Guest Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 It starts in just over a hour and a half and you can watch it on the volvo home page. Their is knot a lot of wind and they are only expecting a maximum of 10 knots which will make things interesting. Expect to see Telefonica struggle in this race as I reckon their boat is not designed to go well in the light stuff and for Groupama to try something different from the rest of the fleet as they have knot done well in these sprint races and have been working hard on their crew work. Abu Dhabi will come out firing in this one and since its a light air race it could come down to luck more than tactics, crew work and boat speed. Heres hoping that Camper can win this one and can reduce Telefonicas lead. http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/home.html Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Was just about to go to bed and clicked the link, Camper is winning, be interesting to see how they finished when I wake up tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 WTF, I just stayed up to watch what I thought was the delayed coverage of the inport race but its just a reply of leg 2.... Disapointing to say the least... Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Abu Dhabi Groupama Camper Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crafty 1 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 WTF, I just stayed up to watch what I thought was the delayed coverage of the inport race but its just a reply of leg 2....Disapointing to say the least... thats the story of this whole event! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 WTF, I just stayed up to watch what I thought was the delayed coverage of the inport race but its just a reply of leg 2....Disapointing to say the least... That Sucks. What time were you watching from? Link to post Share on other sites
203 0 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Is it just me, Or was the a heck of a lot of spectator boats getting way to close? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Abu DhabiGroupama Camper Well well well. I was thinking that Abu Dhabi could have won this and they did. Another nice showing by Camper but it would be nice to see them win a race shortly. Abu Dhabi, UAE – Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing scored a commanding victory on home waters on Friday, taking top spot in the Etihad Airways In-Port Race to the delight of thousands of ecstatic fans at the Volvo Ocean Race's first Middle Eastern stopover. Abu Dhabi, skippered by Ian Walker, produced a faultless performance along the eight nautical mile course to win in a time of 57 minutes 51 seconds ahead of Groupama sailing team in second and CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand in third. Walker, twice an Olympic silver medallist for Britain, was joined on board by HRH Prince Andrew and Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan for what was a second victory in three in-port races, following their success in Alicante, Spain. The enduring image of that victory in Spain was of a jubilant Adil Khalid, the first Emirati sailor to take part in the race, and the 23-year-old Abu Dhabi crewman was at the heart of the action again as waved a giant United Arab Emirates flag to the home crowd before being launched into the water by his team mates. PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG were fourth and Team Telefónica, the overall race leaders, came in fifth. Walker said victory made up for the disappointment of arriving into Abu Dhabi at the end of Leg 2 in fifth place. Franck Cammas’ Groupama sailing team, winners of the Leg 2 second stage sprint into Abu Dhabi, took five points for second place. Chris Nicholson’s CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand took the final podium position and four points, their fifth podium finish of the race so far. A light southerly breeze of around seven knots greeted the teams as they took to the racetrack in the waters off the Abu Dhabi Destination Village. In an unusual downwind start, PUMA led off the line but their dreams of a win were all but ended shortly after the start when Ken Read’s team had to take a penalty turn for an infringement involving Team Telefónica. Abu Dhabi snuck round the first mark ahead, chased by Groupama. The two teams exchanged the lead on the way to the second mark before Abu Dhabi emerged in front. Nothing was going to tear victory from Ian Walker’s hands as he and his crew sailed a perfect race, winning by 57 seconds. Prince Andrew, Duke of York, was part of the day’s action on-board Abu Dhabi. No stranger to sailing, he served as a helicopter pilot in the British Royal Navy and is Commodore of England’s prestigious Royal Thames Yacht Club. He was patron of the Volvo Ocean Race until 2005-06. Despite today’s results, the overall leaderboard remains unchanged although CAMPER are now within six points of overall leaders Telefónica. Saturday sees the start of Leg 3 from Abu Dhabi to Sanya in the Chinese province of Hainan. As with Leg 2 of the race, Leg 3 will be split into two parts to prevent the boats from sailing through dangerous waters off the coast of Africa. Early forecasts are tipping fresh north-west winds of 13 to 16 knots inshore, building to 18 to 22 knots offshore. Leg 3 Stage 1 starts at 1400 local time (1000 GMT) with the boats racing a short sprint to the northern United Arab Emirates before being loaded onto a ship and transported to a safe haven port in the Indian Ocean. Once the boats are unloaded, racing will resume to Sanya. Results: 1. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing – 57 minutes 51 seconds – 6 points 2. Groupama sailing team -- 58:48 – 5pts 3. CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand – 60:47 – 4pts 4. PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG – 62:22 – 3pts 5. Team Telefónica – 62:47 – 2pts Overall standings: 1. Team Telefónica 68 points 2. CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand 62 3. Groupama sailing team 47 4. PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG 31 5. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing 25 6. Team Sanya 4* * If Team Sanya complete Leg 2 Stage 1 under racing conditions they will receive four points for that stage, plus 1 point for Leg 2 Stage 2, and 2 points for the Etihad Airways In-Port Race. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 WTF, I just stayed up to watch what I thought was the delayed coverage of the inport race but its just a reply of leg 2....Disapointing to say the least... thats the story of this whole event! G'day "BOOBOO" & to you "cra-1" whoever you are. First - if you don't like watching yachting - don't watch it- just go-away - preferably - very far away & stay there. Don't like it - then don't knock-it - don't watch it. But please don't show you negative attitude in here - the rest of us don't wish to be associated with such a 'small mind' - it makes us all look rather - lesser than, IMHO !!!!! "BOO" - sorry you missed it - truely I am. I'm in Cairns (across the puddle from you's guys) - just on an off-chance I looked into the sight - just in time to see the - real live start of the race - got my dinner served while I had my nose struck to the screen. (at about 10 pm your time). It really was worth while to watch such close racing in such very quick big yachts being thrown around like little dinghys. Great camera work & I like the commentary also. I'm sorry you missed such a great live broadcast. Keep trying - as they are doing the same 'live broadcast' - tonite sometime - for the start of the next leg. Hope you get to see it. I'll sure be watching. Ciao, james Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 From groupama Franck Cammas affirms and reassures Groupama in the Volvo Ocean Race Though Ian Walker unquestionably dominated the In-Port race off Abu Dhabi, Franck Cammas and his men demonstrated outstanding potential in the light airs, which swept a race zone covered in spectator boats. By scoring second place, Groupama 4 confirms that her slight deficit in breeze of less than eight knots is already ancient history... Little wind and glorious sunshine coloured this return to racing after a few days rest in Abu Dhabi: between five and seven knots of SE'ly wind graced the coastal course which involved a great deal of manoeuvres and various sides of the race zone, which was encircled by spectator boats. Indeed, though the fleet only had eight miles to cover (in less than an hour for the Emirati winner), there were no fewer than seven marks to be rounded with a spinnaker start, a few short stretches of reaching, two beats and another section under spinnaker in a relatively stable wind in terms of direction. With Laurent Pagès calling tactics, Franck Cammas was put into a difficult position just prior to kick-off by Chris Nicholson, Camper keen to hang onto her pole position at the Committee boat end of the start line, leaving Groupama 4 in her wake... In the middle of the line, Puma was also knocked off course a bit as Telefonica managed to block her and a light contact forced Ken Read to perform a penalty turn after the start, which caused him to lose contact with the head of the fleet as he was already sailing under spinnaker before beginning the 360° move! Good speed in light airs Franck Cammas had us believe that the performance by Groupama 4 should be improved in breeze of less than eight knots. In this way, today's In-Port was an opportunity to confirm that the newly adjusted rig and the arrival of a new Code 0 (large genoa for sailing with eased sheets) could bear fruit. From the first spinnaker dash, the French crew were piling the pressure on the New Zealanders. Indeed by gybing just before Camper, Groupama 4 managed to reposition herself to windward in a little gust of breeze, which enabled her to cover her rival and overtake her prior to the first course mark. On the opposite side of the racetrack, `local boy' Ian Walker on Azzam, was first to round mark 1, with a lead of three boat lengths over the French boat, which was just ahead of Camper. Telefonica and Puma had already dropped back considerably by that stage. The first beat saw Franck Cammas, furthest to the right hand side of the race zone, cross in front of the Emirati boat, which was forced to bear away to avoid him. Azzam snatched back the lead at the end of this upwind section but only had a 43 second lead at mark 2, whilst the New Zealanders appeared to be less at ease in these light airs and the Spanish on Telefonica made a series of mistakes during their manoeuvres. After two short sections of reaching, Ian Walker was controlling the fleet, shadowed by Franck Cammas, whilst the rest of the fleet were losing more and more ground. In this way Camper lost another minute to Groupama 4 after another spinnaker run, the wind still only reaching eight knots. For the Spanish meantime, a catastrophic spinnaker drop destroyed any chances of them making a comeback and their only hope was to continue their duel with Puma... As such the only teams vying for the two top spots were Abu Dhabi, unquestionably more at ease in these conditions, and Groupama 4, which was really hanging on in there! Indeed, the second beat enabled Ian Walker to open up his lead a little more on the French boat. The two final sprints with eased sheets, where Franck Cammas and his crew hoisted their Code 0, enabled them to make up over fifteen seconds in the last six minutes of the race... Auguring well! After Groupama 4's victory in the coastal race between Sharjah and Abu Dhabi and following this second place in the In-Port race, the French boat stands a good chance of scoring well in tomorrow's coastal course between Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, the first part of the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. Indeed, the NW'ly breeze is set to hit nearly twenty knots during the long reach, after a warm-lap off the Emirati port. These conditions should favour Groupama 4 and the ease of manoeuvring experienced by Franck Cammas' crew today confirms that the sailors have made good progress in these short race formats. As regards the overall standing, the top three have bunched together following a poor performance by the Spanish today, whilst the Americans are now sixteen points shy of the French boat. Quotes from the boat Franck Cammas, skipper-helmsman on Groupama 4: "It was a fine battle and a very fine score. Particularly of note was a fruitful confrontation with Camper, which is a real specialist in this type of short course. Our consistent performance enabled us to get past them. It's also great for Ian Walker and his crew on Abu Dhabi! They weren't the best conditions for us but we managed to get some good boat speed and that's good news for the next stage... We have to believe in what we do, take the initiative and be aggressive: we have to keep up the work we're doing. We've adapted the boat for the third leg where there will be a fair bit of close-hauled sailing and light airs and today's results back up our options: it's getting better and better aboard the boat in terms of communication and refining the trim. Even the best crews, such as that on Telefonica, can lose races, but we know that we're all very similar in terms of performance and the Volvo Ocean Race is very long! Things are working well for us at the moment and it's very hard to say who's going to lose and gain places over the coming legs..." Laurent Pagès, tactician on Groupama 4: "We're very happy with the result: some very good work by the whole crew and the tactics weren't easy, even though the conditions were relatively stable. On a personal level I'm really fond of courses where it's possible to play with the wind, both upwind and downwind. A spinnaker start is always very interesting. We had the opportunity to put more pressure on Abu Dhabi when it crossed just behind us on the first beat: we preferred to control Camper (currently more dangerous in the overall standing) which is still a threat to us at this stage of the race. I don't regret our decision and it's a very good thing for Azzam to have won today... I won't be at the start of the next leg, but I'll feel the same tension as the sailors! I have complete trust in the group which is homologous and really getting to grips with Groupama 4, an excellent boat, even in light conditions like today. We have no reason to have any hang-ups..." Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 to you "cra-1" whoever you are. First - if you don't like watching yachting - don't watch it- just go-away - preferably - very far away & stay there. Don't like it - then don't knock-it - don't watch it. But please don't show you negative attitude in here - the rest of us don't wish to be associated with such a 'small mind' - it makes us all look rather - lesser than, IMHO !!!!! Is that a quote direct from the North Korean Govt manual on how to handle other peoples opinions? Anyway, I managed to catch the Volvo thing last night also. Wasn't quite what I thought it would be, the Inport, but interesting all the same. The frustrations at trying to punch thru that front was large, understandably. They sure had the weather watching gear down to a very small scale. Just noticed the interesting 'round the buoys' start thingy for the next leg. That's a pretty damn cool idea, gives the punters another close look before they bugger off into the sunset. Should do something like that for the next Coastal C. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crafty 1 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 WTF, I just stayed up to watch what I thought was the delayed coverage of the inport race but its just a reply of leg 2....Disapointing to say the least... thats the story of this whole event! G'day "BOOBOO" & to you "cra-1" whoever you are. First - if you don't like watching yachting - don't watch it- just go-away - preferably - very far away & stay there. Don't like it - then don't knock-it - don't watch it. But please don't show you negative attitude in here - the rest of us don't wish to be associated with such a 'small mind' - it makes us all look rather - lesser than, IMHO !!!!! Silver Raven or should that be raver! I am entilted to my opinion just as much as you are and BooBoo is. You're berating me and Booboo for an opinion is more negative and more rude than my opinion in the first instance. Suggest if you have nothing nice to say about a "person" (as opposed to an event that Booboo and i commented on) you take you're comment's else where. Preferably up with the Croc's north of the Daintree. (thats north of Port Douglas for the uneducated, where i have spent a fair bit of time ) Also i still hold that this event is not about yacht racing as much as it is about sponsors and media profile. (that is not a comment about the boats or the sailing...JAMES... ciao ) Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 i put the silver raver on ignore a while ago. can highly reccomend it. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crafty 1 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 How do you do that clipper. He's a bit "over the top for me. jeez i think he would find the good in Hitler and Chernobyl Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 How do you do that clipper. He's a bit "over the top for me. jeez i think he would find the good in Hitler and Chernobyl user control panel friends and foes manage foes Link to post Share on other sites
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