Krys Ocean Race Day 2 - Pace builds to electrifying level
by Sabina Mollart-Rogerson on 8 Jul 2012
Race for Water leads on Day 2 - Krys Ocean Race 2012 Multi One Design
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The MOD70 Multi One Championship 2012-14 first event on the circuit started with the Krys Ocean Race on Saturday morning at 1100hrs local time (1500hrs UTC) from New York.
With all five of the MOD70’s now having lead during the early stages of racing, Stève Ravussin and the crew of Race for Water took up the baton during the small hours of the first night at sea to lead overall on the 0400hrs UTC report.
With the lead swapping on successive position reports since the start, the pace built to an electrifying level. The escape from the clutches of Manhattan’s Hudson River proved slow at first and the initial three hours of the race were relatively moderate but as the SW’ly winds steadied as the MOD70’s reached open water and the wind peaked at 20kts, the fleet leaders were regularly averaging speeds in the high 20’s, and for one consistent 30 minute period set an average of more than 30kts.
On their early morning radio call, Race for Water’s François Morvan reported they were racing under gennaker and full mainsail, that they have had good winds since the start but the breeze had started to drop.
'The conditions are good, 13 knots of wind and not too much sea. Race for Water is making 17-18kts, it has been pretty cool so far, reaching up to 30kts at times.
The wind is a bit lighter than forecast but it will come back again after sunrise. Everything has been pretty fast since New York. And downwind is much better than Krys Ocean Race website
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