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Photo: Hamish Hooper/Camper ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race |
But at 1000 UTC on Tuesday (May 22), the CAMPER team had gobbled up 10 nautical miles on the leg leader to leave them 38.40 miles off the pace.
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Photo: Hamish Hooper/Camper ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race |
“We seem to be crawling back a few of the miles and we’ve just got to stay in touch enough and wait for another opportunity that will hopefully arise later,” he said.
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Photo: Hamish Hooper/Camper ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race |
Seasoned campaigner Stu Bannatyne believes CAMPER is well equipped to make a big impact on this leg across the Atlantic.
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Photo: Hamish Hooper/Camper ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race |
“We’re a tight team, a good team. All the pressure is coming on, and there are only a few legs to go and a few in-port races, and it’s very tight at the top of the table. But the strong teams should come to the fore here, and I’ve every confidence that our team can do the job on this leg.”
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Photo: Hamish Hooper/Camper ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race |
Despite not winning a leg, CAMPER is very much in contention for the Volvo Ocean Race trophy. Spanish rival Telefonica top the leaderboard on 165 points, but Nicholson’s men are lying in third place on 152 points and ready to pounce.
There are two more legs after Miami-Lisbon, and three more in-port races. A leg win is worth 30 points, 25 for second, 20 for third and so on, while an in-port race win is worth six points, five for second, four for third and so on.
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