Team SEB Make Pit Stop

Following problems with her mainsail headboard car, Team SEB has made a quick pit stop on the island of Porto Santo to collect spare parts last night. The rest of the fleet continue on towards Cape Town, South Africa on the first leg.

Report from 04:00 hrs this morning:

After a night of downwind gybing, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet have opened up and spread out with different offwind tactics.

Tyco and ASSA ABLOY, in first and second respectively, have kept a loose cover over the pursing News Corp, illbruck and Amer Sports One. Distances to the leader (Tyco) are much the same although the spread from east to west of positioning for the next weather system is now a lot wider. Only time will tell which side will pay.

Overall speeds have continued to drop off to around 7-8 knots in the same amount of breeze. Should this pace continue, it will once again prompt fears of a longer than expected first leg to Cape Town and call for a rationing of food.

Leg One Position Report Day 9, 04.00 GMT:

PSYacht LatitudeLongitudeDTFCMGSMGTFHRDTLDTL-CETAPO
1TYCO28 30.60N019 58.16W0573616107.12080000000.023-Oct-018
2AART28 29.20N019 31.20W0574423106.82050000800.023-Oct-017
3NEWS28 37.24N019 47.52W0574622508.42110001000.223-Oct-016
4ILBK28 38.64N019 46.32W0574722308.32050001100.223-Oct-015
5AONE28 37.52N019 42.68W0574721807.32040001100.223-Oct-014
6DJCE30 15.88N019 55.56W0583420701.419300098-01.823-Oct-013
7ATOO30 33.88N019 27.88W0586016402.2No Data00124-02.923-Oct-012
8TSEB29 33.56N015 59.96W0588216907.620000146-01.024-Oct-011

PS – Position; DTF – Distance to Finish; CMG – Course made good; SMG – Speed made good; TFHR – 24 hours run; DTL – Distance to leader; DTL-C – Distance to leader change; ETA –Estimated time of arrival; PO – Points; ND – No data

ILBKillbruck Challenge
AONE Amer Sports One
ATOOAmer Sports Two
AARTASSA ABLOY Racing Team
NEWSNews Corporation
TYCOTeam Tyco
TSEBTeam SEB
DJCEdjuce dragons