VOLVO OCEAN RACE LEG 4
The Sanya to Auckland race started of with a bang. Lots of jubilation and lots of fun. Since Dongfeng won the previous leg, it had a edge to the rest of the fleet and hence once again the leader of the pack. When the fleet approached the north coast of the Philoppines Islands they split into two groups. Abu Dhabi, Alvimedica and Dongfeng were in the one group that sailed towards the Philoppines and along its coast. Whereas Mapfre, Brunel and Team SCA in the group veered off and sailed north east towards the south coast of Taiwan where they experienced better wind conditions than the Dongfeng group. This was a turning point in the race for everyone. Abu Dhabi immediately took the lead from Dongfeng which was quickly snatched by Mapfre. This all happened just 10 days ago. Each team taking the lead for a short while from another. Within the last 4 days Brunel took the lead and thats where it stayed. It is the 12th day of leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race and the fleet has reached the halfway mark of Leg 4 of the Sanya to Auckland Volvo Ocean Race through the North Pacific Ocean enroute the South Pacific Ocean. Currently Abu Dhabi is in second position, followed by Team Mapfre, then Team Alvimedica followed by Dongfeng. Dongfeng is in fifth place as they reach the Bismarch Sea with its multitude of little islands. Soon the fleet will be sail through the Solomon Sea then into the Coral Sea. The fleet is due to reach Auckland, New Zealand on the last day of February.
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| Mapfre taking strain |
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| Dongfeng |
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| Team Abu Dhabi hard at work. |
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| Auckland New Zealand. |
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