Volvo Ocean Race, World Cup- Miami, America's Cup ruckus and Barcelona
by Rob Kothe and the Sail-World Team on 30 Jan 2015
Skipper, Charles Caudrelier, of Dongfeng Race Team after their arrival in Sanya in first position, leader of Leg 3 after 23 days of sailing. Volvo Ocean Race
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Dongfeng Race Team wins the Abu Dhabi –Sanya Leg 3.
An impressive feat, leading from the first 24 hours to the finish, 23 and a half days later, 5,403 nautical miles sailed and eight different gulfs, oceans and seas.
Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad talked to Sail-World late in the race -He said ' I have a huge admiration for Charles Caudrelier.
‘First of all he is a very modest guy who probably hasn’t been given the credit he deserves so far in his sailing career and I think he was Franck Cammas’ first pick for Groupama for reasons.
‘Secondly what he did is that he did something that I don’t know many other professional sailors would do is to undertake the coach group of completely beginners in sailing that doesn’t even speak English and to bring them around the world.
‘We see other countries are trying to get in, Abu Dhabi and other countries are trying to get in. We see how hard it is to get one sailor on board and he has six that is rotating and he is bringing them up all to a level so there are three on board in the end or four and this is for him a long term plan and he is doing that in a way that is still leading the race.
‘25 percent of the crew didn’t speak English six months ago and hadn’t sailed across a little pit of water and for me it’s all about attitude and leadership and doing it the right way and it is so promising for the future that we can put teams together combining really top skippers and experience with youth or Asian and new countries.
‘That’s going to grow the sport. I am absolutely convinced. ‘
The 2013 America’s Cup World series boat tampering saga continues.
Last week Matthew Mitchell (NZL) gave notice of laying a complaint with the International Sailing Federation requesting the world body to take action against Simeon Tienpont (NED) regarding inaction by the International Jury following the measurement tampering in the 2013 America's Cup World Series.
Mitchell's claim is different from the other that was lodged earlier by a former ISAF President. We have the details.
Brighter news that Sir Ben Ainslie is heading for Bemuda.
Barcelona World Race started on a warm, sunny Spanish winter day, on the last day of 2014
A month ago now and the fleet is now well spread over very nearly 3000 miles of ocean. Bernard Stamm and Jean Le Cam on Cheminées Poujoulat have increased their lead I the moderate conditions of the South Indian Ocean, to beyond 200 miles once again, ahead of Neutrogena, Guillermo Altadill and José Munoz.
GAES Centros Auditivos, Anna Corbella and Gerard Marin, remain constant in third place, at 600 miles behind the leaders.
ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami 2015 - an impressive fleet sailing on Biscayne Bay, ten Olympic and three Paralympic sailing classes being put to their best and highest purpose.
Now its day three with Medal Races on Saturday for top-ten qualifiers. The World Cup series will reach their climax in Abu Dhabi in late 2015, and with Rio 2016 coming up fast, this seasons Sailing World Cup series will not one to be missed.
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