Painful Progress For Kosatka Team Russia
Leg 2 Day 18 - 14:47 GMT Tuesday, December 2, 2008. |
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| It is painful, but at least it is progress for Kosatka Team Russia. In a telephone call this morning, skipper Andreas Hanakamp reported that the team has wind and it is propelling them towards India at 16 knots. |
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Oleg Zherebtsov left and Ben Costello
below decks on Team Russia, earlier on leg 2 of the
Volvo Ocean Race, from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin,
India.
Photo © Mark Covell / Team Russia / Volvo Ocean Race.
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"Now we have wind that is not predicted in any weather forecast, just as we had no wind when it was predicted," said Hanakamp ironically. The team is currently 120 nautical miles off the southern tip of India, with approximately 250 nm to run to the finish. The weather is overcast and hot, but bearable, as long as you are not grinding or moving sails.
"It’s hard to say when we will finish," said Hanakamp. "Thank God we are not racing on elapsed
time," he added. If the team keeps the wind they have, then Hanakamp thinks they could cross the finish in Cochin tomorrow night or possibly early Thursday morning. What he doesn’t want is to be becalmed for two days off the coast of India. "That," he says, "would be unbearable." |
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Oleg Zherebtsov grinding onboard Team
Russia, earlier on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from
Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India.
Photo © Mark Covell / Team Russia / Volvo Ocean Race.
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| The team is very disappointed and just want to get the leg over and have some rest. They considered retiring and motoring to the finish, but they all agreed that they want to finish this leg in style and they have enough food and diesel to keep them going for the next few days. Although they have a long job list onboard, the boat is strong and there are no major repairs to be made. |
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Team Russia prepare for rough weather,
earlier on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Cape
Town, South Africa to Cochin, India.
Photo © Mark Covell / Team Russia / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Leg Two Finishing Order into Cochin, India
1. Ericsson 4 / SWE (Torben Grael / BRA)
2. Telefónica Blue / ESP (Bouwe Bekking / NED)
3. Ericson 3 / SWE (Anders Lewander/SWE)
4. Telefónica Black / ESP (Fernando Echávarri / ESP)
5. PUMA / USA (Ken Read / USA)
6. Delta Lloyd / NED (Roberto Bermudez / ESP)
7. Green Dragon / CHN / IRL (Ian Walker / GBR)
8. Team Russia /RUS (Andreas Hanakamp / AUT) (RACING) |
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Helming at sunset onboard Team Russia,
on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Cape Town,
South Africa to Cochin, India.
Photo © Mark Covell / Team Russia / Volvo Ocean Race.
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Overall Leaderboard (Provisional)
1. Ericsson 4: 26 points (FINISHED)
2. Telefónica Blue: 19 points (FINISHED)
3. PUMA: 18 points (FINISHED)
4. Green Dragon: 16 points (FINISHED)
5. Ericsson 3: 14.5 points (FINISHED)
6. Telefónica Black: 13.5 points (FINISHED)
7. Delta Lloyd: 7.5 points (FINISHED)
8. Team Russia: 6.5 points (RACING)
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The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 will be the 10th
running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain,
on 4 October 2008 with in-port racing, it will, for the first
time, take in Cochin, India, Singapore and Qingdao, China before
finishing in St Petersburg, Russia for the first time in the
history of the race.
Spanning some 37,000 nautical miles, stopping
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