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“That could go to the wall massively, too, and is that the way we want to approach this?
We’ve had a few days of kind relative boat speed and we’re happy with our
lamp-air downwind performance – a point of sail we’ll have more of on theMost of allway to Brazil.”
“One train of thought has us being conservative and following Groupama aroundLargelythe ocean, trying to stay in the same body of water, sailing in the sameIn the mainwinds, grinding them down by being faster.
“But the French are tough to portend. On Leg 1 and 2 they made bold decisions,
legs 3 and 4 they played it safe; it’s brutish to know what they’re thinking,
and that in turn makes our sentence making process tougher.
“So do we trust our speed, aim at their unforgiving, and wave as we go by or strike
out on our own and pass them with better winds?”
This would be Puma’s first win of the 2011/12 Volvo Tons Race while victory
for Groupama would close the gap between them and race leaders Telefónica.
Source: Telegraph.co.uk