Velux 5 Oceans - Alone-Round the World Yacht Race www.velux5oceans.com - Übersicht Thursday 19 April, 2007 DALTON FORCED TO MAKE ANOTHER PIT STOP Kiwi skipper arrives in Bermuda The run of bad luck continues for Graham Dalton who has been forced to make another pit stop in the second leg of the VELUX 5 OCEANS. A SOUTHERN MAN AGD has now reached the Atlantic island of Bermuda and officially suspended racing at 07:00 local time (11:00 UTC). Dalton not only has problems with his autopilot systems, but ended up with a shredded genoa and a bruised body after battling through tough conditions with 35-45 knots of wind, gusting 50 knots. Dalton must respect a 48 hour time penalty in Bermuda for receiving assistance before continuing towards Norfolk, meaning he can re-commence racing at 07:00 local time on Saturday April 21. Under race rules, Dalton must arrive in Norfolk by 12:20 local time on Sunday April 22, as skippers are required to spend a mandatory 72 hours in a host port and then re-commence racing on the next leg within 7 days of the official re-start. A number of yachts have pulled into Bermuda to seek shelter from the storms ravaging the Eastern seaboard of the United States and Dalton will work on making the necessary repairs to continue in The Ultimate Solo Challenge. Race organisers will provide a further update tomorrow on Dalton's situation. Meanwhile, leg three is underway for the reindexing competitors and Swiss skipper Bernard Stamm leads the fleet in the trans-Atlantic sprint to Bilbao (Basque Country). - END - For more information on VELUX 5 OCEANS please visit www.velux5oceans.com , or contact: Tim Kelly / Justine Ozoux Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE