PUMA Leg Five Day 28 QFB: received 13.03.09 0413 GMT
Friday, March 13th, 2009…And now for a break in the action…
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Telefónica Blue Leg Five Day 16 QFB: received 01.03.09 1825 GMT
Sunday, March 1st, 2009Today was Tom’s (Tom Addis – navigator) birthday, and he was lucky that his wife and daughter had prepared a nice package for him. Jono (Jonathan Swain) reckoned it was his last present, as once you are past 40 this kind of things start slipping through, so he better should enjoy it. We were all on deck for the occasion and sang happy birthday for him. He seemed to be content with his gift, especially the drawing of his daughter and pictures from the entire family made him smile.
Leg Five Day 13 Daily Story: Out of the Squall Zone
Thursday, February 26th, 2009The Volvo fleet is rumbling down the track towards Fiji, which is not a mark of the course or a scoring gate, but it is a significant milestone mentally for the five crews racing in this 12,300 nm leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, the longest in the 36-year history of the event. After passing Fiji, there is still approximately 1000 nm to run to the first of two gates, where the first points will be scored.
Leg Five Day 10 Daily Story: Racing Through Paradise Towards The Southern Hemisphere
Monday, February 23rd, 2009It’s day 10 of the 12,300 nm leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Qingdao to Rio, and Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) has fought off her opponents and still leads the race south as the team crossed into the southern hemisphere. However, there has been plenty of excitement on the race track and also some narrow escapes with wildlife in the last 24 hours.
Ericsson 4 Leg Five Day 10 QFB: received 23.02.09 1136 GMT
Monday, February 23rd, 2009It’s another beautiful evening on Ericsson 4 with very pleasant conditions. The sky is clear and the full display of stars is on view – with the Southern Cross directly on the bow.
Green Dragon Leg Five Day 10 QFB: Received 23.02.09 0329 GMT
Monday, February 23rd, 2009There has been plenty of excitement on the Green Dragon in the last couple of days, not least a close call with a huge whale first thing this morning. The whale breached the surface about three boat lengths to windward of us when we were charging along at 17 knots. It does make you wonder what the impact would be like if you hit one of these fantastic creatures flat out – it’s probably best not to think about it too much.
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Leg Five Day 9 Daily Story: Doldrums Compression Gives Hope To Back Markers
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA), pathfinders in this 12,300 nm leg from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro, has arrived in the Doldrums, much to the relief of the Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) who started leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race some 19 hours behind the rest of the fleet and now has a chance to close their deficit.
Ericsson 3 Leg Five Day 8 QFB: received 21.02.09 1552 GMT
Saturday, February 21st, 2009Magnus Olsson is disappointed. Not with the team and our efforts. With that part he is very happy. Not the least since we are keeping up with the front guys when we started seven hours after them. Just starting this leg was an effort itself.
Daily Story Leg Two Day 5: “No Broach, Please God, No Broach”
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008It is one wipeout after another as the Volvo fleet endures yet more heinous conditions as it races towards the scoring gate on leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race to Cochin in India. PUMA (Ken Read/USA) has crashed off another wave, but, this time, the damage is rather more serious.
PUMA Leg Two Day 5 QFB: received 19.11.08 0743 GMT
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Greetings from the monster hospital ward. And the hospital is not necessarily for humans. Just for our beautiful boat.
