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Around Alone • Leg "
Three Class 2 skippers racing for the podium places in Leg 3 of Around Alone
It has been a trying few days for the three Class 2 skippers racing for the podium places in Leg 3 of Around Alone in the northern Tasman Sea, as fickle winds makes the going slow and frustrating. The fight for second in the Class 2 overall rankings is being hotly contested by American skipper Tim Kent on Open 50 Everest Horizontal and (...) -
Around Alone
Bernard Stamm : "a short summary of the stage between Cape Town and Tauranga"
Bobst Group - Armor Lux Open 60’ skipper, Bernard Stamm, has won all three first legs of the round the world solo race. now in new Zealand, he is working on the repairs of the damage starboard part of the hull. He is also visiting Alinghi team in Auckland... -
Around Alone • Leg 3
Brad Van Liew to take leg 3 victory with 1000 nm advance
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Arouns Alone • Leg 3
Graham Dalton reaches Tauranga in third
New Zealander Graham Dalton commented earlier in the day on the satellite phone that he was feeling very excited to be arriving into his home port of Tauranga on Hexagon on the podium in Leg 3 of Around Alone. At 19:38:18 hrs local time (06:38:18 GMT) he sailed his Owen Clarke designed Open 60 hard on the wind and heeled over at 12 knots - (...) -
Around alone • Leg 3
Stamm first in Tauranga, Dubois awaited ’one step behind’
Class 1 leader Bernard Stamm on Bobst Group - Armor Lux, crossed the finish line of Leg 3 in the shadow of Mount Maunganui in Tauranga, New Zealand at 11:24:43 local time on Thursday Jan 9th (22:24:43 GMT Wed January 8th), proving for the 3rd time that he is the master of this Around Alone. Even with 4 reefs in the mainsail the Swiss skipper (...) -
Around Alone • Leg 3
Bernard Stamm 80 nm to New Zealand
The countdown to the finish in Tauranga, NZL is still in progress for Class 1 leader Bernard Stamm on Bobst Group - Armor Lux, as the Swiss skipper battles with extreme weather off the East coast of New Zealand. A helicopter that flew over him yesterday evening reported the boat to be well reefed down in 40 knot headwinds and pounding into (...) -
Around Alone • leg 3
Stamm is looking over his shoulder as the fleet enters the tricky Tasman Sea
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Around Alone • Leg 3
Solo sailors located between the Kerguelens and Southern Australia
A total of 2,130 nm separates first from last boat in the Around Alone race deep in the heart of the Southern Ocean, where currently 11 skippers and their Open class yachts are located between the Kerguelens and Southern Australia. One by one the front boats are passing the virtual waypoint at 46N and of course the second of the three (...) -
Around Alone • Leg 3
Canadian skipper John Dennis announced his retirement from Around Alone
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Around Alone • Leg 3
Swiss skipper Bernard Stamm and Brad Van Liew lead their respective classes
The Southern Ocean is dishing up its usual dose of difficult conditions and they are taking their toll on the 12 strong Around Alone fleet after 8 days of racing from Cape Town, South Africa on their way to Tauranga, NZL. Swiss skipper Bernard Stamm on Bobst Group-Armor Lux and Brad Van Liew on Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America lead their (...)
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Tour du monde en solitaire avec escale : Velux 5 Oceans ex-BOC Challenge, ex-Around Alone