My man-crush Yann Riou on Dongfeng, always in position for the…
My man-crush Yann Riou on Dongfeng, always in position for the great shot: This one of Brunel, crossing behind them around 0601 UTC today (November 29), as both boats were negotiating the eye of the tropical depression.
The depression turned out to be weaker than it might have been; there was a decent swell and 30+ knots of wind, but not the storm conditions I’d been guilty of hyping. Each boat in the fleet sailed in toward the center of it on starboard, then gybed and headed out on port.
The fleet stretched out in the process, which was good for the leaders but really bad for the three trailers (Vestas, Alvimedica, and SCA), though Campbell Field, who’s been blogging about the navigation and routing, thinks SCA will be pulled back close before the end due to the fleet compressing as it hits lighter wind to the north.
Reposted from http://lies.tumblr.com/post/103906073231.
Tags: vor, volvo ocean race, team brunel, dongfeng race team.
