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VOLVO OCEAN RACE

ASSA ABLOY wins leg 5 of Volvo Ocean Race into Miami

Second Victory For ASSA ABLOY

mercredi 27 mars 2002Information Volvo Ocean Race

At 0549 ASSA ABLOY crossed the finish line winning this leg and securing second place in the overall standings of the Volvo Ocean Race. British skipper Neal McDonald and his American Navigator lead the yacht always in contact with the lead for the whole leg. For several days, the Swedish yacht was leading the fleet.

In a fabulous finale, they left their long time shadow Tyco behind and went neck and neck with the then leading yacht, illbruck. Having avoided any serious sail damage on this leg, it allowed them to sail away from illbruck, who was lacking a light wind spinnaker, which they lost overboard three days ago.

This victory is the second time in the Volvo Ocean Race that ASSA ABLOY stands on top of the podium, after the Sydney to Auckland leg with line honours in the Sydney - Hobart Race. Being rated as one of the favourites before the start in September last year, it took the team two legs to get the boat and crew into a winning performance.


Volvo Ocean Race Position Report, Day 19, 0609 GMT

PS Yacht Latitude Longitude DTF CMG SMG TFHR DTL DTL-C ETA PO
- 1 AART 25 48.40N 080 05.72W 0 0 0 0 0 0 27/03/02 05:49 28
- 2 ILBK 25 56.60N 080 04.40W 8 258 3.6 177 8 -5 27/03/02 06:44 36
- 3 TYCO 25 55.56N 080 00.68W 8 306 4.4 185 8 -4 27/03/02 06:45 24
- 4 NEWS 25 43.32N 079 36.28W 27 237 5 219 27 -7 27/03/02 08:31 24
- 5 TSEB 25 36.20N 079 38.36W 28 230 5 207 28 -5 27/03/02 08:34 16
- 6 AONE 25 49.00N 079 16.76W 44 226 6.9 221 44 -8 27/03/02 10:02 25
- 7 DJCE 25 30.84N 077 01.96W 171 240 8.4 226 171 -9 27/03/02 23:06 19
- 8 ATOO 25 32.72N 076 59.24W 173 243 7.8 227 173 -9 27/03/02 23:15 8


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