NEWSFLASH: SAM IN 5TH PLACE – BEST POSITION OF WHOLE RACE – 2ND ROOKIE – 92 MILES TO FINISH..
Absender: "Offshore Challenges"
Datum: 21. Aug 2003 17:42
Latest positions put Sam in her best position of the entire race...5th place on the leader board - top Rookie Emig is in 2nd overall and Le Blevec 4 miles behind in 26th....
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LEG 4 : DINGLE (IRELAND) TO SAINT NAZAIRE (FRANCE)
Distance: 500 miles
ETA: Friday morning 0700-0900 BST 22nd August
IN BRIEF:
* SAM IN 5TH PLACE - BEST POSITION OF ENTIRE RACE - 2ND ROOKIE ONE MILE BEHIND LEADING ROOKIE EMIG...
* SKANDIA POSITIONED WITH LEADING GROUP CLOSER INSHORE INCLUDING LOICK PEYRON AND MICH DESJOYEAUX - ONLY 3 MILES SEPARATING LEADER GILDAS MORVAN AND 21ST PLACED MARC THIERCELIN...
* SECOND GROUP INCLUDING ROOKIE YVES LE BLEVEC (26TH) GO OFFSHORE SEARCHING FOR STRONGER SEA BREEZE...COULD GAIN THE ADVANTAGE LATER...
* CHECK WEBSITE http://www.samdavies.com/skandia FOR SAM/SKANDIA UPDATES
* ETA MID-MORNING TOMORROW...
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Latest poll at 1500 BST puts SKANDIA in 5th place overall 1.55 miles behind new leader Gildas Morvan and only just over one mile behind leading Rookie Marc Emig in second place. This is Sam's best position of the whole race and although it is extremely close on the water, this position reflects Sam's determination to see her first Solitaire du Figaro through to the finish.
The fleet have again split into two groups - the leading group of 21 boats including Sam, Loick Peyron (6th), Michel Desjoyeaux (14th), Alain Gautier (13th) and Armel Le Cleac'h (16th) who are the contenders for the overall title, closer inshore to the French coast. Whilst the second group have gone offshore in search of stronger sea breeze and could yet gain the advantage over the top of the leader board.
It is an incredibly close and tortuous game as the positions change radically at each positions poll. Sam said earlier during the radio vacation: "The whole race has been very, very hard...if you don't put in 100% you lose. I have some sea breeze so the wind is more steady and am just sailing the best I can... There is still a long way to go..."
LEG 4 POSITIONS - 1500 BST THURSDAY 21.8.03:
Skipper / Boat Name / Distance to Finish
1st Gildas MORVAN / Cercle Vert / 91.75 miles
2nd Marc EMIG* / Espoir Total Course au Large / +0.20 miles
3rd Lionel PEAN / Nouvel Observateur / +0.99 miles
4th Charles CAUDRELIER / Bostik Findley / +1.28 miles
5th Sam DAVIES* / SKANDIA / +1.55 miles
6th Loick PEYRON / Fujifilm / +1.60 miles
7th Kito DE PAVANT / Crash Bandicoot / +1.78 miles
8th Eric DROUGLAZET / David Olivier / +1.88 miles
9th Ronan GUERIN / Amandine & Chérie / +2.08 miles
10th Roindex ATTANASIO / Port Trebeurden / +2.09 miles
17th Sander BAKKER* / Egeria / + 2.65 miles
19th Stéphane SEVAUX*/ Sarthe / +2.73 miles
20th Eric PILAT* / Altaventure-SNSM / +2.79 miles
26th Yves LE BLEVEC* / Reve de Grand-Actual Intérim / +5.50 miles
* Rookie
TOP 5 OVERALL ROOKIE POSITION AFTER 3 LEGS:
Skipper / Boat Name / Elapsed Time
1st Marc EMIG / Espoire Total Course au Large / 242:54:01
2nd Sam DAVIES / SKANDIA / +03:11:03
3rd Yves LE BLEVEC / Reve de Grand-Actual Intérim / +03:24:55
4th Stéphane SEVAUX / Sarthe / +03:52:51
5th Sander BAKKER / Egeria / +05:27:20
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ENDS
For further details on Sam and her Skandia Figaro campaign, please see http://www.samdavies.com/skandia and for further information on the Solitaire du Figaro, please click on Race Info to read about the history, interesting facts, the course and competitors.
NOTES
Skandia is the title sponsor to Sam Davies' 2003 Figaro Campaign
Skandia Set Sail: making sailing more accessible; growing the sport's reach; enriching people's lives.
Skandia Cowes Week is the oldest and largest sailing regatta in the world with up to 1000 boats racing in the Solent. Skandia Cowes Week 2003 takes place between 2nd and 9th August.
Skandia is a leading international long term savings company.
http://www.skandia.com
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