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05.02.2014 / Race 8: Day 24
Race 8 Day 24:
Race 8A draws to a close in the Old Pulteney Navigator Cup
Brisbane, Australia to Singapore: Old Pulteney Navigator Cup
It was one of the tightest finishes we have seen in the Clipper 2013-14 Race with less than four boat lengths separating the winner Henri Lloyd and GREAT Britain, with OneDLL finishing just 25 minutes behind in third place. However, Race 8A is still underway as Team Garmin and Mission Performance battle on towards the finish line.
Invest Africa was the tenth entry to cross the finish line today at 0818 UTC. Now with just two teams left to cross the Sarangani waypoint, the finish line for Race 8A, Mission Performance, the most northerly yacht in the race has battled squalls and unpredictable winds in the last 24 hours, as skipper Matt Mitchell and team race on:
“It's been another frustrating 24 hours with the wind up and down, reasonably heavy squall activity as well as more kite changes than you can shake a stick at, or a piece of wool in this case!
“This morning has made up for things a little with a steady 20 knots of breeze from the north west (it was supposed to be from the north east) as well as a good favourable current meaning that we have very rarely been under 12 knots of speed all morning.”
Skipper of Team Garmin, Mark Burkes reflects on his tactical approach to the race:
“Our plan, once north, was always to use the south-flowing current on the east coast of Mindanao, which we have done with some success (bearing in mind we still have very light breeze from behind).
“Unfortunately, the wind hole that covered the front runners filled in much earlier than was forecast, such are the vagaries of sailing, and with their better angle, as soon as they started rolling again it was inevitable that we would drop down the fleet as quickly as we had risen up it.”
Race 8 Day 24: Race 8A draws to a close in the Old Pulteney Navigator Cup
Race 8 Day 24: Race 8A draws to a close in the Old Pulteney Navigator Cup
Once Team Garmin and Mission Performance cross the finish line of Race 8A, the teams will join the rest of the fleet and motor sail from the finish line to a restart point in the South China Sea for Race 8B.
Race 8 Day 24: Race 8A draws to a close in the Old Pulteney Navigator Cup
All positions reported as at the time of writing and are changing frequently. Check the fleets progress on the official Race Viewer
Crew Blog
The tall and the short of it
" The one design Clipper 70s have proved they can cope with all sorts of weather and seas with a mixed experience and skills crew aboard, but who decides how they are fitted out? To save the names of the innocent we have a 'random' sailing height scale and used this to compare practicalities and gear on the Clipper 70s..."
Alyson Wreford - Old Pulteney
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