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Leg 9 Lorient to Galway

3rd & 7 37yd

my boat is cooler than a vor :D

by fede from italy 7/2/2012 3:50:08 PM
Is there a relation between the end of Telefonica supremacy and this story of extra sail ? Seem to me it was about at the same time.

by rodiram 7/2/2012 3:50:34 PM
@nikoweres - I get it!

by DaveG 7/2/2012 3:50:37 PM
@nikoweres Funny! Not sure actually, the paint job actually adds weight, especially on the sails.

by kevin 7/2/2012 3:50:58 PM
Nice job of the highlights up to Fastnet. Thanks

by stief 7/2/2012 3:50:59 PM
If they finish in current positions I think there will be no need for in port race. too many points will separate each team.

by Irish 7/2/2012 3:51:11 PM
Watching on big screen tv - transmitting from iPad thru Apple tv - very cool don't even need glasses as I can zoom in on iPad and it zooms in on tv - Go PUMA

by Mauritian Ben 7/2/2012 3:51:17 PM
If Puma finishes before Camper, Puma will be overall second (9 pts difference vs max 5 pts to be lost in-port).

by JohnB 7/2/2012 3:51:25 PM
Glad to see that the Big Cat is still rolling ... checking in this AM from California

by Thomas Odom 7/2/2012 3:51:27 PM
For another view:

by Rinze 7/2/2012 3:51:28 PM
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by Rinze 7/2/2012 3:51:38 PM
@nikoweres XD yeah, they had a giant squid pulling them through the water - that's why they were so fast

by Friedrich 7/2/2012 3:51:43 PM
@VOR Whatr happens if Puma and G4 finisch the whole race with the same number of poinst?

by Grzesiek Kucharczyk 7/2/2012 3:51:45 PM
Anyone know where the 'finish line' is in Galway? Where might be a good part of the city to watch the boats come in?

by Ruairi 7/2/2012 3:52:13 PM
@rodiram, i would say maybe. the extra sail was more of a downwind sail used in winds up to 50knots. that really would not help in the atlantic.

by Donald 7/2/2012 3:52:17 PM
great view of G4

by Donald 7/2/2012 3:52:56 PM
@ Mauritian Ben are you using the Livestream.app too?

by stief 7/2/2012 3:53:03 PM
Hey folks! Go easy on the VOR graphics people, and give them kudos! The graphics and the live copter shots are truly amazing. But, the real wind at each boat -- Is what it is. (not some generalized computer arrows on the sim). Like they teach in best hospitals: "Don't mistake the chart for the patient." Or here: Sail what you've got."

by Lake Superior sailor 7/2/2012 3:53:19 PM
So, about 9 hours left?

by Mark Welch 7/2/2012 3:53:23 PM
Ruairi - Salthill

by DAlliFLA 7/2/2012 3:53:28 PM
VE! Please zoom more. I want to see if my swedish friends is on deck ;-)

by SWE1876 7/2/2012 3:53:32 PM
Great going Puma. Too bad still 5 points shy of having a chance to win the whole thing, though. I guess Groupama just needs to play it safe now. It's great to have such a close VOR!

by nroose 7/2/2012 3:53:56 PM
I totally agree with Lake! This has been the coverage ever, show some love.

by Donald 7/2/2012 3:54:05 PM
Thanks Dallifla! :-)

by Ruairi 7/2/2012 3:54:22 PM
I don´t remember in which tab, but you can find DOCS, with all the documents and maps.

by Emílio Plentz 7/2/2012 3:54:26 PM
Swe, Sven was left back at the bar!

by Mark Welch 7/2/2012 3:54:28 PM
what if !
- if positions remain unchanged, the inPort will have no impact on overall final ranking. G4/Puma/Camper/Tele

- if Tele overcomes Camper in the next 7hours til finish, Camper will need three boats between them and Telefonica in the last Inport to win 3rd place.

by calculator 7/2/2012 3:54:29 PM
@VOR - where's the car that's racing the fleet via chunnel/ferry?

by lil rhody 7/2/2012 3:54:31 PM
ruari i think it is in salthill beside black rock

by penguin 7/2/2012 3:54:32 PM
@VOR go back on live cam!!! :-)

by fede from italy 7/2/2012 3:55:01 PM
@ruairi - You are welcome!

by DAlliFLA 7/2/2012 3:55:32 PM
@Grzesiek Kucharczyk There's still the Galway In-Port Race to go after the end of Leg 9 remember!

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/2/2012 3:55:49 PM
@fede say please, please!

by kevin 7/2/2012 3:55:50 PM
Some notable discrepancy between the distance on display and the one in the board

by Pierre 7/2/2012 3:56:12 PM
@lil rhody: it's a race by a Volvo XC60 against the VOR fleet to see if the XC60 can beat the VO70s.

by Cap'n Russ 7/2/2012 3:56:28 PM
@russ - I know... where is the car right now?

by lil rhody 7/2/2012 3:56:55 PM
GO KEN READ!! GO PUMA!!!!!!

by Afonso POR 7/2/2012 3:56:58 PM
Awesome coverage! Thanks VOR.

by LLesnie 7/2/2012 3:57:01 PM
GO GROUPAMA !!!!

by Eric 7/2/2012 3:57:22 PM
Check the google map option on the 2d tracker. Last I looked, it was waiting on a ferry to Ireland.

by Cap'n Russ 7/2/2012 3:57:29 PM
cool thx

by lil rhody 7/2/2012 3:57:47 PM
@VOR Kevin?
When is next LIVE possible if if if?

by Capt Joei 7/2/2012 3:58:04 PM
My wife should be happy, I am not on the coach flipping channels anymore stunnng coverage! the coverage should be devleoped as a seperate product for the benefit of all sailing

by DanielJColyn 7/2/2012 3:58:16 PM
@lil rhody You can track the car live through their Facebook page. Search Tales of the Extreme

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/2/2012 3:58:27 PM
Go, PUMA, GO!! :-)

by Cap'n Russ 7/2/2012 3:58:31 PM

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