2ª Inshore - Cape Town (26/Diciembre/2005)

Perfect conditions and victory for the ABN1

In Cape Town a well-known mountain like “Table Montain” exists, that by its height is able to totally alter to the conditions of wind and sea of the bay of Cape Town. With sometimes South-east and strong sea disturbance it is possible to totally be protected in the interior with practically zero of wind. But when leaving some miles the sea and the wind can be very strong, to which it adds the conjunction of the currents of the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean that sometimes brings about very dangerous surges and conditions that graze with the extreme limits of the navigability. We are in the neighborhoods of the Cape of Good Hope. In this case the wind has been so, that regata coastal has been able to be celebrated inside the bay and with winds strong and maintained making fly on the waves to all the participants.

Mike Sanderson of the ABN1 has returned to savor a triumph in Cape Town. Doublet for this incredible equipment that is ratified like leader in the general! The conditions have been perfect to offer what second test has been this in-Shore. Two hour and a half of struggle with winds of 30 knots and one bay protected with relatively calmed sea. The perfect conditions so that these machines VOR-70 gave everything what they take inside.

Regata coastal of 30 miles has offered a sample than within a single week we will be able to know in the hardest stage of the Volvo Ocean RACE. The South Pacific.

Led from the beginning by the ABN Love ONE, it knew to conserve an advantage that in the end reached the 7 minutes with the classified second the Spanish equipment Movistar.

In the exit to the 13 hours, the wind was constant of 25 knots. Brazil 1 yielded 1º put in the first minutes to the boat of Mike Sanderson remaining this in 1º position during all the regata. The following positions were very disputed not losing occasion the Movistar to take control of this valuable second place that gives 3 valuable points to him for the general. In third position for podio, the second and young person equipment of the ABN2 added two points and means.