Information Velux 5 Oceans
Source : Pitch PR / 5-Oceans
– Organisateau : Clipper Adventure
– Velux 5 Oceans Race : 3 legs Solo Round the world race for Open 60s & 50s
– Ex-BOC Challenge / Around Alone
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Articles les plus récents
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Richards & Dubois hold an advantage to the East
In Class 1 of Around Alone, both Pindar & Solidaires are now through the Doldrums and on the ’inside track’ compared to leader Bobst Group-Armor Lux further to the West, as they settle into a few days of upwind sailing in 15 knots of South Easterly headwinds towards Cape Town via the South Atlantic High. Richards & Dubois hold an (…) -
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Stamm crosses Equator as chasing pack exit Doldrums
Today’s big news in the Around Alone is that the leader, Bernard Stamm, with perfect Swiss timing, crossed the Equator at 1300 hrs GMT exactly. Bernard is not resting for a moment though, despite a 197m advance on paper. "Pindar & Solidaires took the risk of crossing further to the East, and once they have come through, they will be in a (…) -
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Bernard Stamm finds a ’swiss exit’ through the doldrums
There is much to report this afternoon as the twelve yachts in the Around Alone make their way south. In Class 1 British sailor Emma Richards on Pindar has overtaken Thierry Dubois on Solidaires and is now a firm 17 miles ahead of the French skipper in second place again. -
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Stamm’s lead folds in half
The 6 strong Class 2 fleet and one Class 1 yacht in Around Alone have crossed the ’official demarcation’ between Europe and Africa, 150 or so miles from the Canary Islands. The last 24hrs has seen a strong battle of tactics as the fleet encounters a transitional weather system with varying winds. -
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Class 1 yachts find the Doldrums better than expected
The wind has filled in for the Class 2 yachts, and all except John Dennis on Bayer Ascensia are enjoying ideal sailing with the wind from behind and clear skies above. They have passed the latitude of Gibraltar and are now off the African coast making good speed. -
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Tactical light air racing for single handers
The clear Class 1 leader of Around Alone, Bobst Group/Armor Lux is finally slowing down, this time due to elements outside his control. This morning Swiss skipper Bernard Stamm had lost miles to his closest competition, Frenchman Thierry Dubois on Solidaires and British skipper Emma Richards on Pindar. -
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Simone Bianchetti would continue in Around Alone
In a race as long as the Around Alone, you never expect to see your competition except during the time spent at each stopover. The ocean is vast and the course options numerous, so it’s unlikely that one of your competitors will going the same way as you. Try telling that to Alan Paris on BTC Velocity and Derek Hatfield on Spirit of Canada. (…) -
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Short Term Pain for Long Term Gain
We zoom straight in on the story of Solidaires and Pindar’s duel for 2nd place in Leg 2 of Around Alone. At 0600hrs UTC this morning the unwelcome answer would have come via the Sat C to Emma Richards’ nagging question of how far away Solidaires is in the form of the latest rankings, which are calculated by customized Raytech software for (…) -
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Class 2 yachts are back in the race again
The four Class 1 yachts racing have enjoyed a relatively easy passage past the Canary Islands. Emma Richards however got a little shaken up during the night after Pindar did come to a screeching halt from 12 knots : "I jumped on deck to see just behind the boat a very VERY large white object a couple of metres below the surface, I’m sure it was (…) -
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The roaring ocean has given way to calm seas for the leaders
The four leading yachts in Class1 of the Around Alone 2002-03 must be wondering what has happened. After days of gale force winds and lashing rain, they suddenly find themselves "on vacation" as leading skipper Bernard Stamm wrote in an email to Race Operations. The roaring ocean has given way to calm seas with the tropical sun shining brightly (…)
