Sport-heute: Sailing - SIX STRONG FLEET RESUMES RACING BOUND FOR SANYA

22. Januar 2012, 19:13

SIX STRONG FLEET RESUMES RACING BOUND FOR SANYA

MALÉ, Maldives – Team Sanya celebrated Chinese New Year’s Eve by leading a full strength Volvo Ocean Race fleet off the start line on the 3,051-nautical mile Leg 3 second stage from the Maldives to their home port in China. A beautiful sunset greets PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during the first offshore night of leg 3 in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Sanya, China. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)

Zürich, 22.1.12 Red. (mk) In hot and humid tropical conditions the fleet got away cleanly on schedule at 0800 UTC on Sunday (1300 local time in the Maldives). Ken Read’s PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG had taken up the most northerly position, shadowed by overall race leader Team Telefónica skippered by Iker Martínez, with CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand at the opposite end of the start line.

Ken Read summed up the mood on-board PUMA’s Mar Mostro, “Well it finally feels like we are sailing around the world again at least we are not day racing anymore” and added “we have got our work cut out for us here this is a big leg for us.”

Meanwhile Mike Sanderson and the crew of Team Sanya look forward to a homecoming to remember in the Chinese city of Sanya on the island of Hainan, in the words of Mike Sanderson “Sanya here we come!” The boats will take around two weeks to complete Leg 3 second stage with an estimated arrival in Sanya on or around February 6.

Shotlist

00:00-00:10 OPEN SLATE
00:10-00:13 G/V Mike Sanderson (Skipper, Team Sanya) during start countdown
00:13-00:17 G/V on-board CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand
00:17-00:20 G/V grinding on-board PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG
00:20-00:24 Pull focus on-board Groupama sailing team to atoll of Malé
00:24-00:29 G/V grinding on-board Team Telefónica
00:29-00:33 G/V grinding on-board Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing
00:33-00:43 Countdown to START SOT “5,4,3,2,1” on-board CAMPER
00:43-01:01 Quote – CHRIS NICHOLSON, Skipper, CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand
“Pretty much went to plan there that start. We were on the line fairly early and had a bit of time to kill but managed it pretty nicely and were left on our own up towards the flag end. Just able to foot down over the fleet and popped out here first.”

01:01-01:22 Quote – FRANCK CAMMAS, Skipper, Groupama sailing team [FRENCH – English translation]
“The first hour can be rather tactical, with some going straight, and some tacking. You have to open your eyes and use the wind you have, because it’s already different from the grids. You have to be open. ”

01:22-01:45 Quote - KEN READ, Skipper, PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG
“Well it finally feels like we are sailing around the world again at least we are not day racing anymore and we wanted the left and we are up to the left of the group and it is going to be a tricky leg, lots you know, light, medium, reaching, running, no running of course not but we have got our work cut out for us here this is a big leg for us.”

01:45-01:50 G/V on-board Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing SOT “Nice puff here now, gonna sail sixties - 60, 62”
01:50-01:59 Quote – IAN WALKER, Skipper, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing
“Yeah the start was alright the guys in-shore have made a short term gain but they are coming down to us now. So yeah nice clear air it is all good.”

01:59-02:16 Quote – Iker Martinez, Skipper, Team Telefónica
[SPANISH – English translation]
“We have the leg to China, well, it’s a long leg, we will probably have to sail up wind a lot with light and medium winds. This is a condition we haven’t yet sailed that much and we will have to see how we perform.”

02:16-02:25 Quote – Mike Sanderson, Skipper, Team Sanya
“Yeah it is nice to get away you know that start doesn’t mean much in this longer leg but it is nice to get away cleanly and Sanya here we come!”

02:25-02:37 3D GRAPHIC – Malé to Sanya fleet progress after start
02:37-02:42 G/V on-board CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand
02:42-02:46 G/V on-board Groupama SOT “Full speed”
02:46-02:50 G/V Telefonica bow through the water
02:50-02:55 G/V grinding on-board Team Sanya
02:55-03:05 END SLATE

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Tony Rae trimming the main at sunset onboard CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand during leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Sanya, China. (Credit: Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race)

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racings skipper Ian Walker at the Navigation Station during leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Sanya, China. (Credit: Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)

Team Sanya skipper Mike Sanderson from NZL at the deck during leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Sanya, China. (Credit: Andr

Team Sanya during during leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Sanya, China. (Credit: Andre Soreano)

Team Telefonica, Jordi Calafat from Spain and Zane Gills from Australia repairing the sail during leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Sanya, China. (Credit: Diego Fructuoso/Team Telefonica/Volvo Ocean Race)

Team Sanya celebrating chinese new year during leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Sanya, China. (Credit: AndrŽs Soriano/Team Sanya/Volvo Ocean Race)

Team Sanya skippered by Mike Sanderson from NZL and the racing crew during leg 3 stage 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Sanya, China. (Credit: AndrŽs Soriano/Team Sanya/Volvo Ocean Race)