Seconda tappa Volvo Ocean Race

Partita sabato da Città del Capo, Sud Africa, la seconda tappa della Volvo Ocean Race.

Per la prima volta in questo giro del mondo a tappe i 70 piedi della Volvo Ocean Race toccheranno porti asiatici; questa seconda tappa, dopo 4.450 miglia di navigazione, si concluderà a Cochin, India, Stato del Kerala.

La prima tappa della Volvo Ocean Race, partita lo scorso 11 ottobre da Alicante, è stata vinta da Ericsson 4 dello skipper Torben Grael, che in questa navigazione ha stabilito l'incredibile record di 602,66 miglia percorse in 24 ore, alla media pazzesca di 25,11 nodi.

Per questa seconda tappa è previsto un passaggio obbligato al meridiano 58° est, a sud della latitudine 20° S prima di dirigere verso Cochin.

Previsti per la partenza, alle ore 13.00, venti medio leggeri tra i 5 e i 15 nodi.

In alcuni equipaggi sono previsti avvicendamenti; questa la lista completa:

DELTA LLOYD

1. Roberto Bérmudez de Castero/ESP - skipper

2. Matthew Gregory/USA - navigator

3. Sander Pluijm/NED -MCM

4. Stuart Wilson/NZL - watch captain

5. Ryan Houston/NZL - watch captain

6. Edwin O'Connor/IRL - trimmer

7. Martin Watts/GBR - trimmer

8. Peter Van Nierkerk/ NED - helmsman

9. Eduard van Lierde//NED - helmsman

10. Ger-Jan Poortman/NED - bowman

11. Morgan White/AUS - bowman

On: Roberto Bérmudez de Castro/ESP - skipper

On: Peter Van Nierkerk/ NED

On: Morgan White/AUS

Off: Ger O'Rourke/IRL - skipper

Off: Bert Schandevyl/BEL - trimmer/helmsman

Off: Stuart Molloy/NZL - watch captain

ERICSSON 4

1. Torben Grael/BRA - skipper

2. Jules Salter/GBR - navigator

3. Guy Salter/GBR - MCM

4. Brad Jackson/NZL - watch captain

5. Stu Bannatyne/NZL - watch captain

6. Dave Endean/NZL - pitman

7. Horacio Carabelli/BRA - trimmer

8. Tony Mutter/NZL - trimmer

9. Joao Signorini/BRA - trimmer

10. Ryan Godfrey/AUS - bowman

11. Phil Jameson/NZL - bowman

ERICSSON 3

1. Anders Lewander/SWE - skipper

2. Aksel Magdahl/NOR - navigator

3. Gustav Morin/SWE MCM

4. Richard Mason/NZL - watch captain

5. Magnus Olsson/SWE - watch captain

6. Thomas Johanson/FIN - helmsman

7. Eivind Melleby/NOR - helmsman

8. Martin Strömberg/SWE - trimmer

9. Jens Dolmer/DEN - pitman

10. Anders Dahlsjö/SWE - mastman

11. Martin Krite/SWE - Bowman

On: Martin Strömberg/SWE - trimmer

Off: Stefan Myrälf/DEN - trimmer

GREEN DRAGON

1. Ian Walker/GBR - skipper

2. Ian Moore/IRL - navigator

3. Guo Chuan/CHN - MCM

4. Damian Foxall/IRL - watch captain

5. Neal McDonald/GBR - watch captain

6. Anthony Merrington/AUS - helmsman/trimmer

7. Phil Harmer/AUS - helmsman/trimmer

8. Tom Braidwood/AUS - pitman/trimmer

9. Andrew Mclean/NZL - pitman/trimmer

10. Freddie Shanks/GBR - bowman

11. Justin Slattery/IRL - bowman

PUMA OCEAN RACING

1. Ken Read/USA - skipper

2. Andrew Cape/AUS - navigator

3. Rick Deppe/GBR MCM

4. Sidney Gavignet/FRA - watch captain

5. Chris Nicholson/AUS - watch captain

6. Michael Müller/GER - helmsman/bowman

7. Rob Salthouse/NZL - helmsman/trimmer

8. Robert Naismith/NZL - helmsman/trimmer

9. Casey Smith/AUS - bowman

10. Shannon Falcone/ANT - trimmer/pitman

11. Justin Ferris/NZL - helmsman/trimmer

On: Robert Naismith/NZL

On: Shannon Falcone/ANT

Off: Jerry Kirby/USA - bowman

Off: Jonathan McKee/USA - helmsman/trimmer

TEAM RUSSIA

1. Andreas Hanakamp/AUT - skipper

2. Wouter Verbraak/NED - navigator

3. Mark Covell/GBR - MCM

4. Stig Westergaard/DEN - watch captain

5. Nick Bubb/GBR - watch captain

6. Rodion Luka/UKR - helmsman

7. Jeremy Elliott/IRL - trimmer

8. Ben Costello/NZL - trimmer

9. Mike Joubert/RSA - bowman

10. Cameron Wills/RSA - trimmer

11. Oleg Zherebtsov - bowman/pitman

On: Oleg Zherebtsov

Off: Guillermo Altadill/ ESP - watch captain

TELEFÓNICA BLUE

1. Bouwe Bekking/NED - skipper

2. Iker Martinez/ESP - co-skipper/helmsman

3. Simon Fisher/GBR- navigator

4. Gabriele Olivo/ITA - MCM

5. Jonathan Swain/RSA - watch captain

6. Laurent Pages/FRA - helmsman

7. Jordi Calafat ESP - helmsman

8. Xabier Fernandez/ESP - trimmer

9. Pablo Arrarte/ESP Spanish - trimmer

10. Daryl Wislang/NZL - bowman

11. Pepe Ribes/ESP - bowman

TELEFÓNICA BLACK

1. Fernando Echávarri/ESP- skipper

2. Roger Nilson/SWE - navigator

3. Mikel Pasabant/ESP - MCM

4. Santiago Lange/ARG - watch captain

5. Gonzalo Araujo/ESP - watch captain

6. Jaime Arbones/ESP - watch captain

7. Maciel Cicchetti/ARG - helmsman

8. Javier De La Plaza/ESP - helmsman

9. David Vera/ESP - trimmer

10. Antonio Cuervas-Mons/ESP - trimmer

11. Michael Pammenter/RSA - bowman

On: Gonzalo Araujo/ESP - watch captain

Off: Francisco Rivero/ESP - bowman

Ordine di arrivo tappa 1: Alicante - Cape Town (6.500 miglia)

1. ERICSSON 4

2. PUMA RACING TEAM

3. ERICSSON 3

4. GREEN DRAGON RACING TEAM

5. TELEFONICA BLUE

6. TEAM RUSSIA

7. DELTA LLOYD

8. TELEFONICA BLACK

Classifica:

4. ERICSSON 4 - 14,0

3. PUMA RACING TEAM - 13,0

5. GREEN DRAGON RACING TEAM - 11,0

1. TELEFONICA BLUE - 10,0

2. TELEFONICA BLACK - 7,0

7. ERICSSON 3 - 5,0

6. DELTA LLOYD - 4,0

8. TEAM RUSSIA - 4,0