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13.09.2013 / Day 5 / RACE 02
BREST, FRANCE - RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Road to Rio provides another night of close racing for Clipper Race fleet
It’s been another eventful night of close racing for the 12 strong fleet of yachts competing in the Clipper 13-14 Race. With less than a mile separating the top 10 on the leader board, the race is still anyones for the taking.
Yesterday it was reported that the Clipper 70 had already set a new speed record of 30.7 knots recorded by team Henri Lloyd in the North Atlantic, eclipsing the Clipper 68 which topped 29.3 knots during Leg 6 in the Southern Ocean.
With this in mind it comes as no surprise that Henri Lloyd has managed to indextain the lead overnight, with Derry~Londonderry~Doire still in second place with GREAT Britain once again clawing its way back up the leader board to third.
Skipper of Mission Performance, Matt Mitchell, the youngest out of the 12 skippers currently lying in fifth place describes last night as providing the perfect sailing conditions.
“Nice flat sea, good sailing breeze and a clear sky with a bright moon to light our way. We were still seeing speeds of 18 knots consistently which enabled us with great enjoyment to leave another of the fleet standing in the water, as well as to gain ten miles on another. Both watches worked really hard all night and the focus on deck was palpable.
“The forecast has the weather staying much the same so I am sure fleet wide the crews and skippers are rubbing their hands in eager anticipation of the joys to come.”
PSP Logistics helping transfer spare water maker to GREAT Britain
After several days racing GREAT Britain have reported experiencing problems with its water maker meaning they are now unable to produce any fresh water. PSP Logistics carries the fleet’s spare water maker and both yachts have now suspended racing to meet and transfer the spare parts.
The boats are approximately 3 miles apart and times and positions are being logged and redress will be calculated for each yacht by the Race Committee before they restart racing once they have completed the transfer.
The watermaker produces fresh water for drinking and cooking from salinated water.
Transfer of spares, fuel and water have been a feature of the Clipper Race throughout its history and this is by no means an unusual thing to do. In fact the skipper and crews practice this kind of manoeuvre in race training.
You can keep an eye on the fleets progress by checking the Official Race Viewer here. To catch up with all of our skippers, you can read the daily skipper reports here
Skipper Reports
Matt Mitchell
Ahoy there from the good ship Mission Performance! Well, what can I say other than that the last 24 hours has been the epitome of what perfect ocean sailing should be. It is an ample reward for the hard work of the preceding 24 hours, well done team. The sun was blazing yesterday and the sea state and wind had slacked ...
latest boat standings
position / team
DTL
dTF
HENRI LLOYD
3881.2M
DERRY-LONDONDERRY-DOIRE
3881.2M
PSP LOGISTICS
3917.6M
ONE DLL
3918.2M
MISSION PERFORMANCE
3918.6M
GREAT BRITAIN
3919.1M
QINGDAO
3922.6M
JAMAICA GET ALL RIGHT
3935M
INVEST AFRICA
3935.1M
SWITZERLAND
3965.6M
TEAM GARMIN
4025.5M
OLD PULTENEY
4036.2M
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