illbruck stretches lead in Volvo Ocean race

by Volvo ocean race media on 24 Mar 2002 For the leading yacht illbruck the wind has continued to oscillate. They continue to gybe downwind with every shift - approximately every 1.5 hours - and have gained another 10 miles on their competitors, stretching their lead to almost 40 miles.

ASSA ABLOY and Tyco are within three miles of
each other, watching every move the opposition is making.

Amer Sports Too has gybed back onto starboard and is converging with
djuice, the yacht they want to cover on the way to Miami. They are
determined to keep up the pace as Emma Westmacott wrote: “…so there is to
be no slacking, dosing, lack of concentrating, we have got this far, it
would be gutting to lose it now. So drag out the extra coffee and keep
going...”

Another tight tactical battle is going on between Amer Sports One and News
Corp. Shortly after Amer Sports One gybed, News Corp followed suit to keep
the leverage they need if they want to pass over the next days.

Volvo Ocean Race Position Report, Day 15, 1600 GMT

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

1 ILBK 21 04.48N 066 14.64W 824 296 10.5 256 0 0 26/03/02 12:42 37

2 TYCO 20 52.44N 065 35.88W 861 300 8.7 240 37 +10 26/03/02 15:51 25

3 AART 20 52.56N 065 32.56W 864 304 8.6 237 40 +11 26/03/02 16:02 26

4 TSEB 20 07.92N 064 56.20W 915 281 10.3 250 91 +3 26/03/02 20:19 17

5 AONE 19 31.44N 064 37.28W 949 298 10.2 253 125 +2 26/03/02 23:07 26

6 NEWS 19 21.76N 064 36.40W 954 292 10 252 130 +3 26/03/02 23:35 22

7 ATOO 19 47.96N 063 23.08W 1002 305 10.4 264 178 +3 27/03/02 03:26 9

8 DJCE 19 36.08N 063 25.36W 1005 324 11.1 277 181 +1 27/03/02 03:50 18