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Photo: Diego Fructuoso/Team Telefonica/Volvo Ocean Race |
"It's going to be tight with Groupama,” said Telefónica’s Australian navigator Andrew Cape. “They're a good team and very hard to get rid of.”
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Photo: Diego Fructuoso/Team Telefonica/Volvo Ocean Race |
On their way to China, the fleet must leave a large archipelago 150 nm off the eastern coast of Malaysia on their left.
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Photo: Diego Fructuoso/Team Telefonica/Volvo Ocean Race |
“They're way too close for our liking,” said Cape. "You have to react very quickly when they do something because you don't want to take chances when they're that close. You have to react very fast to their manoeuvres. It's going to be very interesting to watch.”
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Photo: Yann Roui/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race |
“Ridiculous this lead in view of what lies ahead," he said, adding: "We are still happy to be where we are."
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Photo: Hamish Hooper/Camper ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race |
Abu Dhabi watch captain Robert Greenhalgh said he expected opportunities to open up in the gale force winds and big seas expected in the next 24 hours.
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Photo: Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race |
After a difficult passage through the Malacca Strait section, which saw them drop to over 179 nm from the lead, Mike Sanderson’s Team Sanya were the last boat to exit the Singapore Strait.
Media Crew Member Andrés Soriano said the Chinese team had narrowly avoided becoming ensnared in the floating net of an uncommunicative fisherman.
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Photos: Andres Soriano/Team Sanya/Volvo Ocean Race |
Revised estimations now suggest the leading boats could complete the second stage of Leg 3 to Sanya as early as February 4.
Team Sanya will receive full Leg 3 points when they finish at their homeport, as they were unable to take part in Stage 1 because of a rigging problem, while the other five teams will receive 80 per cent of the leg points.
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