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11 May 2012, 05:48UTC

PUMA notch up third IWC 24-hour distance prize

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PUMA had double the reason to celebrate following their win in Miami after their 24-hour run of 511 nautical miles scooped the IWC Schaffhausen Speed Record Challenge trophy for Leg 6.
Leaders PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG pass the Great Isaac Light on the home stretch of leg 6 from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami, USA, during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race The final sunrise of Leg 6 approaching the Gulf Stream, onboard PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami, USA. Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race Leaders PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, skippered by Ken Read from the USA, are followed in by media and spectator RIB's as they close down on the finish line of leg 6 from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami, USA, during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race

It’s the third time PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG have won the award, sponsored by the Volvo Ocean Race’s official timekeeper IWC Schaffhausen and given to the team which sails the furthest distance in 24 hours during each leg.

PUMA set the winning distance in Leg 6 on May 3 as the fleet blasted along east of the Caribbean’s Windward Islands.

They also won the prize in Leg 3 for their run of 358 miles and on Leg 4 when they covered 528 miles.

On Leg 6, runners up CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand were PUMA’s closest challengers for the IWC Schaffhausen Speed Record Challenge trophy with a 24-hour run of 507 miles, with Groupama sailing team in third with 503.

The overall greatest 24-hour distance over the entire eight months of the race will land all 11 members of the winning crew with an IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph Edition ‘Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12’.

CAMPER currently top the overall leaderboard with their score of 553 miles, set during Leg 1 from Alicante, Spain, to Cape Town, South Africa.

Ericsson 4 set the world record for the fastest distance sailed in a 24-hour period in the 2008-09 race with a run of 596 miles.

Comments

  • dgrogan | 13 May 2012

    Thanks, Jens. I see Maserati (aka Ericsson 4) is currently trying to set a new Trans Atlantic record. She's looking fast too.

  • Jens Peter | 12 May 2012

    I don't think so. I believe that the Ericsson 4 record was established on the leg to Cape Town. And I don't believe that there were any ice-gates on that leg.....

  • dgrogan | 11 May 2012

    "Ericsson 4 set the world record for the fastest distance sailed in a 24-hour period in the 2008-09 race with a run of 596 miles." So does that mean it must be time to drop the ice gates?

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IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race

Leaders PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG pass the Great Isaac Light on the home stretch of leg 6 from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami, USA, during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12.

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Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race

The final sunrise of Leg 6 approaching the Gulf Stream, onboard PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami, USA.

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IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race

Leaders PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, skippered by Ken Read from the USA, are followed in by media and spectator RIB's as they close down on the finish line of leg 6 from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami, USA, during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12.