{"id":375,"date":"2015-04-29T12:09:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T12:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marlow-ropes.co.uk\/?p=375"},"modified":"2015-04-29T12:09:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T12:09:23","slug":"thewaitinggamevolvooceanrace2014-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marlow-ropes.co.uk\/?p=375","title":{"rendered":"Thewaitinggame|VolvoOceanRace2014-2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OverallleadersAbuDhabiOceanRacing(IanWalker\/GBR)positionedthemselvesominouslyattheheadofthefleetmidwaythroughLeg6onWednesdayasthesixboatscontinuedtojostleforposition(fullstorybelow).-AbuDhabiOceanRacingsnatchthinlead-SkipperWalkerreadyto\u2018playtheangles\u2019-FollowthisabsorbinglegallthewayonourAppALICANTE,Spain,April29\u2013OverallleadersAbuDhabiOceanRacing(IanWalker\/GBR)positionedthemselvesominouslyattheheadofthefleetmidwaythroughLeg6onWednesdayasthesixboatscontinuedtojostleforposition.Atthebeginningoftheweek,theEmiraticrew,whichhasaseven-pointleadatthetopafterfiveoftheninestages,wereconcernedtheywerelosingtouchwiththepace-settersastheyfellsome20nauticalmiles(nm)offtheleadtothewestofthemainpack.Slowlybutsurely,however,theyhaveedgedtheirwaybackuptheleaderboardandfinallyoverhauledTeamBrunel(BouweBekking\/NED)atthetopearlyonWednesday(0940UTC),albeitbythethinnestofmargins(0.5nm)fromtheDutchboat.Therearestilljustunderhalftheoverallracepointstoraceforandmorethan2,500nmleftina5,010nmlegfromItaja\u00ed,Brazil,toNewport,RhodeIsland,USA,wheretheboatsareexpectedtoarrivearoundMay7.ButthemoodonAzzamis,understandably,skyhighandthereisaclearconfidenceinthewaynavigatorSimonFisher(GBR)isroutingtheboatthroughtheAtlantictowardstheCaribbeanislands.Certainly,skipperIanWalkerisreallyenjoyingthecat-and-mousesailingasthelatestblogfromOnboardReporter,MattKnighton(USA),illustrated.\u201cIanloveshowthisisplayingout.Nobreakawaystothesouthornorth\u2013everyoneisholdingtogether,\u201dKnightonwrote.\u201cWiththethousandsofmilesleftonthetrack,he\u2019spatienttowait.It\u2019saboatspeedandanglesgameonceagainandhe\u2019skeentoplay.\u201cIt\u2019snowaboutmanagingthetopthreeteamsandkeepingtheboatinonepiece\u2013anotherreasonwe\u2019rethankfulfortheshapeofoursailsafterfivelegs.\u201dWhileothers\u2019sailsarebeginningtolookdistinctlybattered,Walkerhasbeenproudoftheconservativewayhehasmanagedhissailwardrobe\u2013astrategywhichcouldpayhandsomedividendsastheraceentersthehomestraightinEuropeinafewweeks\u2019time.Thelegandtherace,however,arealong,longwayfrombeingdecidedandallofthesixcrewswillstillconsiderthemselvesverymuchinthehunt,especiallywithamajorgybetocarryouttowardsUSAoncetheyhavepassednorthoftheVirginIslandsovertheweekend.DongfengRaceTeam(CharlesCaudrelier\/FRA),secondoverall,areonly1.2nmoffAbuDhabiOceanRacing\u2019sleadwithMAPFRE(XabiFern\u00e1ndez\/ESP)1.7nmasternofthem(seepanelabove).TeamSCA(SamDavies\/GBR)lostgroundastheysteeredfromfurthesteasttowestofthepackwhileTeamAlvimedica(CharlieEnright\/USA)alsolostafewmilestotherestastheytuckedintothecentreofthepelotonfromaleewardposition.Meanwhile,Enrighthasbeennamedoneof14ambassadorsfor11thHourRacing.TheprogrammeispartofTheSchmidtFamilyFoundationandseekstoestablishanewplatform,emphasisingtheresponsibleuseofenergyandresourcesinthecontextofsailing.Enrightandhisfellowambassadorswillaimtoinfluencepositivelythesailingindustryandpromotemarinestewardship.HewillspeakonthethreatofmarinedebrisataforthcomingOceanSummitonthesubjectattheNewportstopoveronMay15.<\/p>\n<p>via <a 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