Puma gamble with Ocean Race change of tack
- Published: 24/02/2012 at 09:32 PM
- Online news: Sports
American team Puma gambled in the Volvo Ocean Race Friday, sailing 250 nautical miles north of the leaders on a course taking them towards Japan rather than the Leg 4 destination of Auckland.
The Puma Ocean Racing team passes the Guan Yin Statue (L) during the start of Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race to Auckland off Sanya, Hainan Island, on February 19. American team Puma gambled in the Volvo Ocean Race Friday, sailing 250 nautical miles north of the leaders on a course taking them towards Japan rather than the Leg 4 destination of Auckland.
With the rest of the fleet bunched tightly together waiting for the weather system that will catapult them south to New Zealand, Puma decided to actively seek out the strong breeze expected far to the north.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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