The B&G Report- Volvo Ocean Race - Mark Chisnell reviews Leg 3, Week 4
by Mark Chisnell on 30 Jan 2015
January 27, 2015. Dongfeng Race Team arrives to Sanya in first position, leader of Leg 3 after 23 days of sailing. Charles Caudrelier celebrates the victory. Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race
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Top Volvo Ocean Race correspondent, navigator and sailing analyst, Mark Chisnell writes a regular report for B&G on the current race and trends he sees developing.
The Chinese Win in China
Congratulations to Dongfeng Race Team on an almost wire-to-wire victory in Leg 3. A really impressive, some might say flawless performance made them the first Chinese boat to win a leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. They did it by an impressive margin, sailing into their home port to grab the overall lead.
We left the fleet a week ago poised dramatically on opposite sides of the Malacca Strait in two completely different winds. Pic 1 from 12:40 on the 20th January (all times are UTC) showed the leaders with four knots from the east-southeast. While the pack had three knots from the north-east. They were all reaching towards the entrance to the traffic separation zone (red and white ball just in front of Dongfeng) but on opposite tacks.
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