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3rd & 7 37yd

groupon must be considering a tack,,,.2k back

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 2:08:26 PM
camper doing well considering her position
position

by gerry 7/1/2012 2:08:37 PM
'groupon must be considering a tack,,,.2k back',,ahh,took th'hitch

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 2:09:55 PM
camper will tack away and force tele to cover, yes?..or pass them on the next break

by kiwiboat 7/1/2012 2:10:35 PM
losing the 'copter??

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 2:12:18 PM
..why the exclusion zone?

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 2:12:47 PM
...thanks for coverage-keep'er going!!!

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 2:13:20 PM
@Rumblefish: that the entry of "rail d'ouessant" the gate for all cargo in transit by the channel

by JM 7/1/2012 2:13:31 PM
@rumblefish Icebergs.

by Commodore Keith 7/1/2012 2:13:51 PM
Will there be a replay of today's events?

by glassaxis 7/1/2012 2:14:13 PM
What a great recovery from an awful start by Camper. c'mon guys, let's win this leg!

by Tom and Hugh 7/1/2012 2:14:51 PM
...Icebergs...oh me was thinking 'pirates',,ha

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 2:14:58 PM
Go Camper!

by Tom and Hugh 7/1/2012 2:15:17 PM
@glassaxis: and hopefully the comments... Never laughed so much.

by minidriver 7/1/2012 2:15:43 PM
Hi all (back)... did they make the change of sail yet?

by JM 7/1/2012 4:37:16 PM
Hi JM. Notthing reported so far, and the speeds haven't indicated major moves on the tracker so far.

by stief 7/1/2012 4:40:37 PM
not sure about sail change,,had a nap,,,but it looks like groupapa's been inching forward......go the Squid!!!!

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 4:41:08 PM
Thx stief

by JM 7/1/2012 4:41:13 PM
Maybe the answer has already been asked: does the virtual eye will be on until Galway?

by JM 7/1/2012 4:43:36 PM
Why is Puma so far right?

by Rudderman 7/1/2012 4:47:29 PM
@JM We're certainly hoping it will be, yes. A lot of things can go wrong but so far so good, and our fingers continue to be crossed here at Alicante HQ

by Kevin Fylan 7/1/2012 4:48:37 PM
current?

by stief 7/1/2012 4:48:42 PM
Thx Kevin

by JM 7/1/2012 4:50:25 PM
@Rudderman Because they want to be?

by Archibald Leach 7/1/2012 4:51:22 PM
As of the 16:01 report, Puma's SOG is +.3 knots faster than their speed over the water. Tele, in contrast, is down .4 knots

by stief 7/1/2012 4:51:40 PM
no need of tack to pass the pointe de Penmarch, right?

by JM 7/1/2012 4:52:36 PM
@Rudderman,,it'd be luffing to newyork or nose down make some space...choices,tradeoffs

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 4:53:24 PM
@stief Apologies for radio silence. Wasn't a tactical move, honest. Nipped home to... errr... bring in my washing. Ahem. Gonna be a long night!

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/1/2012 4:54:35 PM
I wondered if you folks were going to be on a watch system too ;)

by stief 7/1/2012 4:55:15 PM
@stief I brought my inflatable mattress into the office. I kid you not.

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/1/2012 4:55:49 PM
Crews on the rail for 36 hrs; shore teams on the edge of their seats, fans up all night too.

by stief 7/1/2012 4:56:10 PM
Anyway, back now everyone, and as you will all know we have a series of live video calls coming up. First two up are Sanya and Abu Dhabi. Anyone got any questions?

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/1/2012 4:56:22 PM
Kudos to Mike for True Grit

by stief 7/1/2012 4:57:06 PM
@stief That's not a question Stief, c'mon. Send questions this way and I will see what I can do

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/1/2012 4:59:53 PM
Back from diggin out a post in my yard...My Grandfather was an Irish Digger!

by Capt Joei 7/1/2012 5:01:36 PM
Did they do the sail change?

by Chris 7/1/2012 5:02:24 PM
Please, ask Mike and Ian to finish in front of Franck! :-)

by Maria 7/1/2012 5:02:33 PM
@Chris Good call! We'll ask them.

by Kevin Fylan 7/1/2012 5:03:02 PM
....what's for dinner-really!

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 5:03:06 PM
first time ever seeing the volvo ocean race, what a great team sport, as an african american who love nfl and the nba i got to say wow to the volvo ocean race

by lone ranger 7/1/2012 5:03:35 PM
Question for Ian Walker - 1st time round on Green Dragon, 2nd time on Adu Dhabi - very frustrating races for a natural born winner - how does he feel about VOR and is there another one in him? Cheers, tp

by tpm100 7/1/2012 5:03:48 PM
is there no sound or commentating?

by noanoa 7/1/2012 5:04:11 PM
Looks like G4 decided to ease a little and catch up PUMA. They've made big inroad on them this past hour.

by Murray 7/1/2012 5:04:21 PM
@lone ranger Great to have you on board. What is it that captured the imagination?

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/1/2012 5:04:52 PM
...that's cool 'ranger' welcome....how'd yer find this???

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 5:04:56 PM

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