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CLIPPER 13-14 ROUND THE WORLD YACHT RACE
01.September 2013 - 2014
www.clipper-venture.com - Übersicht
Fotogalerie
5.11.2013 / RACE 04/Day 1
cape town, south africa - ALBANY, WEST AUSTRALIA
A southerly beat for crews as light winds set in
After an exciting and spectacular Race Start off table Mountain yesterday, the crews are now in light winds but with the promise of freshening conditions to come in the next 24 to 36 hours.
The first tactical decision was how wide a berth to give Green Point and the table Mountain wind shadow, with the majority of the fleet heading across the bay towards Robben Island.
The yachts then started a beat in a more southerly direction with some close racing overnight, but the wind became more fickle as the morning came.
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Start in Kapstadt
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Olly Cotterell, skipper of OneDLL, describes the first 24 hours of racing to Western Australia.
“Over the course of the evening there was hard work by all as we tacked down the depth contours and monitored the water temperature. The wind died and we had to change to the Yankee 1 again. This level of work has been hard on the crew but they have taken it in their stride, without complaint.
“It is early days yet and there appears to be one of two yachts to chase down. Trying to use the lows to our best advantage and working hard in rough conditions should help us make good progress towards Albany.”
Qingdao is currently leading the fleet as of 1200UTC, followed by Henri Lloyd in second and Derry~Londonderry~Doire in third position.
latest boat standings
position / team
dTF
qingdao
4621.9M
henri lloyd
4623.6M
derry~londonderry~doire
4635.3M
old pulteney
4637M
great britain
4638.1M
onedll
4638.9M
mission performance
4639.5M
switzerland
4678.2M
psp logistics
4668.8M
invest africa
4683.4M
jamaica get all right
4689M
team garmin
4678.2m
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