24.01.2009
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LEG 4 DAY 5 - There is a front coming
Did you know that there is fairly strong front coming?
Only from about 500 sources if you are an avid Volvo follower, which makes
notes like this a bit tricky. First of all, to friends and families of
the 11 guys on this boat...we know there is a storm coming and we are 100
percent ready for it. Whew. I said it and I feel a lot better. In fact
the mood on the boat is as upbeat as I have seen. Not that we are really
looking forward to two days of uncomfortable conditions, but I think we
all are in good spirits because we are doing well in the leg and we are as
prepared as we ever could be for this little issue that is coming our way.
Do the best we can and really, really try not to break the boat to take
us out of the leg or worse yet- the race.
And it is a nice time to have seasoned vets on a boat like this who have
seen it all before. We have talked through many different scenarios and
there wasn't much that we could bring up that someone on the team didn't
say- "oh yea, when I was on 'so and so' in the 1994 'such and such'
race..." You get my drift.
We are really bummed about our friends on Green Dragon breaking their
head-stay. They're good guys, on a good team, that deserve better.
Plus...we have the same exact head-stay so we are watching all parts and
pieces with interest, but ours is brand new.
Media Man Ricky Deppe is crawling around the boat with his video asking
everyone "how they feel" with a storm on its way. Well Ricky, we all feel
fine and we are looking forward to 48 hours or so from now when the winds
back off and we can get back to full time racing. But for now we will go
into a bit of common sense mode and make our way from the Philippines to
Taiwan. Two places that again I never thought I would be writing about
when I was racing a sail boat.
We have great PUMA friends and supporters in both countries and we want to
pass along a big hello and simply ask that next time, order us a bit
better weather when we come through.
- Kenny
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Bridgid Murphy or Kate Fairclough
PUMA Ocean Racing
Tel: +1 978 996 5155 or +44 7827 277 517
bridgid.murphy@puma.com or kate.fairclough@puma.com
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