Vendée Globe, verso l’Equatore al piccolo trotto
OceanoVelaVendée Globe 16 Novembre 2008 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic=786,250,170,,left]Vendée Globe – Capo Verde – Quella appena trascorsa è stata una notte molto positiva per il gruppo di testa della Vendée Globe. Ormai prossimi a Capo Verde, Loick peyron, Jean Le Cam e Sebstien Josse hanno infatti allungato il passo su Jean-Pierre Dick, confermandosi leader indiscussi della regata. Mentre lo skipper di Paprec-Virbac 2 guarda con attenzione ai movimenti dei diretti avversari, nelle retrovie Mike Golding, attardato a bordo di Ecover 3, inizia ad essere impensierito dalla straordinaria rimonta di Delta Dore, l’IMOCA 60 di Jeremy Beyou.
A poter sorridere, dopo le vicissitudini dei giorni passati, è senza dubbio Michel Desjoyeaux su Foncia che nelle ultime ore ha fatto segnare medie decisamente superiori a quelle degli avversari. Certo, il suo distacco dai leader è importante, ma il navigatore francese appare determinato a non darsi per vinto.
Day 7, 05.00 GMT, ranking.
1 – Loïck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) 21804.6 miles to finish
2 – Jean Le Cam (VM Matériaux) at + 22.5 nm
3 – Seb Josse (BT) at + 30.5 nm
4 – Jean-Pierre Dick (Paprec-Virbac 2) at + 63.7 nm
5 – Vincent Riou (PRB) at + 80.8 nm
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Video courtesy Vendée Globe.
VENDEE GLOBE, A BREAK
[singlepic=785,250,170,,left][Vendée Globe Press Release] A little break has occurred with the leading trio, Peyron, Le Cam, Josse, gaining an extra 20 miles overnight over Jean-Pierre Dick (Paprec-Virbac 2) in fourth place.
The gap between Paprec-Virbac 2 and Peyron’s Gitana Eighty is now more than 60 miles. Dick, winner of the Barcelona Race with Damian Foxall, and the second wave of skippers, may have worries about this scenario, where the three frontrunners leave them standing and continue to compete against each other in their own race. That is not the the case, but there is the possibility.
For Mike Golding, GBR, (Ecover 3) in ninth, losses overnight are very much in keeping with the breezes he had, but a small gain to 10th placed Jérémie Beyou (Delta Dore) does not amount to much. More concerning will be the possibility of the break at the front increasing. Rich Wilson, USA, (Great American III) made a gain of two places through clever choices passing the Canary Islands passing both Unai Basurko, ESP, (Pakea Bizkaia) and Raphael Dinelli, (Fondation Océan Vital). Dinelli sailed west of the Canaries, while Wilson and Basurko bith chose to pass between Grand Canaria and Fuerteventura, Great American III close to Grand Canaria’s east shore, Basurko paralleled close to the west coast of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. Great American III is now 19th.
Some have at least the consolation that they avoided the trap that closed the door on Marc Guillemot (Safran) and to a lesser extent on Dee Caffari (Aviva), who both suffered in the disturbed winds around the Canaries, although fifty miles to their west. The skipper of Safran certainly paid the price, as he is back in 15th place, 272 miles from the race leader.
Michel Desjoyeaux on Foncia has one of the best reasons to smile this morning. 640 miles from the leader, he is advancing at 13.9 knots, by far the fastest boat in the fleet. Meanwhile Derek Hatfield on Algimouss – Spirit of Canada is struggling in calms off Galicia averaging less than 3 knots during the night…
Day 7, 05.00 GMT, ranking.
1 – Loïck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) 21804.6 miles to finish
2 – Jean Le Cam (VM Matériaux) at + 22.5 nm
3 – Seb Josse (BT) at + 30.5 nm
4 – Jean-Pierre Dick (Paprec-Virbac 2) at + 63.7 nm
5 – Vincent Riou (PRB) at + 80.8 nm
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