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'This could be a really key point of the leg!' - Caudrelier
7th January 2015
IT’S DECISION TIME
‘This could be a really key point of the leg’ – Charles Caudrelier.
Leg 3: Abu Dhabi to Sanya (4,670 nautical miles)
Days at sea: 4
Boat speed: 11 knots
Position in fleet: 1st with Team Brunel now just 1.5nm behind. As Caudrelier says; ’Stop following us! Or stay where you are!’
Distance to finish: 3,862.6 nautical miles.
What happens next? Currently downwind sailing but in winds that get progressively lighter as they approach centre of anticyclone that they are going around. This means fleet compresses before they gybe back out to better winds. Dongfeng aiming to get to the north east Monsoon winds first if they can…
Image cr?edit: Sa?m Greenf?ield/Don?gfeng Ra?ce Team
New for this leg, the skipper of our determined men onboard Dongfeng, is writing each day a few great lines explaining what’s uppermost in his mind. Read here for the great blog from Charles – as he says, today is a key day for this leg with a big decision to make on when to gybe. Too soon and the descent of the Indian Ocean will be too close to the lighter winds off the coast of India, too late and the winds will be lighter and the distance sailed extra. Timing is everything in this game, and with Brunel and the rest breathing down their throats, the timing of this gybe could be decisive for the next phase of leg 3. Onboard Dongfeng, the guys have settled in to their offshore rhythm, Sam seems to be managing the food management better than expected on top of his primary media duties (which he’s doing a great job on – check out his latest blog here), and Kit and Jack are clearly not letting the side down as the newbies onboard. But clearly they would be preferring to still be eating normal food in the hotel in Abu Dhabi!
Image cr?edit: Sa?m Greenf?ield/Don?gfeng Ra?ce Team
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