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MOD 70 - KRYS OCEAN RACE 2012
www.krys-oceanrace.com - Übersicht
08.07.2012
High speed, high level.
Finding the level, whether to try and set the pace or simply stay
with it; those were just some of the questions which occupied
the minds of the five KRYS OCEAN RACE skippers before they left
New York, Saturday for the first ever trans-oceanic race for the
exciting new one design Multihull class.
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Foto: MOD70 Race for Water
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As the first 24 hours of racing elapsed since a relatively benign
, sticky departure from New York, it was Sidney Gavignet and the
international crew of Musandam-Oman Sail which set the bar,
heading for a first day's run of around 610 miles. The team
which includes two less experienced Omani sailors – Moshin Al
Busaidi and Fahad Al Hasni - were just under five miles ahead of
Seb Josse's Gorupe Edmond de Rothschild.
During a first night during which FONCIA skipper Michel
Desjoyeaux admitted that they had initially struggled to find
their ideal configuration and pace, Gavignet and his crew took
the lead during the small hours of Sunday. Though they latterly
conceded a few miles to Josse and his crew, Musandam-Sail Oman
showed a sustained speed advantage, averaging more than 30kts.
"We are just trying to hang on. It is as simple as that" Gavignet
reported Sunday afternoon, "We have just had our first nose down
at 32kts. It was not so nice. Temperatures are warm but it is
still difficult to sleep. It is all good on Oman Sail. Moshin
and Fahid are doing great"
If the morale was high on board the race leaders, there was
disappointment for Stève Ravussin and the crew of Race for Water
. The Swiss flagged team were coming to terms with damage to
their daggerboard they sustained around 0500hrs Sunday morning
after hitting a partially submerged container whilst they lead
the race.
Three of the crew, including composite expert Yvan Ravussin were
charged with effecting a composite repair to the damage, and
this afternoon they reported that they had the board back in
place, though not fully immersed and powered up.
The skipper reported: "Our daggeboard is broken at different
levels and there is not too much more that we can do.&xnbsp; We have
put it back in place but lost time during the repair and the
checking the boat over but now are back at race pace. We are in
winds of 25 knots and 3 metres seas."
The fleet reindexed tightly matched with just six miles of lateral
separation between Musandam-Oman Sail to the south and the track
of Groupe Edmond de Rothschild and Foncia slightly to the north.
Weather forecasts confirm at least another two days of high speed
conditions.
Additional quotes:
Sébastien Josse, skipper Groupe Edmond de Rothschild early this
morning: "Conditions are those that we expected really, winds
have been downwind. The first night at sea is quite good. The
seas are getting up a little as we get into the Gulf Stream.
Usually we have two or three people on deck with someone on
standby all the time. We saw Race for Water at the start of the
night but they are out of sight. But we monitor the fleet on the
computer and can see we all have similar conditions."
Press Release • 8 July 2012
Fast and Furious
With all five of the MOD70's now having lead the during the early
stages of the KRYS OCEAN RACE since starting from New York
Saturday morning 1100hrs local time (1500hrs UTC), Stève
Ravussin and the crew of Race for Water took up the baton during
the small hours of the first night at sea to lead overall on the
0400hrs UTC report.
With the lead swapping on successive position reports since the
start, the pace built to an electrifying level. The escape from
the clutches of Manhattan's Hudson River proved slow at first
and the initial three hours of the race were relatively moderate
but as the SW'ly winds steadied as the MOD70's reached open
water and the wind peaked at 20kts, the fleet leaders were
regularly averaging speeds in the high 20's, and for one
consistent 30 minute period set an average of more than 30kts.
On their early morning radio call, Race for Water's François
Morvan reported they were racing under gennaker and full
indexsail, that they have had good winds since the start but the
breeze had started to drop.
"The conditions are good, 13 knots of wind and not too much sea.
Race for Water is making 17-18kts, it has been pretty cool so
far, reaching up to 30kts at times.
The wind is a bit lighter than forecast but it will come back
again after sunrise. Everything has been pretty fast since New
York. And downwind is much better than upwind!"
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13 or 14 July: Estimated Finish
14 July: KRYS OCEAN RACE Prize Giving
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