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04/01/2001 - Day 92: News | [Print] [Close] |
| Innovation Explorer is in turqoise
Club Med in yellow Team Adventure is green | PlayStation is in red
Warta is orange Team Legato is blue |
Day 92 - Team Legato Mast-step Ball Joint Broken, Heading for Las Palmas, Canaries for Repairs
News - Sunday, 04/01/2001, 11:44 PM GMT
| Position | 04/01/2001 11:44 PM GMT |
| 1st | Club Med (WINNER OF THE RACE 03/03/2001 Elapsed Time: 62d 6h 56m Approx. Ave Speed:18 knots) |
| 2nd | Innovation Explorer (FINISHED 2ND AT 11:35:38 GMT 03/06/2001 - 64 d 22 h 32 m 38 s Approx. Ave. Speed: 18.45 knots) |
| 3rd | Team Adventure (FINISHED 3RD AT 9:21:02 GMT 03/24/2001 - 82 d 20 h 21 m 02 s Approx. Ave. Speed: 14.97 knots) |
| 4th | Team Legato (1992 nm from the finish. Covered 157.7 nm in the last 24 hours. Team Legato seems jinxed, now with mast ball broken. Avg speed 6.6 knots) |
| 5th | Warta Polpharma (2356 nm from the finish. 364 nm from Team Legato. Has made up 36 miles on Team Legato. Covered 243.3 nm in the last 24 hours. Avg speed 10.1 knots) |
| 6th | PlayStation DNF |
The finish line is in the Western Mediterranean, by Marseille.
The finish line is the length of The Catalans. Team Adventure is docked at the quai des Belges, where an 80 meter finger has been especially constructed for The Race arrivals.
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Click here to read more on the finish in Marseille |
The Finishes Statistics
The Finishes
Records Broken in this Race
Records broken
Boat Damage on Finishers
Boat Damage on finishers
The closing parade of the giant catamarans occurred Saturday around the Old Port in Marseille. The "Three Sisters" sail together by the beaches of the Corniche, were spectators watched, they were escorted by between 800 and 1000 sailing yachts.
There is still very little news anywhere on any of the websites, I wonder if everyone is partying...
Team Legato projected finish:
Team Legato - 'the Survivors' - mast-step ball joint broken
Team Legato's mast-step ball joint upon which the mast is stepped broke and the mast moved downwards, remaining more or less vertical, in what was a dreadful din. The crew grabbed the shrouds to prevent the boat from dismasting altogether.
Team Legato is heading for Las Palmas, Canaries where she will call in for repairs.
Carbo Spars based at the Hamble England, is currently making a replacement part which will be flown out ready for their arrival in Las Palmas.
Bullimore: "We hope to be in and out inside 8hours, the damage has not slowed us down but needs to be repaired to avoid further problems."
Warta Polpharma projected finish:
Those Fabulous Poles - gaining on Team Legato
Polpharma is continuing north and should be getting into Gibraltar roughly a week from now. With 2364 miles to go to Marseille, the Polish boat is making about 12 knots or so. Over the next few days, they will have to find their way through the Azores High, which ought to be the last strategic challenge of the course.
Map images courtesy of Virtual Spectator, click here to go to The Race site for a free download of the software.
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Club Med in blue
Innovation Explorer is in green Warta Polpharma is yellow | Team Adventure is in orange
Team Legato is in brick-red PlayStation is in orange-red |
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