Fotogalerie
7.10.2013 / Day 29 / RACE 02
LoNDON, UK - Rio de janEIro, brazil
A thrilling finish in Rio for top three teams
What an exciting 24 hours it has been in the Clipper Race.
After 5,000 miles of racing and 27 days at sea, Jamaica Get All Right crossed the finish line into Rio just 19 seconds ahead of PSP Logistics at 10:53:48 local time Sunday, following a thrilling battle for Race 2.
However, the victory was bittersweet. After taking into account redress, which gave some boats time credits to compensate for suspending racing while replenishing fresh water supplies in the Doldrums, PSP Logistics moved ahead of Jamaica Get All Right in the overall standings after applying a 1 hour 11 min redress to win Race 2.
To add to the excitement, Qingdao was third over the lineat 13:45:00 (UTC-3) , but Henri Lloyd has taken the third podium position as it had a 7 hour 15 minute redress applied after arriving at 2018 local time, putting it ahead of the Chinese entry in overall standings.
PSP Logistics skipper, Chris Hollis, celebrated his team’s strong performance. He said: “The finish was fantastic. We had been playing cat and mouse for about a week with Jamaica Get All Right since we left the Doldrums. We didn’t get much sleep last night but getting a grandstand finish was all worth it.
“This is a brand new boat and a brand new team, and neither has been tested in these conditions. As a team we really progressed and grew stronger as the race went on. Overall, I think we dealt with the tough conditions all very well.”
Jamaica Get All Right skipper Pete Stirling added: “It felt great to come in first to Rio. It was a very long, very tough race. There have been highs and lows. It’s not the toughest of all the races physically but mentally it felt incredibly tough.
“Coming into the Doldrums, we were at the back of the pack but I had my tactics planned the whole way. Making our break out to the east and overtaking the fleet to take line honours in the final stages is a fantastic and memorable achievement for us all.”
The provisional places so far are: First place PSP Logistics, second place Jamaica Get All Right, third place Henri Lloyd, fourth place Qingdao, fifth place One DLL, sixth Derry~Londonderry~Doire.
The reindexder of the fleet will arrive in Rio de Janeiro over the next two days. Race 3, Leg 2 to Cape Town, South Africa, will start on Saturday, 12 October.
See the Clipper Race website for expected arrival times.
You can keep an eye on the reindexder of the fleet's progress here at the Official Race Viewer and to read all the skipper reports click here.
latest boat standings
position / team
dTF
psp logistics
0M
jamaica get all right
0M
henri lloyd
0M
qingdao
0M
onedll
0M
derry~londonderry~doire
0M
great britain
15.4M
old pulteney
22.6M
TEAM GARMIN
202.3M
switzerland
355.2m
mission performance
393.2M
INVEST AFRICA
569.1M
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