Team Brunel fastest 24 hour run in Southern Ocean Volvo Ocean Race Leg 3

Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, Team Brunel arrival – Volvo Ocean Race © Ainhoa Sanchez / Volvo Ocean Race

Team Brunel took the Omega 24 hour speed record for Leg 3 on Sunday December 25th. Team Brunel took the 24 hour record for this Southern Ocean stage with a distance of 538.1 nautical miles. A distance good for an average speed of 22.4 knots.

Bekking learning curve is high

Bouwe Bekking: "We are getting closer to the podium. In the last days of the past leg even literally. It's nice that we take such a record, but the process is way more important. As long as every next day is better than the day before, things are going well. The learning curve of both the (young) individual sailors and the team as a whole is high at the moment. "

Huisman: pushing boat and ourselves

Huisman: "I think the Omega 24 hours record shows that we have done everything to really push the boat and ourselves. Especially in the second part of the stage when it was a little bit less windy. In the end we came close to the leading pack but it was not enough, not yet. "

Volvo Ocean Race current leaderboard

1. MAPFRE - 29 points
2. Dongfeng Race Team - 23 points
3. Vestas 11th Hour Racing - 23 points
4. Team Brunel - 14 points
5. Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag - 11 points
6. team AkzoNobel - 9 points
7. Turn the Tide on Plastic - 6 points

1. MAPFRE - 16:07.21 UTC, December 24 – 14 days, 04h:07m:21s
2. Dongfeng Race Team - 20:10:16 UTC, December 24 – 14 days, 08h:10m:16s
3. Vestas 11th Hour Racing - 21:52:11 UTC, December 24 – 14 days, 09h:52m:11s
4. Team Brunel - 23:36:27 UTC, December 24 – 14 days, 11h:36m:27s
5. Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag - 01:06:31 UTC, December 26 – 15 days, 13h:06m:31s
6. Turn the Tide on Plastic - 03:52:50 UTC, December 26 – 15 days, 15h:52m:50s
7. team AkzoNobel - 22:52:50 UTC, December 27 – 16 days, 15h:52m:50s