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| Less Than 24 Hours Left for Bernard Stamm, Velux 5 Oceans |
VELUX 5 OCEANS – Leg Three, Day Eleven
LESS THAN 24 HOURS LEFT FOR BERNARD STAMM
Race leader expected in Bilbao at Midday Monday April 30
Bernard Stamm has less than 24 hours left to go in the VELUX 5 OCEANS. The Defending
Champion and runaway leader in The Ultimate Solo Challenge is currently expected to arrive in
the finish port of Bilbao between 12:00 and 14:00 local time (10:00 - 12:00 GMT). The Swiss
skipper, who has sailed an exceptional race and looks guaranteed to retain his title in this
classic event, continues to lead the fleet towards the end of their dramatic circumnavigation of
the planet following the start of Leg Three in Norfolk, Virginia (USA) on April 18.
Bernard will be met by hundreds of friends, family, sponsors and media, and will be cheered on
by the expectant people of Bilbao, celebrating a public holiday on Monday. Quotes,
photographs and TV images will be available following the arrival.
Second place Kojiro Shiraishi is only 81 miles behind Stamm and is expected to follow the
skipper into Bilbao on Monday evening.
Boat Positions as at 10:20 UTC April 29, 2007
Yacht Skipper Latitude Longitude
Course
(°)
Speed
(knot)
DTL
(nautical
miles)
DTF
(nautical
miles)
Dist -
last Pos
(nautical
miles)
Dist -
24h
(nautical
miles)
Average
speed -
24h
(knots)
VMG -
24h
(knots)
1 Cheminées
Poujoulat
Bernard
Stamm
44°
55.48 N
009°
03.28 W 100 11.3 285 55 295 12.29 11.68
2 Spirit of
Yukoh
Kojiro
Shiraishi
45°
29.84 N
010°
51.92 W 107 12 81 366 60.3 311.5 12.98 12.38
3
SAGA
Insurance
Sir
Robin
Knox-
Johnston
44°
29.40 N
025°
11.04 W 77 15.2 671 956 58.1 265.5 11.06 10.76
4
PAKEA
Unai
Basurko
40°
23.40 N
030°
28.00 W 954 1239 145.2 261.8 10.91 10.9
5 A
Southern
Man-AGD
Graham
Dalton
37°
03.63 N
075°
50.00 W 2970 3255 0 0 0 0
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