djuice second into Rio in Volvo ocean race

by Volvo race media on 20 Feb 2002 juice Bags Second

Djuice’s approach is similar to other sports, like cycling or short track
skating, where the top contenders stay in the middle of the pack until the
final assault shortly before the finish. Not to mention that a third of
the crew is Australian and must think about their fellow countryman who
claimed Australia’s first Olympic winter gold.

The jump into second started to unfold yesterday evening, when neither
Tyco nor ASSA ABLOY covered the djuice dragons when they moved away from
the fleet towards land. There they found a gentle northeasterly breeze
when everybody else struggled in no wind at all. Djuice’s navigator, Jean
Yves Bernot commented on this decision after stepping off the yacht he has
been on for more than three weeks: “As there was no wind offshore, we had
to try inshore. Even though there were some discussions on board.”

This second placing is djuice’s first top three result and will add a lot
to their confidence in the ability of the Davidson designed boat, as well
as in the team.

Two days ago Knut Frostad wrote, when lying in fifth position: “As the
results from the winter Olympics are ticking in, and I proudly see that
Norway is second overall, it makes me even more motivated to give
everything we can on the last miles left. Hold your breath...”

Volvo Ocean Race Position Report, Day 24, 1146 GMT

PS Yacht Latitude Longitude DTF CMG SMG TFHR DTL DTL-C ETA PO

1 ILBK 22 54.75S 043 09.40W 00000 000 00.0 000 0 +0 19 FEB 02 5:58 29

2 DJCE 22 55.12S 043 09.52W 00000 000 00.0 000 0 +0 19 FEB 02 11:52 17

3 TYCO 22 58.80S 043 08.80W 00004 053 05.4 112 0 +0 19 FEB 02 12:36 18

4 AART 23 00.56S 043 10.76W 00006 064 04.2 109 2 +5 19 FEB 02 12:57 20

5 AONE 23 14.20S 043 14.96W 00020 060 02.5 094 16 +4 19 FEB 02 15:19 22

6 NEWS 26 35.12S 044 43.16W 00237 002 03.7 196 234 -4 20 FEB 02 14:17 19

7 ATOO 28 53.72S 046 01.76W 00391 033 11.3 257 387 -4 21 FEB 02 01:12 7

8 TSEB 53 10.16S 070 54.40W - - - - - - - -


Overall position after four legs pending protests
PS Yacht Leg 4 points Arrival Time Elapsed Time Combined Time PO Overall
Pos.
1 ILBK 8 19 FEB 02 05:58:42 023d 05h 58m 42s 085d 16h 33m 38s 29 1
2 DJCE 7 19 FEB 02 11:52:42 023d 11h 50m 50s 092d 06h 22m 07s 17 6

Leaderboard
PS Yacht Points
1 illbruck 29
2 Amer Sports One 22
3 ASSA ABLOY 20
4 News Corp 19
5 Tyco 18
6 Djuice 17
7 SEB 12
8 Amer Sports Too 7