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The Volvo Round the World Ocean Race took off yesterday from Cape Town South Africa for the most dangerous leg, I spotted on the Virtual Spectator software that the Ericsson Racing Team had turned around in the early hours of this morning. err!
A bit of research found the following news out:
4 January 2006 – Early this morning, Ericsson was sailing at 10 knots, in 15-20 knots of wind, when a part of the keel movement system broke. Ericsson was in second place when the incident occurred and her boat speed was reduced to allow the crew to inspect the damage. She is now heading back towards South Africa in order to consider the best course of action. The crew is in no danger.
The keel in the Open 70’s are canting, which means that it can be swung from side to side to achieve greater weight on the windward side of the yacht.
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I posted this is another entry but thought I would share. Loved the virtual spectator thing and came across a very cool online game they put together for Canada - with chance to win trip to Sweden to watch the VOR guys come into port.
See the Volvo Ocean Race Online Challenge here:
Volvo Ocean Race
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