21.05.2006
Movistar reports keel problems
Movistar, the Spanish entry in the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06, has suffered damage to the keel area and, as a precaution, has asked race headquarters to put surrounding rescue organisations, including the Falmouth Coast Guard, on standby.
Bouwe Bekking (NED) the skipper, informed race headquarters at Whiteley, Hampshire, at 1527 (GMT) that the boat was taking on water. The pumps are coping with the ingress of water and the crew has stabilised the problem.
Currently their position is 410 miles west south west of Land’s End and they are sailing at 10 knots in 22 knots of wind. The sea state is rough, with waves of six metres.
ABN AMRO TWO has altered course to standby and Brunel is also on standby to assist if required.
Meanwhile, ABN AMRO ONE is 3.6 nautical miles from the Needles and is expected to finish in just over an hour’s time.
LEG SEVEN DAY 10, 2200 GMT POSITION REPORT
Leg Position
Yacht
Latitude
Longitude
DTF
SMG
24 Hour Run
24 Hour Speed
DTL
DTL-C
Projected Leg Points
Scoring Gate Points
Total Projected Leg Points
ETA
Projected Overall Race Points
Projected Position Overall
1
ABN1
50 38.97N
001 41.08W
00022
15.3
420
17.5
00000
+00000
7.0
3.5
10.5
20/05/06 23:24:14
81.0
1
2
ERIC
49 38.04N
006 49.85W
00230
14.0
386
16.1
00208
-00010
6.0
0
6.0
21/05/06 09:24:11
40.5
6
3
POTC
49 51.61N
007 18.47W
00245
13.5
384
16.0
00223
-00011
5.0
0
5.0
21/05/06 14:16:05
52.5
2
4
BRA1
48 56.28N
008 17.68W
00299
15.6
370
15.4
00277
-00001
4.0
0
4.0
21/05/06 17:50:57
46.0
4
5
ABN2
48 19.22N
015 46.75W
00590
06.4
261
10.9
00568
-00052
3.0
0
3.0
22/05/06 19:17:54
45.0
5
6
MOVI
48 22.47N
015 49.03W
00590
11.0
316
13.2
00568
-00025
2.0
0
2.0
22/05/06 19:20:11
49.0
3
7
AUS1
47 25.38N
016 27.35W
00634
17.7
411
17.1
00612
+00012
1.0
0
1.0
22/05/06 22:41:46
3.5
7
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
Cameron Kelleher PR Director at race headquarters:
Tel: +44 1489 554 828, Mob: +44 7795 185 430
Email: cameron.kelleher@volvooceanrace.org
Sacha Oswald, Press Officer in Portsmouth:
Tel: +447816 275 498
Email: sacha.oswald@volvooceanrace.org
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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