LEG3 - ABU DHABI TO SANYA
Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean race Abu Dhabi to Sanya is exactly 12 hours away. The images below gives an idea of what the sea is going to look like tomorrow when the race commences at 12.00 midday. Leg 3 is substantially shorter than both legs 1 and 2 by about 1600 nautical miles which roughly equates to approximately 16 days of sailing. The sailors are in for some exotic eastern travel past India, Ceylon, Shri Lanka, Sumatra and Malacca where the navigation charts are not very good, then through the narrow Singapore channel, across the equator. Braving the straits of Hormuz and tacking through the monsoon winds. At this point it is quite hazardous and would be good for all skippers to remember the fate of Vestas Winds, so the skippers would choose to sail either along the coast or Vietnam or Malaysia / Borneo on towards Hainan China. Shipping lanes in the Singapore channel is quite light and care should be taken to steer clear of merchant vessels. Good luck to each and every team!
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