The Gulf of Oh, Man Sorry for the pun. But this is awesome. The…
The Gulf of Oh, Man
Sorry for the pun. But this is awesome.
The three leaders spent the last 24 hours fighting their way through extremely light winds in the Gulf of Oman. As of yesterday the order was Brunel in front, Dongfeng close behind, and ADOR somewhat farther behind.
Brunel is keeping a tight cover on Dongfeng. But that has opened up a route closer to shore for ADOR, and Ian Walker has taken it. You’d think he knows what he’s doing, too, because over the past several years the Abu Dhabi team has spent a lot of time sailing in these waters during their training.
As of the 1540 update today the tracker shows:
- Brunel, leading
- ADOR, 2.9 miles from the lead
- Dongfeng, 4.2 miles from the lead
At this point any of those three could totally win it, and each scenario would make me happy in a different way:
- If they finish in the order of Brunel, Dongfeng, and ADOR, then all three boats will be tied for the lead going into Leg 3. How cool would that be?
- If Dongfeng can manage to pass Brunel and win the leg, I’d be ecstatic. Go Dongfeng! They’re my favorites after SCA.
- If ADOR can pass inshore and win, the UAE is going to erupt. Adil (the Emirati crewmember who also sailed the last VOR) is a national hero already. But a dramatic come-from-behind victory played out along the coast into Abu Dhabi (which would also give ADOR a big lead in the race overall), and I think the country will basically just shut down. Ferraris for everyone!
I’d love to see that.
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Tags: vor, volvo ocean race, team dongfeng, team brunel, ador.
