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25. Dezember 2011, 19:09
Frohe Weihnachten!
Am heutigen Weihnachtsmorgen feierten die Rennfahrer der Königsklasse zum Erstenmal seit der Race 89-90 auf hoher See. Dabei verteidigt CAMPER mit Chris Nicholson aus Australien den ersten Platz vor den Spaniern mit Telefonica knapp mit 12 Meilen Vorsprung. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing during leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Cape Town, South Africa to Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Credit: Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Zürich, 25.12.11 Red. (mk) Trotzdem gibt es noch viele Naturgefahren und wechselnden Winden bevor die Flotte auf die Abschlussstrecke der Leg 2 geht.
Mit einer Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit zwischen 13 und 18,5 Knoten ringen PUMA mit Ken Read USA und Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Azzam mit Ian Walkder aus Irland um den Anschluss. Frank Cammas ist aber den beiden, die sich nur durch 12 Meilen trennen mit knapp 60 Meilen Rückstand auf den Fersen.
Die Punkte auf dieser Leg 2 werden bekanntlich ja geteilt. Die erste Stufe mit 80% und den Sprint bis ins Ziel mit 20 ". Das bedeutet 24 - 20 - 16 - 12 - 8 - 4. Dazwischen gibt es einen sicheren Boxenstop an einem bis jetzt unbekannten Ort um dann den Sprint bis ins Ziel nach Abu Dhabi zu beginnen. Diese "Unannehmlichkeiten" sind durch die ständige Bedrohung der Piraterie rund um Somalia entstanden.
English Version
SAILORS AWAKE, SALUTE THE HAPPY MORN
On this Christmas morning, the first time since the fifth race in 1989-90 that sailors competing in the premier round the world race have been at sea on this special day, CAMPER (Chris Nicholson/AUS) continued to fight off any advances from second-placed Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP) just 12 nautical miles astern.
However, there are still plenty of natural hazards and light and variable winds to negotiate before the fleet reaches the conclusion of this first stage of Leg 2.
The beleaguered PUMA’s Mar Mostro (Ken Read/USA) and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Azzam (Ian Walker/GBR) have both picked up some good speeds, 13 and 18.5 knots average speed respectively, while Groupama 4 and Franck Cammas is sandwiched in third place making just over 11 knots. With only 12 nm separating the first two at 1000 UTC today, and Cammas an ominous 56 nm behind, this leg is far from over and the chasing pack is putting serious pressure on.
Points for this two-stage leg are divided: 80 per cent is allotted for the first stage and the remaining 20 per cent awarded for the sprint to the finish in Abu Dhabi. This means 24 points for a stage one win, 20 for second, 16 for third, 12 for fourth, 8 for fifth and 4 for sixth. In between, there is a pitstop when the fleet will be shipped from their safe haven to a point nearer to Abu Dhabi to avoid the ever-present threat of piracy.
The crews will have been awake most of the night, trimming sails and stacking gear in order to make their boats go faster. We’re sure John Byrom, who wrote this Christmas carol for his daughter Dolly in 1745 will not mind us adapting the first line for our headline in the Indian Ocean.
| Leg 2 | |||||||
| Report: 25/12/2011 10:01:42 UTC | |||||||
| DTL | DTLC | BS | |||||
| 1 | CMPR (STE) | 0.00 | 0 | 8.3 | |||
| 2 | TELE (STE) | 12.00 | 6 | 9.3 | |||
| 3 | GPMA (STE) | 56.30 | 13 | 11.4 | |||
| 4 | PUMA (STE) | 80.40 | 19 | 13 | |||
| 5 | ADOR (STE) | 181.30 | 34 | 18.5 | |||
| - | SNYA | Suspended Racing |
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Pablo Arrarte onboard Team Telefonica during leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Cape Town, South Africa to Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Credit: Diego Fructuoso/Team Telefonica/Volvo Ocean Race)
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing during leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Cape Town, South Africa to Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Credit: Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing during leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Cape Town, South Africa to Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Credit: Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing during leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Cape Town, South Africa to Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Credit: Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Martin Krite onboard Groupama Sailing Team during leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Cape Town, South Africa to Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
Kelvin Harrap (right) helps Casey Smith (left) with a takedown on the bow. PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Cape Town, South Africa to Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)
Phil Harmer onboard Groupama Sailing Team during leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Cape Town, South Africa to Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Credit: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race)
