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Leg 9 Lorient to Galway

3rd & 7 37yd

@noanoa Not during this virtual stuff, I'm afraid. We'll have live video calls with the boats starting in just under one hour.

by Kevin Fylan 7/1/2012 5:06:10 PM
For Mike Sanderson 1. Is "losing face" an issue for your sponsors? 2. Will Sanya sponsor a 65 footer in the next race?

by Wen Jiabao 7/1/2012 5:06:21 PM
I hope Puma win this leg but Groupama are looking a little better at the moment.

by Henry_Healy 7/1/2012 5:06:37 PM
thx Kevin. is this the Lorient in port race?

by noanoa 7/1/2012 5:07:12 PM
Great questions everyone. Keep them coming and we'll see what we can do

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/1/2012 5:07:36 PM
''Looks like G4 decided to ease a little''...in distances,it's more like the squid's slipped ~2mi

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 5:07:51 PM
@noanoa This is Leg 9. The next in-port race will be in Galway!

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/1/2012 5:08:10 PM
for Mike: how many fans in China do you think have been turned onto ocean racing by you and your team's efforts? And, has the performance of the boat increased the desire of your sponsors to support a one design class?

by stief 7/1/2012 5:09:00 PM
got it. thanks!

by noanoa 7/1/2012 5:09:05 PM
@stief nice job

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/1/2012 5:09:28 PM
it seems that the sail has been
changed on tele

by JM 7/1/2012 5:09:29 PM
the american cup game was on my i phone and i played the game and saw the volvo ocean race and got hooked as i watch live stream during portion of the race, i was cheering for puma and the abu-dhabi crew

by lone ranger 7/1/2012 5:10:14 PM
What has been the main trade-off so far, less current inshore vs. a predicted change in wind direction, or something else?

by Chris 7/1/2012 5:11:51 PM
the length of the race and the commitment of the crews and the courage to take on the ocean.

by lone ranger 7/1/2012 5:12:17 PM
that's great 'ranger'.....the sponsors are VERY happy you're here!!!

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 5:12:30 PM
@JM: What makes you think tele changed their sail?

by Chris 7/1/2012 5:13:51 PM
+2knts average.... Same for Camper hiting 16Knts right now

by JM 7/1/2012 5:14:29 PM
Hm... mine says 13.6 for camper and tele.

by Chris 7/1/2012 5:14:59 PM
@lone ranger Very cool. Glad we could attract you to the race, albeit accidentally. Stay tuned for live video calls in 45 mins

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/1/2012 5:15:31 PM
We'll see about 90 minutes. GO KIWIS !!!

by Haka 7/1/2012 5:15:53 PM
@chris: well not very obvious indeed...

by JM 7/1/2012 5:16:08 PM
awww please JM,,don't quote momentary readings on the speedo--meaningless!

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 5:16:51 PM
You need years of match racing to get a good start and "In Port Race" offshore legs is more Endurance...Both are tactical nightmares :)

by Capt Joei 7/1/2012 5:17:08 PM
Frank Camma = Offshore racer

by Capt Joei 7/1/2012 5:17:39 PM
Ken Read (and Jono)= Match Racer experts

by Capt Joei 7/1/2012 5:18:24 PM
..Groupon's drawing even with squid,,,,they could become quite a spoiler if they get amongst the others...mewants a VERY tight finale in the in-port!!

by rumblefish 7/1/2012 5:18:33 PM
Live video from the boats will be displayed on this stream or we should go to livestram.com to watch this?

by Grzesiek Kucharczyk 7/1/2012 5:19:28 PM
@Grzesiek Kucharczyk Not on this stream, but they will appear on the homepage of www.volvooceanrace.com

by Volvo Ocean Race writer 7/1/2012 5:20:04 PM
Does anyone know what the distances between the boats are, in the direction perpendicular to their sailing directions?

by Chris 7/1/2012 5:20:54 PM
Thakns VOR ;)

by Grzesiek Kucharczyk 7/1/2012 5:21:20 PM
? for Ian: what are the chances for more of an English presence in the next VOR?

by stief 7/1/2012 5:21:23 PM
@rumble: for GP4 that's would be a great relief....

by JM 7/1/2012 5:21:41 PM
I'm surprised not to to see kiwi Chris Sayer onboard Camper .

by xavierguadeloupe 7/1/2012 5:21:52 PM
Have G4/Puma just had a sail change or is there more wind towards the shore?

by Donagh 7/1/2012 5:22:38 PM
1/4 mile...then 1/2 mile, then 1.3 to GPAMA

by Capt Joei 7/1/2012 5:22:44 PM
Most sails you can hoist while the other one is still up then change naturally

by Capt Joei 7/1/2012 5:24:11 PM
New SOG results. Tele has picked up 1.3 knots; Puma and others still benefiting from .5 knots. G4 losing .7 knots. Not sure how much these can be trusted, but they seemed relevant on the leg to Miami and then again to Lisbon.

by stief 7/1/2012 5:25:05 PM
@Capt Joei: Thanks. Where do you see this?

by Chris 7/1/2012 5:25:31 PM
Dashboard says that PUMA is third. On the vrtual eye it looks like Gropuarma overtake them. What do you think?

by Grzesiek Kucharczyk 7/1/2012 5:26:04 PM
The virtual eye also says Groupama is 3rd.

by Chris 7/1/2012 5:26:34 PM
thank you so very much for being their to talk to me , this is thevery first time i have ever live chat. but the volvo ocean race is to great for me not to let you know i'am new fan of the race and when i can afford a volvo ocean race apparel i will be wearing it with so much with pride

by lone ranger 7/1/2012 5:27:08 PM
at homepage vor.com there is an option for Race Data...when you mouse over it then left hand box click...leaderboard will come up with speeds, courses, dist to go and dist apart

by Capt Joei 7/1/2012 5:28:08 PM
to all the crews and family of the ocean race my prayers is everyone arrive safely and thanks for letting me a novice to the race enjoy the feedack

by lone ranger 7/1/2012 5:30:53 PM
@lone ranger I am also new to chat. Always thought it was for pimply teenagers. Glad you found us considering the minimal coverage in the USA.

by Commodore Keith 7/1/2012 5:30:54 PM
@Murph, are you sure of that ETA at Fastnet? Not sure, but confident?

by Des 7/1/2012 10:12:05 PM

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