Monday, June 18, 2018 (Image © Jesus Renedo)
VOR65 - Ocean Race 2017/18 - Gothenburg - Inport Race
In Gothenburg the 7 teams of the Volvo Ocean Race sailed their last Inport-Race of this year's edition. In moderate winds it was 'Vestas' with Charlie Enright USA who crossed the finish line first. Behind 'AkzoNobel' (Simeon Tienpont NED) 'Mapfre' (Javi Fernandez ESP) finished 3rd and secured the overall victory in the Inport-Rankings. The report and the video.The start of the last leg will take place on thursday.
Yesterday in Gothenburg, the 10th leg of the VOR ended in spectacular fashion: 'Brunel' with Bouwe Bekking NED simply drove past 'Mapfre' (Javi Fernandez ESP) with superior speed, taking the win and moving up to 'Mapfre' in the overall standings '. The 
Yesterday, too, the conditions remained slack at first, only in the evening and during the night, the fleet has picked up speed in southerly winds. Meanwhile, the northern tip of Ireland has been passed and today the 7 teams are currently in the north of England will be heading towards Scandinavia. Heavy weather and wind over 40 knots is predicted. The first 5 teams are still just 6 miles apart. The new leader is 'Mapfre' (Javi Fernandez ESP), only 2.5 miles ahead of 'Dongfeng' (Charles Caudrelier FRA). The 
Moderate winds prevailed during the first 30 hours of the 10th stage, the fleet rarely reached speeds above 10kn. This morning, the 7 teams are sailing still quite close together along Ireland's west coast to the north. The new leader now is 'AkzoNobel' (Simeon Tienpont NED) but but is at equal distance to the finishing line as 'Mapfre' (Javi Fernandez ESP). Only 0.3 miles behind is 'Dongfeng' with (Charles Caurelier FRA). The 'Scallywag' (David Witt AUS), who fell far behind after the start, was able to reduce the distance to the leaders to 20 miles yesterday. The 
No wind and a strong tide were the difficult settings for the start of leg 10 of the Volvo Ocean Race in Cardiff. The short, 1300 miles leg to Gothenborg leads the fleet first around Ireland, the wind improved since the start, boats are progressing with an average of 17kn. 'Dongfeng' (Charles Caudrelier FRA) took the lead 4 miles ahead of 'Brunel' (Bouwe Bekking NED), 'Mapfre' (Javi Fernandez ESP) follows close behind on 3rd. The 
The start of the 10th leg of the Ocean Race will take place tomorrow in Cardiff. The distance of the penultimate leg is only about 1,300 miles and the fleet is expected to reach Gothenburg SWE in less than 3 days. Yesterday, the 7 teams sailed Cardiff's inport race in moderate winds, 'Dongfeng' won ahead of 'Mapfre' and 'Brunel'. The 
Yesterday morning the whole fleet of the Globe Series reached the finish line in Monaco within 7 1/2 hours. We already reported yesterday on the victory of Paul Meilhat / Gwenolé Gahinet FRA. Just under 2 hours later, Isabelle Joschke GER / Alain Gautier FRA arrived in 2nd, and only 8 minutes later Fabrice Amedeo / Eric Péron FRA finished in 3rd place. 4 hours 30 minutes behind were Manuel Cousin FRA / Alan Roura SUI in 6th, whilst Boris Herrmann GER / Pierre Cashiragi MON finished in 7th. 
This morning at 7 am (our editorial deadline) Paul Meihlat / Gwenolé Gahinet FRA were just 4.6 miles away from the finish line. The overall victory will be theirs, as Fabrice Amedeo / Eric Péron FRA are 10.8 miles behind. An improvement in the overall ranking was achieved by Manuel Cousin FRA / Alan Roura SUI, who advanced to fifth with 31 miles to the finishing line. The results should be available this afternoon. The 
160 miles before the finish a group of 6 boats, separated by just 12 miles, could break free from the rest of the fleet. In the light and tricky winds the race is far from decided. On top Paul Meilhat/Gwenolé Gahinet FRA with a 8 miles advance on Fabrice Amedeo/Eric Péron FRA. The 
In light winds the nine teams sailed rather slowly along the eastern coast of Sardinia. This morning, the fleet will round the southern tip of Sardinia to head back towards Monaco. New leaders are Paul Meilhat / Gwenolen Gahinet FRA, but their advantage on Fabrice Amedeo / Eric Péron FRA is 5 only miles. Boris Herrmann GER and Pierre Cashiragi MON are in sixth place 36 miles behind the leaders. Manuel Cousin FRA / Alan Roura SUI are still 9th, 49 miles behind. The 
Yesterday at noon the start of the first 'Globe Series' of the IMOCA Open 60 took place in Monaco. In moderate winds, the 9 two-man teams headed in the direction of Corsica. This morning the fleet is already in the strait of Bonifacio between Corsica and Sardinia. Isabelle Joschke FRA / GER / Alain Gautier are leading FRA 1 mile ahead of Fabrice Amedeo / Eric Péron FRA. Boris Hermann GER and Pierre Cashiragi MON are 11 miles behind, with Manuel Cousin FRA and Alan Roura SUI currently seventh, 15 miles behind. The 
The IMOCA Open 60 open their season in Monaco today. The course of first annual event will be from Monaco through the strait of Bonifacio to Sicily and from there to the Balearic Islands and back to Monaco. At the start are 
