Volvo Ocean Race Press Information

It seems like we are alone on the ocean. The Dragons have gone in stealth mode, we don’t know why, as we are safely tucked behind them, but it might get some of their supporters a bit more nervous. With the given the wind direction there is only one course to sail for us and that is straight to Rio, no big buffalo girl possible right now. But the dragons will approach Rio at night time, not the best time of the day, so who knows how much they will slow down.

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Late yesterday afternoon we finally escaped the clutches of the high pressure that had been slowing our progress for the previous couple of days. 

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Zero.  That is what the boat speed reads right now – 80 miles from the finish, 40 odd miles behind Ericsson 4. To put this in perspective, we made six miles toward the finish in the last three hour position reports and gained on E4!

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Zero.  That is what the boat speed reads right now – 80 miles from the finish, 40 odd miles behind Ericsson 4.To put this in perspective, we made six miles toward the finish in the last three hour position reports and gained on E4!

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Well done Ericsson 3 from all of us, a very well sailed leg by them.  A great result for Scandinavian sailing!

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So the waiting to get to Rio is about to come to an end. As I write this, eight miles are remaining. Not much breeze for the last night, but we were fortunate enough to find a good squall-line to follow at good speed on course for Rio for two hours before we stopped. Now the land breeze has finally filled out to us.

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"Everything can happen in sailing and hockey!”.  That is what Magnus Olsson usually says when the wind is dropping or something is uncertain.

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Of Jack Nicholson’s movies one, for me, stands out above the others, and I bet there isn’t a hall of residence at any university around the world which does not have at least one poster from the film of Jack poking his head through the recently axed down door.

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With Green Dragon stretching their lead back out to over 100 miles, it would seem that our plans for an exciting duel to the finish have been thwarted for now. 

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Just to set the record straight after reading some articles, so that the families don’t have to worry.

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