"It has been a very good 36 hours for the team on Azzam. Our move to the north paid good dividends and for a while we were in sight of Telefonica and took third place in the standings from Puma. Sadly Telefonica have again demonstrated their pace to us by sailing away from four miles in front of us to 22 miles in the last 24 hours. Once again we will have to be patient and hope that an opening happens later in the leg for us to get back at them.
The fleet remains closely packed and is now almost lined up north – south as we push our way east about 100 miles north of Bermuda. The weather still looks quite complicated but in general it sees us sailing due east at least into mid – Atlantic. You will hear no complaints about this by those onboard. Due east means a more direct, shorter route and it also means a far warmer route than the more common paths up past the ice gates in the north.
Right now it is daybreak and we have beautiful sailing conditions. We are spinnaker running in 16 knots of wind and a fairly tame sea state. All is well onboard and everybody has rested up after the exertions of Alberta. It looks like a day or two of drag racing before the weather throws the next curve ball our way."
Thu, 24 May 2012, 16:03:20 UTC
1 Telefonica 0.00
2 Abu Dhabi 20.90
3 Camper 28.40
4 Groupama 29.60
5 Puma 32.50
6 Sanya 68.20
From : Ian Walker on Abu Dhabi
Credit : N.Dana/Abu Dhabi/VOR
The fleet remains closely packed and is now almost lined up north – south as we push our way east about 100 miles north of Bermuda. The weather still looks quite complicated but in general it sees us sailing due east at least into mid – Atlantic. You will hear no complaints about this by those onboard. Due east means a more direct, shorter route and it also means a far warmer route than the more common paths up past the ice gates in the north.
Right now it is daybreak and we have beautiful sailing conditions. We are spinnaker running in 16 knots of wind and a fairly tame sea state. All is well onboard and everybody has rested up after the exertions of Alberta. It looks like a day or two of drag racing before the weather throws the next curve ball our way."
Thu, 24 May 2012, 16:03:20 UTC
1 Telefonica 0.00
2 Abu Dhabi 20.90
3 Camper 28.40
4 Groupama 29.60
5 Puma 32.50
6 Sanya 68.20
From : Ian Walker on Abu Dhabi
