The other ABN AMRO leads final leg
by Volvo/Lizzie Green on 17 Jun 2006
Serious looking ABN AMRO 2 leave Rotterdam for start of Leg 9 Oskar Kihlborg / Volvo Ocean Race
With less than 50 miles to the finish, ABN AMRO TWO (Sebastien Josse) have managed to maintain their lead and are now 15 miles ahead of their rivals. They are currently making 9 knots of boat speed towards the Skagen gate off the northern most tip of Denmark.
Pirates of the Caribbean (Paul Cayard) are now in second place after making a tactical decision to hug the coastline. This enabled them to sail a more direct course towards the top of Denmark whilst Brasil1 (Torben Grael) and Brunel (Matt Humphries) struggled with wind shifts further offshore.
ABN AMRO ONE (Mike Sanderson) has not been able to catch up with Ericsson Racing Team (Neal McDonald) and remain in sixth place at the back of the pack.
After passing through the Skagen gate, the fleet will head south–east for 6 miles towards a safe water buoy which they leave to port, before continuing on the same course towards the Swedish coast.
Positions at 04:00 GMT 17 June 2006:
Pos Yacht DTF Speed DTL
1 - ABN2 - 46 - 10 - 0
2 - POTC - 61 - 10 - 15
3 - AUS1 - 64 - 10.2 - 18
4 - BRA1 - 65 - 11 - 19
5 - ERIC - 84 - 11.9 - 38
6 - ABN1 - 88 - 11.4 - 42
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