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Around Alone • leg 3
40’ Spirit of Canada leads class two
The split, which emerged yesterday between Thierry Dubois on Solidaires & Simone Bianchetti on Tiscali in the East, and Bernard Stamm on Bobst Group-Armor Lux and the rest of Class 1 in the South has lead to interesting developments on the Around Alone race track. The Frenchman, perhaps realising that given the same conditions, (...) -
Around Alone • Leg 3
Perfect conditions for getting back to sea for Around Aloners
The Around Alone fleet had a calm first night with light winds - perfect conditions for getting back to sea after a layover on land. An interesting scenario is opening up already on day one of Leg 3 from Cape Town to Tauranga NZL: Thierry Dubois on Solidaires and Simone Bianchetti on Tiscali have put a lot of easting into their route and (...) -
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Leg three start from Cape Town
A heavy cloud hung low over Table Mountain as the start gun fired from the SA Navy Mine Sweeper boat to signal the beginning of Leg 3 of Around Alone 2002-03. First across the line was Canadian skipper Derek Hatfield on Spirit of Canada, followed closely by British skipper Emma Richards on Pindar, the first Class 1 boat to cross. Soon enough (...) -
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Single handers ready to leave Cape Town for New Zealand
The Leg 3 Press Conference, hosted by Race Partner Raymarine, City of Cape Town’s Events Office and port sponsors Afrox, was held this morning at the BMW Pavilion in the V&A Waterfront. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston held the weather briefing using the Raytech Navigator 4.1 to show the forecast for the first 24hrs of the leg from Cape Town (...) -
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Last two Class 2 skippers finished in Cape Town
The last two Class 2 skippers finished in Cape Town today in a dramatic two horse boat race to the line 7,000 nm and 55 days since leaving Torbay, England on Leg 2 of Around Alone 2002-03. Alan Paris on BTC Velocity and John Dennis on Bayer Ascensia both came out of the fog this morning only to be surprised to see each other’s boats just (...) -
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Tim Kent on Everest Horizontal finished the second leg
American Great Lakes skipper Tim Kent on Everest Horizontal finished the second leg of the Around Alone at 17:57:35 local time (15:37:35 GMT) on 1st December, to take 2nd in Class 2. The daylight seeped from the sky as Everest Horizontal neared the finish line in light winds caused by the blanket from by the land mass, but just as the boat got (...) -
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Brad Van Liew wins leg two in Cape Town
Six weeks and two days after leaving Torbay, England, American skipper Brad van Liew sailed his red, white and blue Open 50, Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America, across the finish line in Cape Town to win Leg 2 of Around Alone 2002-03. The only ’veteran’ in the race, this was Brad’s second straight leg win and it solidifies his (...) -
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Brad Van Liew 169 miles away from Cape Town
The Leg 2 finish line in Cape Town for Class 2 leader, American Brad Van Liew, is 169 miles away. After the rocket ride of the last few days, which earned Van Liew a covetous World Record Record #sailingrecord for his 24hr run of 345 miles in Open 50 Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America, life has turned into more of an upwind slog just before the (...) -
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Class 2 fleet is negotiating the edges of the South Atlantic High
The Class 2 fleet in Around Alone 2002-03 are negotiating the edges of the South Atlantic High, and it’s providing much more of a tactical challenge than it did for the Class 1 boats. For class leader Brad van Liew on Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America the trip south has been the most (...) -
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Graham Dalton arrived in fourth place to Cape Town
Graham Dalton finally crossed the line on Hexagon after a struggle in light airs in the last few miles at 04:54:12 local time, or 02:54:12 GMT. Crossing the line in fourth position, the 6,880 nautical mile leg took 31 days, 15 hours, 54 minutes and 12 seconds to (...)
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Tour du monde en solitaire avec escale : Velux 5 Oceans ex-BOC Challenge, ex-Around Alone