Global Ocean Race - Fleet work round high pressure system

11:19 AM Sun 30 Oct 2011 GMT

'Nick Leggatt stacking gear ready for stronger breeze - Global Ocean Race 2011-12' Phesheya-Racing

Global Ocean Race (GOR) 2011-12 leg one started on Sunday 25 September 2011 from Palma, Mallorca. As the winners of leg one, BSL and second place Campagne de France, recovered in Cape Town from 7,000 miles of racing and adapt to life on land after 32 days at sea, the four boats in the fleet's main pack were working round a high pressure system centred 1,300 miles west of the finish line. In third place, leading the group, Conrad Colman and Hugo Ramon on the Akilaria RC2, Cessna Citation, were committed to their northern option 500 miles north of the ...

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by Oliver Dewar