 1 (Torben Grael) from ABN AMRO TWO (Sebastien Josse) in the east. Grael and his team are now a little over 700 miles from the coast, and they are desperate to record a podium position on this leg in their home town.
The next obstacle to lie in wait for the fleet is a ridge of high pressure, which they will negotiate today.
LEG FOUR DAY 15, 05.03.06, 1000 GMT POSITION REPORT
YACHT
Latitude
Longitude
DTF
SMG
24 Hour Run
24 Hour Speed
DTL
DTLC
SGPTS
PLPTS
PTLPTS
ETA
POP
POSITION OVERALL
1
ABN1
45 15.32S
046 24.68W
01350
17.7
424
17.7
00000
+00000
3.5
7.0
10.5
09/03/06 17:__:__
49.0
1
2
ABN2
45 47.47S
046 42.67W
01384
17.1
400
16.7
00034
-00002
2
6.0
8.0
09/03/06 20:__:__
36.0
2
3
POTC
45 47.46S
047 48.68W
01391
18.1
403
16.8
00041
+00003
3
5.0
8.0
09/03/06 20:__:__
29.5
3
4
BRA1
45 56.31S
048 41.31W
01408
19.1
406
16.9
00058
+00000
2.5
4.0
6.5
09/03/06 22:__:__
26.5
5
5
ERIC
46 37.72S
047 22.27W
01438
17.5
373
15.5
00088
-00006
1.5
3.0
4.5
10/03/06 00:__:__
21.0
6
6
MOVI
54 48.64S
068 17.72W
02340
-
-
-
00990
-
1
2.0
3.0
13/03/06 21:__:__
28.0
4
ABN1 ABN AMRO ONE
ABN2 ABN AMRO TWO
BRA1 Brasil 1
ERIC Ericsson Racing Team
MOVI movistar
POTC Pirates of the Caribbean
DTF: distance to finish, SMG: Speed made good, DTL: distance to leader,
DTLC: distance to leader change; the difference between the distance from the boat to the leader taken at the time of the last six hour poll, and the distance from the boat to the leader at the previous poll
SGPTS: points scored at scoring gates on this leg to date
PLPTS: projected leg points
PTLPTS: projected total leg points including actual points from scoring gates
POP: projected overall points including actual points from scoring gates
OVERALL: projected position in race overall if yacht indextains current position
Lizzie Green Press Officer at race headquarters:
Tel: +44 1489 554 832, Mob: +44 7801 185 320
Email: lizzie.green@volvooceanrace.org
Sophie Luther Press Assistant at race headquarters
Mob: +44 7956 285548 email: sophie.luther@volvooceanrace.org
LEG FOUR DAY 15, 05.03.06.0400 GMT POSITION REPORT
YACHT
Latitude
Longitude
DTF
SMG
24 Hour Run
24 Hour Speed
DTL
DTLC
SGPTS
PLPTS
PTLPTS
ETA
POP
POSITION OVERALL
1
ABN1
46 42.76S
047 50.68W
01446
18.6
399
16.6
00000
+00000
3.5
7.0
10.5
09/03/06 19:__:__
49.0
1
2
ABN2
47 13.55S
048 03.55W
01478
16.5
373
15.5
00032
-00006
2
6.0
8.0
09/03/06 21:__:__
36.0
2
3
POTC
47 14.02S
049 24.41W
01490
18.0
369
15.4
00044
+00000
3
5.0
8.0
09/03/06 22:__:__
29.5
3
4
BRA1
47 13.52S
050 44.23W
01504
17.9
349
14.6
00058
+00003
2.5
4.0
6.5
09/03/06 23:__:__
26.5
5
5
ERIC
47 56.43S
049 04.52W
01528
15.2
341
14.2
00082
-00014
1.5
3.0
4.5
10/03/06 01:__:__
21.0
6
6
MOVI
54 48.64S
068 17.72W
02340
00.0
No Data
No Data
00894
-00092
1
2.0
3.0
14/03/06 00:__:__
28.0
4
ABN1 ABN AMRO ONE
ABN2 ABN AMRO TWO
BRA1 Brasil 1
ERIC Ericsson Racing Team
MOVI movistar
POTC Pirates of the Caribbean
DTF: distance to finish, SMG: Speed made good, DTL: distance to leader,
DTLC: distance to leader change; the difference between the distance from the boat to the leader taken at the time of the last six hour poll, and the distance from the boat to the leader at the previous poll
SGPTS: points scored at scoring gates on this leg to date
PLPTS: projected leg points
PTLPTS: projected overall leg points including actual points from scoring gates
POP: projected overall points including actual points from scoring gates
OVERALL: projected position in race overall if yacht indextains current position
Lizzie Green Press Officer at race headquarters:
Tel: +44 1489 554 832, Mob: +44 7801 185 320
Email: lizzie.green@volvooceanrace.org
Sophie Luther Press Assistant at race headquarters
Mob: +44 7956 285548 email: sophie.luther@volvooceanrace.org
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