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ORANGE II - Bruno Peyron - Nordatlantik Rekordversuch 2006
www.orange-sailing-team.com - Übersicht
06.07.2006
Final sprint
« We’re around ten hours from the finish», Bruno Peyron believed this morning just before 05h GMT. The planned ETA that was announced yesterday during the daily radio session is still on, so Orange II should be passing in front of The Lizard Point twelve hours ahead of the record-holder PlayStation. This matches up with the 293-mile advantage that the French crew had built up by the check-in at 05.18 GMT.
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"photo Gilles Martin-Raget"
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As they approached the Irish Sea the skipper confirmed, «conditions have eased off », and the average speed recorded by the high speed Orange II is now “only” 25 knots over the past 24 hours. We must remember that there has been damage to the rudder that is leading everyone to be permanently cautious, and you will easily understand that now it is a question of using their advantage without taking any risks. While Bruno Peyron talked yesterday about how difficult it can be steering a powerful craft with a seriously damaged rudder, it should be added that another danger is complicating matters for the crew of Orange II, as they approach land: the amount of shipping in visibility that is still not very good. As the skipper reminded us this morning, «apart from the first day, which was absolutely magnificent, we’ve been in the mist day and night»… Consequently, they had a scare last night, which they mentioned in a terse message from the boat: «I forgot to say –just missed a cargo ship late this afternoon in the mist. A red Norwegian boat appeared out of the mist just as the radar gave the warning. Sailing under gennaker at 30 knots, they were doing 20 knots, so we were getting closer and closer at 50 knots. We rolled up the gennaker, had to bear away as fast as possible, and we were within 100m of each other. Then we hoisted the gennaker again.» The final hours of watch will be tough for a crew that has already given so much, and they need to find the energy this morning to prepare for the final sprint.
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Final sprint
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Orange II at the Lizard tomorrow?
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Speed restrictions in place
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Final third of the voyage
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