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Volvo 65 - Volvo Ocean Race 2014/15 - Leg 2 - Day 7


The seven Teams have been underway for one week now on leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race across the Indian Ocean. Unstable conditions still prevailed for the fleet passing the low-wind anticyclone zone west-bound, where the wind has changed to North meanwhile. 
 Volvo 65 - Volvo Ocean Race 201415 - Leg 2 - Day 7
The first six teams are separated by 14 miles only, and the all-female Team 'SCA' (Samantha Davis GBR) had reduced the backlog by 10 miles on 30 overnight with hope for more, as their average speed is still 4 kn faster as the rest of the fleet. 
'Abu Dhabi' with Ian Walker GBR stays on top 3 miles ahead of 'Mapfre' (Iker Martinez ESP) and 9 miles on 'Dongfeng' (Charles Caudrelier FRA) on 3rd. The passage of Madagascar should not be too difficult today, but lateron, another high pressure system will move in with hardly predictable consequences. 

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Swiss Sailors of the Year 2014


After the Swiss Sailing Annual Meeting 2014 of last Saturday, the Swiss Sailors of the Year have been proclaimed, a festival for the two-times America's Cup holder Société Nautique of Geneva
 Swiss Sailors of the Year 2014
Winner in the men's category is Arnaud Psarofaghis SNG, the Moth European Champion 2011, Youth Americas Cup helmsman 2013 and multiple Swiss Champion in several classes had an excellent season 2014 as helmsman of 'Realstone' in the high-prestige X-40-Series, where he is a contender for the podium. In the women's category, Dona Bertarelli SNG, multiple Ocean world-record-holder with her Maxi-Trimaran 'Spindrift' has been elected. The Laser-4.7-World Champion Asya Luvisetto SNG is the Youth Sailor 2014 and Justine Mettraux SNG, 2nd in the Open Mini-Transat and now engaged on 'SCA' in the Volvo Ocean Race is the Offshore-Sailor of the Year. For the Optimist World Champion Nicolas Rolaz CNM, a special prize was handed over. 

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