Martin Strömberg and Dongfeng have the chance to become overall second in the Volvo Ocean Race. On Saturday, the boats set off on the last race – against Gothenburg.
The forty two night at midsummer came Teams Alvimedica in as the first boat to the pit stop in the port of The Hague. On midsummer day at 12.00 continues the race to the finish line in Gothenburg. Hit calculated boats come Monday or Tuesday.
The final stage of the Volvo Ocean Race from Lorient French and Gothenburg are a total of 960 nautical miles. The break in the Hague is just on the “middle” and it remains to 480 nautical miles to sail to the finish line in Gothenburg.
It took Alvimedica two days and more than eight hours to sail from Lorient to The Hague. Would you keep the same pace to Gothenburg will first boat crossing the goal around the 20 o’clock on Monday night. Is it slower it will finish in the middle of the night.
The boats will start in the order, and the difference, as they came to The Hague.
The Swede Martin Strömberg and his Dongfeng Race team was second, 1 hour and 46 minutes after Alvimedica.
– We have been doing well but there have been two very tough days since we left France, says Martin Strömberg. There is no room for error and no time for rest. But we hang with good and are happy with our inserted so far. We still have the chance to sail up Alvimedica on the way home to Gothenburg, but above all it is nice that we have our worst
Dongfeng is now third overall. To become a runner needs to be three points better than Team Brunel (the winner gets one point, the seventh grade seven points). At the stage victory must Allsta Brunel become the best four.
Leading Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing also teaches win the race. To miss the “need” the be last this stage – and incur penalty points.
Start times on Midsummer Day:
12:00 Team Alvimedica
13:46 Dongfeng Race team
14:20 Mapfre
14:37: Team Brunel
15:53 Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing
16.04 Team Vestas Wind
16:32 Team SCA
Points table before the last race:
The first Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing 19
second Team Brunel 27
third Dongfeng Race team 29
fourth Mapfre 31
5th Team Alvimedica 33
6th Team SCA 44
seventh Team Vestas Wind 54
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