''...at 40 knots [boat speed], the boat is thoroughly out of control...''
Ken Read
Skipper Il Mostro VOR 70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE1ebE34lac
11.27 minute mark of video
With 9 legs and all the in port races, there is something over 12 hours of video of the 2012 13 Volvo Ocean Race to re watch or check out if you have never watched before.
The American hero, Ken Read, driving was was described as the most dangerous boat in the fleet, has an epic race and some great wins that are worth the watch. Without spoiling anything for viewers, there are many other reasons to watch, such as how these boats are fast enough to chase weather patterns, how different crews excel in certain conditions and how the crews and equipment stand up to the abuse.
Leg One Spain to Cape Town, nasty Med. weather, dismasting, split in fleet shows slower boats.
Leg Two Cape Town to armed fortress ship towards Abu Dhabi, to evade pirates. one of the strongest currents in the world off Madagascar.
Leg 3 Fortress to Sanya, China. Mallacca Strait, short taking in the busiest shipping lane in the world.
Leg 4 Sanya to Auckland South China Sea in winter, nasty.
Leg 5 Auckland to Brazil. Southern ocean action, big problems, Cape Horn crew festivities, huge welcome finish.
Leg 6 Brazil to Miami. What the heck is a survey ship with 5 miles of cable doing here ? Gulf stream crossing key for winner.
Leg 7 Miami to Spain gentle Atlantic crossing, interesting to see how navigators use the gulf stream eddies to propel them and how much sea surface temps are followed. Winner uses weather to beat fleet.
Leg 8 Spain to France, out to the Azores and back to Lorient, easy for navigators, one tack, one jibe. See how they try to use an intense low in the bay of Biscay to gain advantage. Imagine a jibe in 40 knots.
Leg 9 France to Ireland, a drag race to Fastnet Rock and in to a huge welcome in Galway
The in port races are well done for english viewers and have all the fancy computer effects. I enjoy the start sequences to watch strategy. It comes down to a short handed crew of 10 doing the work of 20 on a normal in port race, and there are a few sail handling mistakes to watch.
There is also the Sidney Hobart Race starting Boxing Day, to watch, so if you find yourself heading for the curling channel on the tv, try the reality series of nie months of the arguably hardest race in the world.
Ken Read
Skipper Il Mostro VOR 70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE1ebE34lac
11.27 minute mark of video
With 9 legs and all the in port races, there is something over 12 hours of video of the 2012 13 Volvo Ocean Race to re watch or check out if you have never watched before.
The American hero, Ken Read, driving was was described as the most dangerous boat in the fleet, has an epic race and some great wins that are worth the watch. Without spoiling anything for viewers, there are many other reasons to watch, such as how these boats are fast enough to chase weather patterns, how different crews excel in certain conditions and how the crews and equipment stand up to the abuse.
Leg One Spain to Cape Town, nasty Med. weather, dismasting, split in fleet shows slower boats.
Leg Two Cape Town to armed fortress ship towards Abu Dhabi, to evade pirates. one of the strongest currents in the world off Madagascar.
Leg 3 Fortress to Sanya, China. Mallacca Strait, short taking in the busiest shipping lane in the world.
Leg 4 Sanya to Auckland South China Sea in winter, nasty.
Leg 5 Auckland to Brazil. Southern ocean action, big problems, Cape Horn crew festivities, huge welcome finish.
Leg 6 Brazil to Miami. What the heck is a survey ship with 5 miles of cable doing here ? Gulf stream crossing key for winner.
Leg 7 Miami to Spain gentle Atlantic crossing, interesting to see how navigators use the gulf stream eddies to propel them and how much sea surface temps are followed. Winner uses weather to beat fleet.
Leg 8 Spain to France, out to the Azores and back to Lorient, easy for navigators, one tack, one jibe. See how they try to use an intense low in the bay of Biscay to gain advantage. Imagine a jibe in 40 knots.
Leg 9 France to Ireland, a drag race to Fastnet Rock and in to a huge welcome in Galway
The in port races are well done for english viewers and have all the fancy computer effects. I enjoy the start sequences to watch strategy. It comes down to a short handed crew of 10 doing the work of 20 on a normal in port race, and there are a few sail handling mistakes to watch.
There is also the Sidney Hobart Race starting Boxing Day, to watch, so if you find yourself heading for the curling channel on the tv, try the reality series of nie months of the arguably hardest race in the world.
