Rough Christmas In Southern Ocean

Last week I reported that Temenos II was having keel trouble in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The good news is that, despite some severe weather, Dominique Wavre and Michele Paret are still in the race and currently in third place - although they're 1622 miles behind the leader.  They're planning a stop in Wellington NZ to repair the keel.   Servanne Escoffier on 5th place Educacion sin Fronteras told of big winds, towering seas and surfing conditions that have seen his boat reaching average speeds near 20 knots.  The fleet is now at the halfway point and beginning to set sights on returning to Barcelona. Day 45– December 25, 14:00 GMT - Position report with distance to leader 1. PAPREC-VIRBAC 2 - Jean Pierre DICK / Damian FOXALL - 0 2. HUGO BOSS - Alex THOMSON / Andrew CAPE - 194 3. TEMENOS 2 - Dominique Wavre / Michele PARET- 1622 4. MUTUA MADRILENA - Javier SANSO / Pachi RIVERO - 1955 5. EDUCACION SIN FRONTERAS - Servane ESCOFFIER / Albert BARGUES - 3120 Abandoned - VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT - Roland JOURDAIN / Jean Luc NELIAS Abandoned - ESTRELLA DAMM - Guillermo ALTADILL / JONATHAN MCKEE Abandoned - DELTA DORE - Jérémie BEYOU / Sidney GAVIGNET Abandoned - PRB - Vincent Riou / Sebastien JOSSE In Quotes – Alex Thomson, Hugo Boss: “Ho, ho, ho – Merry Christmas! It’s been an aggressive night with big, dark clouds and lots of wind. We haven’t had time to do much (for Christmas) apart from drink a bottle of champagne and open a couple of presents. Later we’ll have a freeze-dried roast lamb and vegetables!” Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 466 Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Email Comment smaller | bigger I have read and agree to the Terms of Usage. Write the displayed characters Add Comment

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