2 March 2012
Sunday ETA in Uruguay for Class40 Financial Crisis
Marco Nannini and Hugo Ramon with Financial Crisis are closing in on the Argentine coast with headwinds likely for the final miles to the Global Ocean Race
(GOR) Leg 3 finish line in Punta del Este while Nick Leggatt and Phillippa Hutton-Squire have continued upwind conditions as they work north on Phesheya-Racing.
Marco Nannini and Hugo Ramon are continuing to reach in light north-westerlies just 20 miles off the white-sand beaches of Argentina between Necochea and Mar del Plata as the temperature continues to climb on Financial Crisis: “It’s amazing to think that just a few days ago we were being whipped by hail and snow,” says Hugo Ramon. “I’ve now swapped my boots for deck shoes and the centrepiece of my wardrobe, my dry suit, has finally been exchanged for shorts so that my legs, which are a brilliant white and weak from lack of use, are shining fiercely in the bright sun.”
With 266 miles reindexing to the Leg 3 finish line at 15:00 GMT on Friday, the proximity of Punta del Este has provoked contemplation on board Financial Crisis: “Reaching the finish line and re-entering civilisation is beginning to lose its appeal,” admits the 26 year-old Spaniard. “We know we will take second place and the voyage ends with the finish line, but it’s so much more than that,” he continues. However, with light headwinds forecast as the Italian-Spanish duo approach the 120-mile wide mouth of the Rio de la Plata, the Punta del Este ETA is pushed back to Sunday morning local.
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