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Volvo Ocean Race 2011/2012 - Leg 5 - Start 18.03.2012
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March 30, 2012 - 1900 UTC Leg 5 Day 13
TELEFÓNICA MAKE NEW PLANS AS GROUPAMA AND PUMA ROUND CAPE HORN
Leg 5 30/03/2012 19:05:56 UTC
DTL DTLC BS DTF
1 GPMA 0.00 0 13.9 1850.7 2 PUMA 13.10 1 12.5 1863.9 3 TELE 254.60 24 23.4 2105.3 4 CMPR 1347.70 2 14.3 3198.4 5 ADOR 1714.50 8 15.8 3565.2 - SNYA Did Not Finish
At 1255 UTC today, Groupama (Franck Cammas/FRA) was first round Cape Horn with a 13 nautical mile (nm) lead over PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG. At 1900 UTC, Groupama led PUMA by 12.4 nm. However, as the two teams were celebrating rounding Cape Horn and putting the rigours of the Southern Ocean behind them, Team Telefónica were making new plans.The Spanish team has re-evaluated their strategy for a pit stop in Ushuaia and instead have made new plans to stop at Cape Horn itself. Maxwell Cove, a small and well-protected inlet situated within the group of Wollaston islands, right at the heart of the Chilean Cape Horn national park will be their new destination.
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Groupama Rundet Kap Hoorn
Foto: Yann Riou
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The change will avoid the 100-mile stretch up to Ushuaia.Members of the shore team have already left Port Williams in a 50-foot steel boat and will meet the crew in the lee of the islands, where they will help to make the necessary reinforcements and repairs.
The rules state that the team must stop for a minimum of 12 hours in order to receive outside assistance, and the team is confident of completing the work within that period.Skipper Iker Martínez/ESP said today, “If all goes well, we will try to carry out the repairs without stopping off on land”. At 1900 UTC tonight, the team had just less than 170 nm to sail to the safety of the islands.Even though Groupama and PUMA are 254 nm ahead, conditions for the second half of the leg to Itajaí are tricky for the leading pair. Strong tides and currents flow through the narrow Le Maire Strait between Staten Island and Tierra del Fuego, which if flowing against Groupama and PUMA, could give time back to Telefónica. In around three days, Groupama and PUMA will require a careful tactical strategy to avoid a high-pressure system blocking the path to Brazil, which could also benefit the Spanish team.Meanwhile, a further 1714 nm back, Ian Walker and the crew of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing are continuing to weigh up their options after a tortuous episode of boat fixing when delamination was detected in a mid-section of the hull on Thursday. Although the repair appears to have been successful, the crew is sailing the boat carefully.
The third boat in the sick bay, CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand (Chris Nicholson/AUS), are making their way to Puerto Montt in Chile for repairs.
March 30, 2012 - 1000 UTC Leg 5 Day 13
GROUPAMA AND PUMA NECK AND NECK ON CAPE HORN APPROACH
Leg 5 30/03/2012 10:13:41 UTC
DTL DTLC BS DTF
1 GPMA 0.00 0 21.4 1965.7 2 PUMA 10.50 1 19.3 1976.2 3 TELE 318.60 11 16.4 2284.2 4 CMPR 1335.40 26 11.2 3301.0 5 ADOR 1674.60 39 13.9 3640.2 - SNYA Did Not Finish
At 1000 UTC today, the safe buffer carefully built up by Groupama (Franck Cammas/FRA) had all but disappeared as PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG (Ken Read/USA) closed to within 10.5 nautical miles (nm). The leading two are fighting for premiership in the final approaches to the mythical Cape Horn, under 50 nm ahead, which will mark the end of 10 days of violent and typical Southern Ocean weather.The wind has dropped between two low-pressure systems, which slowed Groupama and allowed PUMA to charge in at three knots faster.
Ahead Groupama reported visibility of just 100 metres and rain and the speed of both boats has stabilised to around 20 knots.“We hope to see this famous rock, to mark the occasion…but if we don’t, then no worries, it won’t stop us from celebrating that. The most important thing is for the Cape to be in our wake,” reported Groupama’s Media Crew Member Yann Riou.Meanwhile, Team Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP), still clinging on to third place, had lost 11 nm and were 318 nm behind the leader as they continue to make careful progress, determined to finish on the podium in Itajaí.A further 1,674 nm from back in the fleet and alone, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) acted quickly when the crew detected movement in one of the forward hull panels. The team immediately slowed the boat to assess the damage. More information will be issued as soon as possible.
CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand (Chris Nicholson/AUS) are heading towards Chile, but have confirmed their intention to make a pit stop in Puerto Montt in around four days’ time.
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