For Ericsson 3, the finish of Volvo Ocean Race leg five cannot come soon enough. It is a question of watching anxiously to see what the opposition is doing – in this case Ericsson 4, and waiting for the wind to fill in to propel them to a first-place finish in Rio de Janeiro. The team has covered a measly 189 nm in the past 24 hours.
With every three-hour position report there is a small loss or gain to be made and today at 1300 GMT, Ericsson 3 was on the up, having clawed back 15 miles from Ericsson 4 to extend their margin to 72 nautical miles.
Currently 246 nm off the Brazilian coast and parallel to Port Alegre, Ericsson 3 is making 9.3 knots. Ericsson 4 is right on her tail and still has wind, while PUMA …Â Details
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With the fleet of four 40ft boats in the Portimão Global Ocean Race safely around Cape Horn and into the South Atlantic, the Race Director, Josh Hall, takes a frank look at this achievement, the implications this has for future events and the likely impact:
March 18th,19th and 20th 2009 have become historic dates in the history of Round The World Yacht Racing and true milestones for The Portimão Global Ocean Race.
At the same time as the fleet of 70ft Volvo Ocean Race yachts rounded Cape Horn, so did the Portimão Global Ocean Race fleet of 40-footers. Both fleets manned by passionate, talented sailors and both fleets followed by a massive internet audience that held their breath as… Details
SANTA CRUZ — Jack O’Neill and the O’Neill Sea Odyssey marine science and ecology program welcomed the 50,000th student aboard the organization’s 65-foot catamaran Friday morning.
Radcliff Elementary student Esmael Torres shook O’Neill’s hand as he and his Watsonville classmates from Amy Grant’s class climbed aboard and lifted anchor at the fuel dock in the east Santa Cruz harbor…. Details
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Latest news from onboard Puma.
PUMA LEG FIVE DAY 36 QFB: received 21.03.09 1524 GMT
Kenny’s asked me to fill in for him today as he’s been laid up in with a bad stomach.
One thing’s for sure it’s not from overeating, we are slowly starting to move into a rationing situation. The food was planned out for a 36 day leg, which is tomorrow. Add to that the fact we had a strangely contaminated batch of food on one of the earlier days so essentially today is our last day of regular food… starting tomorrow … Details